Here are some photos of the MAKE IT staff at one of their many exhibitions.  We provide the promotional t-shirts printed with the MAKE IT logo on the front and the sponsors on the back.

The Make It in Manufacturing campaign was launched by The Manufacturing Institute in 2006 to shake off the myths and negative perceptions that surround the sector and show the outside world, particularly tomorrow’s workforce

Having doubts about the way your company is presented? Then watch this tongue-in-cheek video. It provided great fun here in the office. Some of the logo issues we deal with every day. Click on the link to watch the video at YouTube

I thought this article would be interesting to anyone running their own business or responsible for developing sales. I hope my competitors in the corporate clothing industry don’t read it. In this article, leading sales expert Andy Preston explains 7 ways that you can stay ahead of your competition and what you need to be doing to ensure customers come to you rather than your competitors.

Whenever I’m talking to salespeople

I know there are terrible things going on in the world and huge issues we should all be working hard to try and resolve: global warming, spreading democracy and human rights, but the biggest thing troubling me right now is how people load their dishwasher.

Manufacturers’ manuals all say for the cutlery to be placed into the basket ‘handle side’ down. This ensures the water and detergent get the best access

Here are some of technical terms and jargon used in our trade. If you’re new to our industry this should help you.

Artwork the design/logo to be used on the garments.

As worn this refers to the position of the artwork on the garment. We say ‘as worn’ so there can be no confusion as to what side of the garment the design will be applied.

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Tax tabbing is one method used to provide a simple way of overcoming the personal tax implications when a company provides its staff with clothing (workwear/corporate uniform).

The garments issued to staff must be permanently branded to avoid any tax implications. Removable identification such as a pin-on badge will not satisfy the requirement as the clothing is effectively unmarked once the badge is removed. Embroidered or printed logos that

Described as a ‘New Age’ fibre, Tensel’s actually been around for over ten years. It’s slowly making a name for itself and gaining a good reputation amongst suppliers of corporate clothing and uniforms. A few manufacturers of workwear and corporate clothing have spotted the benefits of manufacturing their garments with Tencel, weaving it with either cotton or Polyester.

Russell Collection have a range of male and female poplin shirts woven using

Four separate enquiries from potential customers who all want ‘embroidery only’. By that I mean the customer will supply the garments; ranging from scarves to fleece jackets, polo shirts to picnic blankets.This is a service we’ve provided for the last 25 years. Usually the customer has purchased a specialist type of garment or a particular retail brand only available on the high street. Other times the garments may have been provided

Just did a quote for 5,000 gardening gloves with a two colour logo printed on each glove. The client is exhibiting at a number of gardening and horticulture shows in 2011 and will be giving away the gloves to visitors of their exhibition stand. The first show is The Edible Garden Show 18-20 March 2011

We recently re-located our accounts department to Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. We were running out of space and the accounts department was the simplest department to have operating from a remote location. And they were happy about it. No more noisy embroidery machines or sticky Plastisol screen printing inks to worry about. Just lever arch files and reams of paper – the way every accounts department likes it.

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