Archive for July, 2007
As reported recently in Printwear and Promotion magazine headwear brand Beechfield reports that this summers colour of choice for the fashion concious man will be pink. Roger McHugh states that “sales figures suggest that pink is no longer a women-only colour”.
Even the traditionally reserved cricket world is jumping on the pink bandwagon, with Middlesex County Cricket Club’s new kit a rather fetching shade.
So if you work in the promotional wear industry or are a customer let us know what you think, would you kit out your team in pink promotional wear? More to the point would they wear it? Let us know!
July 26th, 2007
This is a blog entry to document the rise in t-shirts worn by employees invariably featuring the words “Ask me about” followed by a new product.
These types of tees are beginning to become more and more popular as employers realise that branded attire is a cheap form of advertisement for new products (and a hell of a lot easier to wear than a sandwich board)
Such t-shirts could not be easier to create and on our site you can order as many or as few as you wish, so be you a small or large business we can cater to your needs. If you wish to join the hundreds of employers gaining free advertising by distributing branded t-shirts amongst them the plain text of your choosing is available on a variety of different coloured t-shirt’s for next-day delivery from our website. We can also provide something a little more intricate, perhaps involving the company logo and/or text on the back as well.
July 24th, 2007
We recently made up this order on behalf of the National Maritime Museum and their specified design really caught our eye. They asked us to print a recipe for a British classic onto several aprons for their canteen staff, you’d have thought after working in a museum dedicated to the history of the sea they might want a dietary change but no, fish and chips were the order of the day!
We were intrigued by the request as such a design is rare for an apron, notice how the printing was specified for the chest rather than the usual stomach area. We also enjoyed the humorous tone of the recipe for ‘Royal Navy Cooks’, check out the serving suggestions for 500 men and guideline 4! All in all we think this order demonstrates why so many people come to us for garment printing, the museum needed a difficult format on an unusual item and we were able to provide it for them – we look forward to receiving your orders for printing, can you top this apron? We’ll be sure to feature it here if you do.
July 19th, 2007
Al Gore’s failed attempt at the presidency is proving a blessing in disguise for the future of the planet. In his continuing selfless fight for the future of out planet he organised the Live Earth concert, featuring many famous artists, to raise funds and awareness in the fight against climate change.
A significant battlefield in this war must surely be in the clothes industry, with organic t-shirts becoming increasingly popular as the full potential impact of traditional cotton gathering is being realised. At the Live Earth concert there were several stalls selling organic t-shirts commemorating the event sporting slogans such as “green is the new black” retailing at £20.00 apiece.
This is a growing market and potentially very lucrative, it is expected that the green movement and demand for organic products will grow exponentially in the coming years.
If you wish to purchase printed organic shirts with a slogan/design of your choice on the front or back for retail purposes we would be happy to oblige, you don’t want to miss out on what is sure to become a significant portion of the market in the near future.
July 17th, 2007
A national survey, What’s on Your Desk, has conclusively revealed that promotional merchandise DOES help increase brand awareness. Of the 429 workers surveyed by Source-e 92% believed that branded promotional merchandise would increase one’s brand awareness and 76% said they could name a company’s branded material on their desks without looking, whilst 82% confirmed that they would keep a promotional item rather than give it away. David Lebond, executive director of Source-e, told Printwear and Promotion magazine that “the repeat exposure to a brand…. has a positive effect on how business people react to that brand”. And what could be a more effective branding exercise than promotional wear with your company’s logo prominently featured on the front?
We can print any logo you send us onto a t-shirt or polo-shirt of your choice, and with branding proving so effective it would be a shame to miss out on the opportunity.
July 11th, 2007
Every year since 1996 the people at water aid, in an ongoing effort to raise money to provide safe water to as many of the 1.1 billion people in the world who do not have access to it as they can, have organised the 6 Peaks Challenge. This involves teams of at least five climbing the highest mountain in each of the six regions of the British Isles: the Isle of Man, Wales, England, Scotland, Ulster and the Republic of Ireland, all within 72 tiring hours.
We here at Clothes2Order have been asked to combine a fleece jacket that can stand the harsh conditions the challenge will entail with a unique logo commemorating the 2007 6 Peaks Challenge for the United Utilities team and we want to wish them the best of luck – rather you than us guys!
Here is what lies in store for the participants:
1. Snaefell (Isle of Man) – Suggested Time 4 hrs 30 mins:
Taking its name from the Norse for ’snow mountain’ this peak weighs in at a relatively modest 621m (2,036ft) making it the ideal start to the challenge.
2. Snowdon (Wales) – Suggested Time 4hrs 30 mins:
The teams must face a mountain accredited as being the busiest in Britain. There will be little time for sightseeing along its 1,085m (3,560ft) or relaxing with packed sandwiches at the summit, as they must all adhere to a punishing timetable. The teams had better come prepared with a raincoat, as Mount Snowdon is infamous as being one of the wettest places in the British Isles, receiving a generous annual average of more than 180 inches of precipitation.
3. Scafell Pike (England) – Suggested Time 5 hrs:
Not to be confused with its neighbour Sca Fell; it is said that many climbers have reached the summit only to be confronted with a mountain which seems higher than the one they have just conquered. This is merely an optical illusion experienced by many of those who climb Scafell Pike, the team members need not worry, at 978m (3,210ft) this is the tallest mountain in England.
4. Ben Nevis (Scotland) – Suggested Time 6hrs 30mins:
The most famous, and also largest, mountain in Great Britain the peak affectionately know as “The Ben” measures a foot-blistering 1344m (4,409ft). Translated from the original Gaelic ‘Ben Nevis’ equates to “Venomous Mountain”, a nickname far less encouraging for the teams who hope to reach the snowy peak.
5. Slieve Donard (Northern Ireland) – Suggested Time 4hrs:
It is on to Ireland for our intrepid teams to tackle the first of two mountains there. At almost half the size of Ben Nevis at 849m (2,786ft) this mountain should pose no serious difficulties, although at this stage fatigue will no doubt be setting in.
6. Corran Tuathail (Ireland) – Suggested Time 5hrs:
The last of the 6 peaks and the second highest at 1,039m (3,409ft) Corran Tuathail provides a picturesque end to a punishing 72 hours. After this its off to the nearest pub for a pint of well-earned Guiness.
It is too late to register a team for this years event, but if you wish to make a donation to water aid, sponsor a specific team, or even sponsor one of the mountains the team will have to climb (in terms of acreage, you’ll be getting incredible value for your money!), visit their website Here.
July 9th, 2007
We here at the office are all fans of the Star Wars saga (except for Jon, who’s a Trekkie) so it was with great interest that we received an order from the people at www.jedinews.co.uk, a site “created for the purpose of bringing the latest Star Wars news and views to the multitudes of fans in the UK and is a site for the fans, by the fans”.
Their big news is that in celebration of the films’ 30th anniversary there will, for the first time outside the US, be an official LucasArts licensed Star Wars convention taking place at London’s ExCeL exhibition venue in the UK from July 13th to 15th 2007.
The t-shirt ordered
Apparently Jedinews are one of only 12 fan sites Europewide to have a stall at the eagerly anticipated convention, and wanted some t-shirts to display their logo with pride. We hope they will continue to wear their t-shirts under any costumes worn for upcoming convention, be they Jedi robes or Imperial uniforms - send us some pictures if you can guys!
If you want a logo printed or embroidered on some t-shirts, polo-shirts, sweaters or caps it couldn’t be easier, just visit our homepage.
