quotes/orders

advice on choosing and ordering products

on this page we offer advice on:

• cost effective image management
• choosing the most appropriate form of personalisation
• comparison between embroidery and screen-printing
• information required for quotes
• placing orders

cost effective image management

design to order is uniquely able to advise you on the selection of products and the optimum method of corporate branding congruent with the image that you are seeking to present. This is possible because, as our name suggests, we select products according to client requirements and have access to a wide range of branded and unbranded clothing and accessories. We are not tied to one manufacturer or wholesaler or to one form of decoration. There are several factors to be taken into account when arriving at a final decision:

• desired corporate image
• available budget
• nature of your logo/message and the technical advantages and disadvantages of different forms of product branding
• delivery times

design to order is well placed not only to advise you on a tailor-made product range but also to implement branding and to supply products. Based on extensive experience, product knowledge and supplier contacts, we are able to speed up the selection process for you and to avoid costly and time-consuming errors. For instance, if you are planning to hand out gifts to valued customers, you might consider products undifferentiated by size and appealing to both sexes such as towels, bags and caps. Branded products which are ordered in bulk, to optimise pricing, should be personalised in such a way that they can take additional branding (dates and event name) if they are needed in the future for specific events.

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embroidery

Pricing depends mainly on the size of the design and the number of products ordered. In particular, if you are able to order a minimum number of one colour/one size you will be able to obtain a discount. This number varies with each product so please ask us for details if there is some flexibility in your size allocation. Tight deadlines and complex designs may incur additional charges.

The number of colours used (up to 12) makes no difference to the price quoted. In addition to the cost of embroidery, a once-and-for-all set-up charge is made; designs are stored on disk for future use and can be resized or altered at nil or minimal further cost. An embroidered sample can be supplied prior to production at no extra cost.

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screen-printing

Similar considerations apply to screen-printed products but, unlike embroidery, additional colours will incur extra set-up/printing costs but the size of the printed image makes less difference to the cost. Layout details are sent for approval and a proof of the final print can be supplied at extra cost.

comparison between embroidery & screen-printing

In general the larger the design and the greater the number of products ordered the cheaper screen-printing will be in comparison to embroidery. Embroidery will wear better but in certain cases fine detail has to be adapted. Very graphic tonal variations are harder to achieve with embroidery but it is generally considered to present a more "up market" image.

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quotes

In order to give you a realistic quote we need to know the type and number of items required and prefer to see the design to be embroidered or printed. We can supply different quotes for one type of product, depending on the quality needed - most ranges include standard, good and very good quality.
If you do not already have a logo we can create a new design for you or if you have a logo but require new lettering, or need an event-specific message added to an existing logo, we can supply you with a computer-generated print-out of what the end result would look like.

orders

Details to be included when placing an order:

• artwork
• design size
• position of design (left or right breast, sleeve, back etc.)
• type of product
• colour of product
• number of items required
• deadline

to obtain a quote or place an order see contact details

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