Supplier Profile: Absolute Apparel Your partner in textiles
Following on from its fifth expansion in just 11 years, Absolute Apparel has recently moved into its new 150,000sq ft distribution centre. The facility can hold in excess of 15 million T shirts and will allow the distributor to grow alongside its customers while increasing its depth of stock and product offering.
Customer-focused service With an unrivalled and externally accredited accuracy level of 99.97% (with a minimum of 99.8% on any given day), Absolute Apparel has built its name on providing exceptional and practical service to all of its customers. Absolute Apparel understands the requirements of its customers and has developed its systems to complement this, with goods arriving in the most convenient way possible for a garment decorator to process. All orders are physically double checked before dispatch and are packed with due care to ensure goods arrive in a clean, presentable fashion – this allows the distributorʼs customers to save time, get to work right away and focus on their business.
cost-effective delivery as a standard service.
Bespoke manufacture Decades of experience in textile manufacture and a strong, worldwide supply network allows Absolute Apparel to offer a true bespoke service. Whether an existing silhouette is to be adapted or a completely new design is to be developed, Absolute Apparel has the resources and expertise to make your dreams a reality. The distributor can assist at all stages of product development, offering guidance at a productʼs inception, to offering solutions for existing designs to achieve the correct spec at the right price point.
Samples are provided for approval before manufacture begins and items can be
Casual Classic Polo Shirts (C101 and C101L) The facility
Quality products at great value
With a steadily growing portfolio of the industryʼs leading brands, Absolute Apparel offers a wide range of products for all sectors, with a deep stock holding in core lines.
Exclusive brand Casual Classics is proving to be ever popular with a quality range of basics including hoodies, polo shirts and T shirts, offering incredible value with unbeatable prices for small orders and large volume. Absolute Apparel also imports a vast workwear offering under its own name, from hardwearing polo shirts and trousers, to hospitality aprons and corporatewear. All products are engineered to last, with rigorous testing in place for each batch to ensure the garments perform reliably. Convenient supplies are also available to help keep production running, with items such as textile vinyls, embroidery and packaging supplies available for delivery on a lightning fast next day AM service – offering the industryʼs fastest and most
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embellished at source, with no limitations on fabric, accessories or packaging. Quality is assured with external testing to ensure the garments meet your
Customer testimonials
“When dealing with massive volumes and rapid lead times for some of the UKʼs largest music events, every second counts. Weʼve found that Absolute Apparel is great to work with to source stock and has been able to organise the logistics perfectly to match our requirements and to meet our schedules. When the pressure is on, we always trust Absolute Apparel to deliver.” – Lee Craze, MD, Fresh Air
"Our goods in team love Absolute Apparel's deliveries. It is the easiest to work with and even large, mixed deliveries are a breeze to work through. We can get Absolute Apparelʼs goods ready for production straight away in the morning without any hassle – other suppliers' deliveries can take half a day just to sort through what should have been a simple order. We have the capacity to print over 100,000 garments a week, so this saving in time is a massive bonus for us.” – Pally Hayre, MD, Pally International
“As one of the UKʼs leading printers, we are often faced with incredibly short lead times. I always trust Absolute Apparel to help us with rapid deliveries, where the goods are delivered correctly with no headache.” – Lauren Joyce, production admin assistant manager, TOT Shirts
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requirements. MOQs are dependent on the garment type and specification, however a quantity of 1,000 pieces is usually requested to ensure that quality and colours are consistent from batch to batch. Absolute Apparel understands the importance of ethical sourcing and all factories will be fully accredited for social, ethical and environmental compliance. Realistic, door to door lead times are always quoted and an update is given at each stage of production to ensure there are no surprises for you and your customer.
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