As the Summer is slowly drawing to a close, it’s time to start thinking about September. That means back to school and university planning! If you’re starting or returning to uni, or your little ones are due to be starting a new exciting school chapter in a few weeks time, keep reading! We have some […]
Cotton has been the textile of choice for the vast majority of clothes for hundreds of years and there are very good reasons for that. The softness, versatility, and breathability that cotton offers have made it an essential part of the vast majority of people’s wardrobes for hundreds of years. However, one of the major […]
While new research suggests SME’s struggle to implement sustainability, retail leaders like M&S and K-Market (Finland), are thriving as a result of sustainable initiatives. Sustainability Manager Jo Daniels, spoke with Marketing week highlighting that achieving success in sustainability can’t be built around standalone campaigns. “Don’t have standalone ethical campaigns, but build those values into your company’s […]
Unfortunately, this is quite confusing. So to paraphrase the great Sheldon Cooper: “all Fairtrade is fair trade, but not all fair trade is Fairtrade”. And “fairly traded” that’s a term all on its own. Fairtrade is a brand of the Fairtrade Foundation, the organisation that governs the fair trade movement in the UK. In other […]
As specialists in Organic Fairtrade clothing, we live and breathe Fairtrade and its philosophy. However, we often get this question posed to us. So we’ve decided to write a simple explanation, in plain English, that says “What is Fairtrade” and “What is Fairtrade not”. We think you might be surprised by the answer. The Fairtrade […]
A.M. Custom Clothing met Theo Paphitis, as well as other a line-up of other successful entrepreneurs at the annual Theo Paphitis SBS (Small Business Sunday) Event in Birmingham. After winning the contest, run by the Dragon’s Den TV star, and owner of Ryman and Robert Dyas (amongst other businesses), A.M. Custom Clothing were invited to […]
So we’ve been about for a little while now, although hadn’t quite gotten round to blogging, so now better late than never we decided it was time to start adding to this! So what better way to start than tell you a little bit more about us, the core team behind A.M. Custom Clothing. A.M. […]
