A.M. Custom Clothing was founded in Chester, the world’s first Fairtrade City, the perfect place to make bold moves that drive change.
2012We were the first print and embroidery company in the UK to introduce Neutral® Fairtrade Clothing - the most sustainable garments in the world.
2013We started to supply the first ever commercially produced T-shirts and Sweatshirts made from recycled organic cotton and polyester.
2013We became a stockist of the Stanley Stella product range, allowing us to expand our organic clothing options with many retail-quality products.
2014We were recognised as one of the top 100 best businesses in Britain, by 02 & Smarta. We won an O2 Smarta 100 award for ‘Biggest Social Impact’.
2014We were chosen by Theo Paphitis (BBC Two’s Dragons Den star and business owner), as winners of his ongoing SBS award for our sustainable approach to production.
2014We ditched our offices and all of our office staff moved over to remote working to reduce our carbon footprint.
2015We spoke at the UN addressing the sustainability and ethical challenges within the textiles industry.
2016Removed the minimum order quantity across most of our products to reduce the amount of waste and save customers money.
2016We were invited to the House of Lords, where we spoke to a number of business leaders and change makers about driving sustainability in the textiles industry.
2017Expanded our sustainable and ethical offering, making us one of the largest stockists of wholesale ethical and sustainable clothing in the UK and Europe.
2018We were regarded by Forbes as "The go-to supplier for ethical and environmentally sound custom clothing & branded uniforms".
2019During the pandemic we supplied the UK’s first Fairtrade organic reusable mask that could be customised with company branding.
2020We started our forest planting initiative, planting over 800 trees in our first year.
2021Introduced 2 new sustainable shipping options, allowing customers to choose to plant a tree with their purchase, alongside providing a more sustainable ‘no rush’ shipping option.
2022We launched our recycled organic cotton range, providing a pioneering way for our customers with a recycled option outside of the now conventional polyester options.
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