Uniform suppliers

[finleysmaid]

Help please!

the uniform company i have used for many years has suddenly and unexpectedly gone out of business. I have parents who have orders i need to fulfil......can anyone recommend a reliable and reasonably priced company please?????

[hopeytg]

I use Coniston Corporate - they are very helpful and provide a quick service.- I have just bought some t shirts with heat transfer motif costing £4.19 each - not sure how this compares to your previous provider. I think there may have been a set up charge for the artwork but we have used them for a while so I don't know what that was.

[louby loo]

Anyone used Marks and Spencer's, or Tescos [?]

 

I'm thinking it would save us a job as the parents would do direct, but not sure of the quality.

[Mouseketeer]

I'm just looking at this too Louby Lou,

 

A - to save us having to order in hundreds of pounds worth

B- not having to store them all

C - ours our quite expensive for parents and not the quality they used to be and the polo tops are a funny shade.

 

I've just received samples from Tesco, they seem ok for what they will cost, I just registered on their site, I had an email asking for an image of our logo, I suppose it took a couple of weeks for samples to arrive...a polo, sweatshirt and t-shirt, I'm going to put my samples in the was to see how they wash up.

[LKeyteach]

I have been using Tesco for last year or two. Their embroidery is ok ish.

I have a design which is children's faces. One of the faces looks a little evil. But from parents perspective they are cheap and not bad quality.

They seem to wash well. I've had no complaints from parents.

[Mouseketeer]

The embroidery in the samples seemed fine, if a little to big on the small tops, but they said it could easily be made smaller.

 

Do you find parents can what they want when they want it?

[finleysmaid]

didn't know about Tesco etc ...sounds like a good way to add to the fundraising

unfortunately for us our logo doesn't work well embroidered ...we tend to go for screenprint. I need to get 3 quotes so any other ideas appreciated!

[grumpymum2]

Have used a company called Welbeck for quite a few years now. They have a reasonably low number (12) for re-orders once you are set up and do both printing and embroidery. Did us some nice fleecy reversible waterproof jackets a few years back.

www.welbecksports.co.uk - have a looK. Their own brand polos and hoodies wash well.

[Mouseketeer]

The other company we've aks for samples is 'Brigade', our school use them and again parents order from them, they are a little cheaper than our current supplier but not as cheap as Tesco.

[LKeyteach]

With tesco we selected to have t shirts, sweat shirts, fleeces and fLeece hats and they are all reasonably priced. I am using local supplier for our outdoor suits as they were good quality.

Parents have all been able to get what they want in good time. Can't fault it really.

[Mouseketeer]

another question LK, have you found the number of children wearing uniform has dropped because parents don't bother so much now having to order their own ? Ours isn't compulsory but I'd say 90% per session wear it.