can anyone suggest some t-shrt suppliers please?

[Alan Drury]

BTC, I might have said UK Leisurewear last year but they have sadly gone badly off track.
Alan D

[Lee Husselbury]

Ralawise are ok, best to look at the discount items first, some as low as 75p and good quality.

Xpres are ok quality, not much of a range.

whistle-stop.co.uk seem ok havn’t ordered anything from them yet.

hope this helps

Lee

[Bob Jones]

Thanks for your help guys

[Garrie]

quote Alan Drury:

BTC, I might have said UK Leisurewear last year but they have sadly gone badly off track.
Alan D

I’ve just started to use UKL, well I just we’ve been using them for about 2 months, I thought it was just me 😮

Switching to BTC, although they are little more expensive but hopefully no more crazy back orders, goods that I didn’t order turn up out the blue and then getting a invoice for them 🙄

[David Mellon]

Hi

Learned a lot lurkin, so time to put some back –

http://www.gtvsports.com/ – great service/range/prices

send them an email and you’ll get a brochure.

and just got a brochure from these guys today like their prices
very much –

http://www.ethicstar.com/products.html

[nickswindon]

I got so annoyed at Wholesalers that I actually started buying direct from Fruit of the Loom and Gildan. I took a risk and bought 25000 pieces and am now more a shirt Wholesaler than a printer!!
Funny How life works out.
Nick

[Barbara Eden]

Papini have a range of shirts-and their own factory,which means that with some things they offer a bespoke service too.
Quantities from singles to cartons.

Babs

[B Roberts]

Ralawise, Pencarrie, UKL & Prestige all have similar ranges.

I’ve used independents in the past and it all depends on their availability.
They are mostly cheaper, but they don’t carry a lot of stock.

I print 100% trade (mostly fashion) and i stick to Gildan for basic adults & junior promotional runs, and Continental for organic fair-trade apparel, which is very popular at the moment, especially for infants & toddlers
(but pricey & prone to scorching – check temp)

I use Hanes for fitted unisex t shirts as they go from XS to XXL, they also discharge well (as Fruit of the loom – see below)

Jerzees do a great range of fitted polo’s across both sexes, and have a impressive pigment dyed, fitted range, though only 6 color ways to date.

I personally recommend `Elms & Elms` for Gildan (they have 45% of the US market)
Ask for Mark Owen.
Ridiculous prices on Gildan heavy white & colors.

Watch out for the Fruit of the loom transfer labels – no use for fashion!!

Also try Penclearance & leisureforless .co etc

Hope this helps

Ben

Great color range, across most fabrics, impressive availability and above all great prices.