Where the most prominent place to advertise your logo to get your company / organisation recognised?

On your Ed Mate !

Where the most prominent place to advertise your logo to get your company / organisation recognised?

You have  guessed it ! On your head its logical and simple but how do you set about it ? The answer to that is to contact T King Associates who are experts in embroidery and printing of all types of clothing polo’s, sweatshirts, fleeces ,hoodies and much more but especially all types of headwear that can be personalised with embroidery or print.

T King Associates have been in the embroidery and printing trade for over twenty five years now and that means you are talking to people who understand the the best  and most effective ways to get your headwear embroidered or printed.

So what types of headwear can be personalised? The most popular are Beanie Hats (roll up or roll down) and baseball type caps and these are available in a wide range of colours.

Beanie hats are usually made from acrylic material and are pretty much one size fits all although there are children’s versions available as well.

Beanie hats are very popular in the building trade and you will often see builders on sites wearing them and of course usually with a personalised logo often a builder’s merchant

The “roll down version” simply pulls down around the ears and leave a wonderful embroidery position right on the forehead for any company looking for an opportunity to advertise their logo .The “roll up “ version is very similar but with additional material to enable it to be rolled up rather like a turn up on a trouser and this again makes for a really good embroidery opportunity.

Personalised  beanie hats are not expensive often no more than a pint of lager if purchased in reason able quantity and last so much longer than a pint of lager !

Baseball type caps come in many variations of colour ,fabric and style but all lend themselves to embroidered logos and additional most can be printed as an alternative. Variations come under many headings  such as  Brushed Heavy Cotton , Sandwich trim ,Premium American Twill , Corduroy ,Chino Twill, Micro Fibre, Cool Mesh and the best way to determine the product type for you is to contact the experts T King Associates 01280 824836 or check out their website www.tkingassociates.com.

Baseball caps or Beanies  print or embroideries the choice is yours but if you need any helpful advice call T King Associates.

 

Formula Racing Shirts are hard to beat

GAMEGEAR who are part of the Kustom Kit group have developed a superb range of GAMEGEAR FORMULA RACING shirts and jackets all of which are available from T King Associates from Buckingham Near Milton Keynes.

T king Associates offer a full print or embroidery service and can personalise all of the GAMEGEAR range to your requirements quickly and professionally using their twenty five years’ experience in the promotional garments industry.

All of the GAMEGEAR range has  brilliant choices of vivid racing colours that look absolutely stunning .

The range consists of

KK186 Sebring shirt a short  sleeve buttoned shirt in three contrast colours.

KK516 Estoril T Shirt 100% cotton , three contrast colours

KK611 Men's Monaco Polo Shirt ,100% cotton and three contrast colours

KK751 Women's Monaco Polo Shirt ,100% cotton and three contrast colours.

KK955 Monza Jacket ,waterproof, polyester lined, full zip   and three contrast colours.

KK957 GT Soft Shell Jacket ,fleece lining, polyester elastane outer with TU membrane  and three contrast colours.

KK958 P1 Micro Fleece Jacket ,100% polyester ,full zip and three contrast colours.

KK959 Clubman Hooded Top , poly/cotton, full front zip and three contrast colours.

All the garments come in sizes up to 2xl and there are up to six colour combination choices in most products to give you great choices.

T King Associates can provide lots more technical information as required on the products and of course on all the personalisation options for print or embroidery and products can be supplied not just around the Buckingham and Milton Keynes area but all over the UK

T King Associates can be contacted on 01280 824836 or www.tkingassociates.com

Why do you need specialist shirts if you work in a Bar or Café?

T King Associates have been supplying embroidered and printed work wear clothing and uniforms for over 25 years and do have a view on this.

Conventional embroidered polo shirts from Fruit of the Loom, Uneek ,Russell etc.  are all great polo’s but are not always best suited for the slightly more sophisticated requirements of bistros and bars and this is where Kustom Kit have developed a very smart range called  “BARGEARr”.

BARGEAR  is a range of men and womens  shirts made especially for the working environment of bars and all being suited to either a printed or an embroidered personalised logo – which of course can be applied by T King Associates.

The material fabric is 57% mercerised cotton, 40% polyester and 3% lycra, for the majority of the range , which looks and feels very smooth and soft .It also gives a great amount of stretch to the fabric making the shirt range very comfortable to wear.

Styles come in both short and long sleeves and retain their shape throughout their use .T King Associates have had great success with the Kustom Kit BARGEAR range as it is very comprehensive in the size ranges offered  S – 2XL  &  8 – 20 as well as including matching aprons.

So if you are in the hospitality business and want your staff to really look the part its well worth giving T King Associates a call (01280 824836) and asking to discuss the Kustom Kit BARGEAR range or logo onto the website www.tkingassociates.com.

Buckingham Company Keeps Investing! Capacity up by 66% !

Buckingham Company Keeps Investing!     Capacity up by 66% !

T King Associates who have been established in Buckingham for nearly twenty five years as  an embroidery and printing company for uniforms ,work wear and promotional garments have continued their investment plans in people and machinery.

Managing Director Trevor King said “it’s essential in today’s competitive market place to be able to produce the best quality embroidery or print and to do that we need not only the best people but the best machinery to do it.

We have this week taken delivery of another  two of the latest computer controlled Taijima embroidery machines and these plus a multi head machine delivered pre-Christmas  mean that our embroidery capacity has increased by 66% enabling us to service jobs from small quantities to the very large volume orders even faster and more efficiently.

To get the best results from our machines we have to have the best people operating them and we have been fortunate to recruit some excellent staff in the production, design and sales departments over the last few months.

Improvements have been implemented throughout ensuring not only excellent quality embroidery and printing of logos but improved packing and distribution to make sure that all the garments and products arrive in first class condition.”

