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FOCUS ON: SCHOOLWEAR
BALMORAL
Quality British bespoke garments
Balmoral Knitwear can now offer both Made-in- (Tumble-dry Premium Acrylic)
Scotland school pullovers and off-shore knitwear school sweater range, all made in
made using its own yarns. "We have always made Eastern Europe.
our bespoke lines in our own factory. The shades for the raglan-sleeve
“The big change is in using a European partner style are Mariner Blue, Vintage
to make a stock school knitwear range for us, Port, Pine Green, Mid Grey and
using our yarns," says Mike Carden, who, with Ian Black.
Pollard, runs Balmoral's sales and marketing from "Our NewTPA sweaters are
its office in the Lake District. made with a yarn specifically
Balmoral now stock five shades in its NewTPA designed to have a soft handle, yet
to be very hard wearing. They are Balmoral also has a strong reputation in the
also machine-washable and can be supply of wool-blend sweaters for schoolwear.
ironed or tumble-dried on cool. That "We offer a wide range of yarns and weights in
is a combination few manufacturers wool-blend - wool/acrylic and wool/nylon; with
can match." lightweight, medium-weight and heavyweight
A new development is now the styles. We also have some great new
opportunity to mix and match developments under way, including cotton-rich
between the two sources on yarn and girls' sweater styles," Mike says, "and we
bespoke styles, even offering a will be letting customers know about those during
combination price so that bulk the next few months."
orders can come from off-shore and He added that the company has confidence that
repeats from the UK, all at the same its range makes it one of the most flexible of
price. "Whether made in the UK or knitwear manufacturers in terms of style, shade,
Europe, we supply quality garments yarn and weight of fabric.
and we set ourselves very high
standards as regards on time For information tel: 01900 829 229 or email
delivery." info@balmoralsales.co.uk
QUADRA
New school bag designs that add up
Bags specialist, Quadra has updated the schools offering.”
traditional school backpack with its launch of two The most obvious feature of the new bags is
new designs that bring a dash of sophistication their squared profile allied to curved lines. This
and style to the classroom. creates not only a modern look, but also provides
The QD450 Infant Backpack and QD459 School extra space inside the bags – especially for taller
Backpack are guaranteed to stand out from the items, such as textbooks. Made from 600D
mountain of conventional backpacks in the polyester, the two bags feature high visibility
schoolyard, with their cubist designs that mirror piping to the zippered front pocket, and ‘Blazer
current bag offerings from some of the Saver’ shoulder straps. The constant movement of
upmarket retail brands. conventional shoulder straps against a child’s
“The aim was to create a school uniform can result in unsightly
new generation of school pilling, which spoils the uniform’s
QD450
bags: products that offer a appearance and cause it to wear out
bit more sophistication for prematurely. By introducing the Blazer side pouch pockets, (which are large enough to
today’s ever more Saver feature in the main contact store a drinks bottle.) There is a name card on the
discerning youngsters,” areas, Quadra is seeking to minimise back of the bag for children’s personal details and
Quadra’s Iain Lamb this problem, giving parents and a grab handle on the top.
comments. “The bags schools another reason to opt for The 18-litre capacity QD459 is geared more
deliver all the the QD450 and QD459 as the towards older pupils. It adds an internal organiser
functionality and children’s school bag of section, plus CD/MP3 player compatibility,
safety features of a choice. (including a headphone port),
conventional school The QD450 Both bags come in Bright Royal, Classic Red
bag, but offer something
QD459
Infant Backpack and French Navy colours, with the QD459 also
extra in terms of aesthetic has a 10-litre capacity. available in Black, to appeal to older children.
appeal. We are confident that the The main compartment is
new designs add real value to Quadra customers’ complemented by a zippered front pocket and two For details see www.carryitoff.com
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