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Sales soar at Expertees H
untingdon-based Expertees has reported growth of 280% year on year as it files its end of year accounts.
The printed and embroidered clothing provider attributes this growth to a strategic focus on customer service, value for money, diversification and employing the right people. Debra Stuart, managing director of Expertees said: “We took the business over two years ago and since then we have focused on bringing the right team members on board to drive business growth but at the same time we have remained committed to delivering a first-class service to our customers while offering great value for money. “We are often able to turn orders around on the same day and over 90% of our orders are delivered to the customer
Expertees is reporting strong growth
within three to five working days. We now offer the best rates in the area for print and embroidery and we are working with our customers to offer them new ways to grow their own businesses and brands.” The school market is a growing sector for Expertees and it says it now works
MagnaColours recommends SPIRO for its eco-friendly inks
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agnaColours has specified that SPIROʼs new S287X Aircool
Tee is the perfect garment for customisation with its eco-friendly range of water-based inks. SPIROʼs S287X Aircool Tee
offers the perfect print base for MagnaColoursʼ AquaFlex V2 water-based high solids ink and Migration Eliminator V2 product, and has had much success with the non-toxic water-based ink.
PVC and formaldehyde-free, MagnaColoursʼ range of water-based inks offer the screen printing industry an eco-friendly, non-toxic alternative to plastisols. The inks are perfect for polyester fabric, including high performance garments such as SPIROʼs S287X Aircool Tee, and offer a stretchy soft feel to the garment. Other benefits include; quick curing, short flash times, formulations that are slow to dry in the screen and the ability to be pigmented to any shade. Helen Parry, managing director for MagnaColours, said: “The high performance, S287X Aircool Tee by SPIRO is the perfect garment to showcase whatʼs possible with MagnaColours water-based inks. Together weʼve demonstrated the superb print effects that can be achieved on performance fabrics when making the switch to our range of eco-friendly, PVC-free inks.” Managing director for SPIRO, David Sanders-Smith, added:
A print on the S287X using MagnaColours’ ink
“We were so impressed by the performance of MagnaColoursʼ inks and the superb print quality they offered that we wanted to highlight the many benefits of water-based inks and communicate this to the wider industry.” Part of SPIROʼs popular IMPACT Fitness Wear range, the S287X Aircool Tee is an air-dry soft mesh fabric tee with High Tec stretch. It features a quick-dry finish and moisture-wicking fibres to keep the wearer dry and cool. While it is particularly suited for water-based inks, the S287X is also suitable for embroidery and transfer application.
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with some of the largest in the area. Ms Stuart added: “School uniform is something all families with children need to buy and all schools need to offer. We are working with more and more PTAs to provide an easy and hassle free online solution which makes ordering uniforms easy and cost effective.”
As well as printed and embroidered clothing, Expertees is also seeing a growth in demand for its online and branding services.
Ms Stuart explained: “Small businesses trust us with their brands and as a result we are seeing more and more local businesses ask for wider marketing and branding support. We have an in house graphic design and marketing team and are able to design new logos and brands as well as websites and promotional items all at great value for money.”
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romotional textiles manufacturer, Lantex, is celebrating its centenary year by announcing record sales. Turnover has reached over £2 million for the Accrington-based company that manufactures a wide range of kitchen and catering textiles and promotional items, all bespoke and made to order. As well as producing tea towels, tote bags, cushion covers, table cloths, aprons and promotional merchandise, the firm sells blank fabric to printers and designers. Each week more than 12,000 items are made to order for online retailers, printers, promotion companies and restaurants. Chairman, David Hardman, whose family have owned the company since its early days, said: “Reaching £2 million of sales is a fantastic way to celebrate our centenary. One hundred years of history is something to be proud of, and we believe we have achieved this landmark by flexibility, assessing what the future holds and keeping costs low. We are specialists in this textile printing/promotional merchandise sector, producing over 12,000 units a week, and can turn bespoke orders around very quickly. We are also utterly committed to maintaining the balance of nature in all we do, with less than 1% of our raw materials wasted and 85% of our off cuts recycled.” Managing director, John Parker, who joined Lantex in 1982, said: “Our production facility is modern and flexible so we can make exactly what customers require. We work together at the design stage and we agree a delivery date. In the past decade weʼve invested £230,000 in training, new plant and machinery and £40,000 in R&D. The number of employees has increased fourfold over the last 12 years due to demand for more complex products and presentation.” Modernisation of machinery, premises and facilities has been made possible through Government grants over the last 10 years and Lantex is regarded as an excellent example of the modern textile industry.
Lantex marks centenary with record sales
The company has a strong environmental ethos spearheaded by Mr Hardman, who has a personal and long-standing commitment to reducing the carbon footprint, slowing down climate change and using less fossil fuels. The factory has a solar panel system on the roof which enables it to generate a large proportion of its own electricity, with the excess feeding the national grid. To add to the green credentials, 80% of the factory lighting is LED and the production rooms are lit by natural daylight.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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