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Banner Group acquires William Turner & Son O
n June 30, William Turner & Son became part of the Banner
Group. Although formally an acquisition, both parties see this move as the coming together of two great schoolwear businesses to create a stronger and more sustainable whole. In a statement on LinkedIn, Daniel Turner, managing director, said: “By joining forces, we at William Turner will access the commercial strength and expertise of Banner, helping us to continue growing in partnership with customers. In practical terms we will operate as a distinct trading division of Banner, retaining our autonomy, brand identity and great people.”
Mr Turner will remain in his role as managing director, John Turner as operations and production director and Andy Smith as sales director. There will be no change to William Turner’s trading arrangements and all usual contacts and processes will stay the same. Mr Turner continued: “Banner are supportive of our UK manufacturing capability and it is very much business as usual as we continue to focus on delivering great service in the critical summer months ahead. Longer term we hope to tap into the resources of Banner to further improve the customer offer and service that is the signature of William Turner.
“This is clearly a significant milestone in the William Turner journey. For over 50
GoCustom Clothing releases enhanced print on-demand service, including a TikTok Shop integration
G
oCustom Clothing has announced the release of an enhanced platform to enable smart management of print on-demand products for drop shipping.
Retailers of brands big or small can now take advantage of a streamlined process to create products and effortlessly link them to their e-commerce stores. Native integrations include popular platforms such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy and TikTok, with more in the pipeline. The platform
revolutionises how brands create products
and fulfil their customer orders. As the order fulfilment is done by GoCustom Clothing, the retailer can spend their time marketing and selling, rather than ordering stock and managing daily shipping of
customers’ orders.
Angus Mitchell, managing director, GoCustom Clothing, said: “As
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consumers look more and more for sustainable ways to purchase their clothing, print on-demand offers retailers a cost-effective solution to produce eco-friendly products at the point of order rather than holding expensive and often discarded stock.
“e-commerce has seen massive growth over the last two years and it’s important for us that we keep ahead of the trends, hence our investment in this enhanced platform and the exciting new dropship integration for the TikTok generation.”
In 2021, products on TikTok were viewed 4.6 billion times with that number expected to be more than double in 2022. The GoCustom app connects with the retailer’s TikTok Shop account, enabling the retailer to sell products directly to consumers without them ever leaving the popular video app.
years all of us at William Turner & Son have sought to build a company based on service, quality and trust. In Banner we have found a business that respects that heritage.
“We are excited for the future and would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers for your support over so many years. We look forward to serving you for many more as part of the Banner Group.”
Glenn Leech, CEO of Banner, added: “Joining forces with William Turner will fill a gap in our offer, supporting our ambition to grow in tandem with values founded on service sustainability, and support for customers. I’ve high hopes for our partnership for it’s difficult to think of a better commercial match.”
GS UK prize draw winners announced
F
ollowing a very busy Printwear & Promotion LIVE!, GS UK has announced the prize draw winners of the competition held on stand during the show.
Visitors simply had to leave their business cards or contact details to be entered into the prize draw to win vouchers ranging from £50 to £250 to buy Gunold embroidery supplies and consumables.
The winners were as follows: £250 voucher winners • Embroidery Expressions • Squared Roots £100 voucher winners • Man Made UK • Heatherhill Farm Embroidery
• Said With Stitches • Made with Love £50 voucher winners • RLK Print and Embroidery
• PCK Designs • Stitchesrus • Spectrum Shirts The team at GS UK
Robert Keen and his daughter Laura from RLK Print and Embroidery pictured with their vouchers
would like to thank everyone who visited their stand and entered the competition.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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