Operations Director John King added   “we now have our own  “in house “  graphics and  art room that has given us the potential to give greater service levels than previously possible with the ability to cover all our clients need under the one roof  which must be good for continuity and quality.

We don’t see ourselves  as the  number one player in our field and don’t really want to be but we can offer fantastic quality and service from what is still a family firm and our team are second to none when it comes to looking after our customer’s needs.

Currently we are also working on a new bespoke software system to take orders right through the system smoothly and efficiently reducing chances for error and shortening the time from order to despatch.

The family aspect of the business is really important to us and we regard all of our employees as part of the family with a great working atmosphere here that you would be hard pressed to replicate in a big multinational.

Amazingly enough although we have been in Buckingham over twenty years and have supplied thousands of school uniforms locally we still get  people saying “ I never knew you were there “ so perhaps we are still one of Buckingham little secrets ?

Buckingham has been good for us over the years and we really appreciate all the local support we get from businesses ,schools and individuals locally as well as throughout the UK .Nothing can be taken for granted however and we have to sustain our edge by continuing the investment in people and machines.

Feb 17^th 2014   Trevor King

 

 

Polo Shirts the Options are mind boggling !

As an embroiderer of uniforms and workwear we ( T King Associates frequently) get asked what sort of polo would you recommend and it is not easy to give a simple answer such as just a brand name as there are so many.

Some examples of brands are  Russell, Fruit of the Loom ,Kustom Kit ,Hanes ,Henbury ,AWD ,Tombo, Gildan ,Sol , ,B&C , SG , Stormtech , to name but a few !

We can supply all of these brands and they are all very good brand but often things come down to simple personal preferences of  - a brand people know and trust already – what the use is for the shirt –colour range – type of decoration  and of course cost.

Probably the most well-known brand is Fruit of the Loom sometimes a  bit like Marmite  love it or hate it but certainly its very popular in trade and retail giving great value for money.

Let’s take this one brand for the moment and have a look at it as an example for embroidery or print and it does not present any particular problems for these types of decoration.

The Fruit of the Loom range has styles for workwear through to school wear with styles to suit each budget and requirement.

Designed for men ladies and kids the brands polo’s fit into three categories 65/35 Polo’s ,Premium Polo’s and their Original Polo.

The Mens ,Ladyfit ,and Kids 65/35 are made from easy-care 65% polyester & 35%  cotton. Designed for work or school they can be washed at 60C ,dry quickly and require minimal ironing.

Heading up Fruit of the Loom’s range of Premium Polo’s is their new Lady-Fit Premium Polo. Created for leisure and corporate wear these styles are made from 100% cotton  (170/180gsm) double pique fabric.

The Lady- Fit has feminine shaped side seams with side vents, a two button narrow placket and attractive 1 x 1 rib cuffs. Another new Premium style is the Men’s Tipped Polo ,ideal for golf and sporting events ,it has bold double stripe tipping on the collar and sleeve cuffs and a 3 button placket for a smarter look.

Last but not least is the Screen Stars Original Polo perfect for customers on a budget without compromising quality. Made from 100% cotton (170/180 gsm) this polo has a traditional two button collar and open cuffs  and hem with twin needle stitching.

That’s only one brand but it does fit the bill for most of the people most of the time so Fruit of the Loom is a good place to start when looking at polo shirts for embroidery or print but its only one of many.

 

A Specialist Range of Clothing Available in Larger Sizes

As a supplier of personalised corporate clothing to all sectors of industry it is important to be able to cater for people in as many sizes as possible from the small and petite to the more generous sizes for bigger people.

 

With such a vast range of clothing products to trawl through we thought it would be helpful to highlight a ranges of clothing both male and female that can offers sizes up to 10xl unisex  and 22 for ladies.

 

The ranges cover workwear ,leisure and corporate clothing so if these are the sizes you are looking for there should be something of interest to you here.

 

Quality brands such as Russell,Dickies ,Fruit of the Loom ,Kustom Kit, Regatta RTY and Result are included so that you can be sure of the best value and quality in the corporate clothing market.

 

Particularly if you are a company with a number of employees in varied sizes it can be particularly demotivating if the clothing chosen for staff does not cover sizes for all employees so this range of options should help here.

 

All of these garments can be embroidered or in most cases printed with your personalised logo in our factory and with our 25 years’ experience and in house design we are confident that you will be very pleased that you joined our ever growing list of satisfied clients.

 

Beanies Top Promotional Product This Winter, Sales up 30% !

T King Associates who have been supplying corporate clothing and promotional products for many years  have seen a distinct 30% increase in the sales of  personalised embroidered beanie hats this winter.

Managing Director Trevor King  says “the beanie hat has always been a great promotional giveaway and has all the great attributes of  a very good return on investment  for a marketing spend.

For a small cost, dependent on quantity, not much different to a pint of lager you have a giveaway that is a universal fits all product and always very well received throughout all sectors of the market.

Not only is it well received but it often lasts in use for a couple of years or sometimes more  what great exposure for your logo.

We have many builders merchant who repeat their orders year after year which is proof of its effectiveness and a growing number of new purchasers who are investing in personalised beanies as well  which all contributes towards the 30% increase we have seen in the winter  of  2013.

The promotional beanies are usually  acrylic and can be in either  a “roll up” version with the embroidered logo on the rolled up part or the” roll  down “ type which has the embroidered logo centrally placed.

Trevor went on to say we try to make life easy for customers and once we get  a letterhead or compliment slip that’s all we need to start the process which can be for orders of 25 or 2,500. “

If you are considering using any form of promotional products in the building industry sector its well worth contacting T King Associates who have over 25 years’ experience in the industry. Tel 01280 824836 Or view website   www.tkingassociates.com  .

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