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Quayside Shortlisted In National Business Awards
Quayside Clothing Ltd is delighted to announce it has been selected as a finalist for the Small to Medium Business of the year in the prestigious National Business Awards - North of England and Northern Ireland Regional Programme. Managing Director Michael Conway has also been nominated as Entrepreneur of the year.

Quayside supplies Clothing for Workwear, Promotions & Events – Fast. Quayside is a market leader in both online personalised clothing (www.clothes2order.com) and online wholesale clothing (www.Polo-Shirts.co.uk).

Over the last 3 years the business has been transformed from a declining business in a dying sector to a market leading online player. A Hitwise award in 2008 confirmed the status of the business as the leading online clothing wholesaler in the UK.
The National Business Awards Recognise the North of England’s most talented individuals and organisations, with the Small to Medium Business of the year award going to the company that can best demonstrate significant growth and innovation in its market sector, under-pinned by strong financial performance.

Quayside was selected through a clear demonstration of growth, leadership, customer focus, innovation and ethics. Other companies short listed for the National Business Awards include household names such as Marks and Spencer, QVC and Yorkshire Water. Quayside must now compete to win the award to be announced at the awards ceremony on July 9th.

Managing Director Michael Conway commented “We are absolutely delighted to have been selected as a finalist for such a high profile award. This recognises all the hard work that has been put in by the team at Quayside to make it a profitable and rapidly growing business; and to be listed amongst the top businesses in the North of England and Northern Ireland is a tremendous achievement”

For more information on the National Business Awards please visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk/regionals/

Posted 27/5/2009

New & improved Clothes2Order.com
Quayside Group’s customised clothing site Clothes2order has been re-branded and repackaged. The previous site has made way to a stylish new design and the most user friendly interface possible. The new site has been remodelled around customer feedback and as such it is now easier than ever to order personalised clothing.

The main changes include a new look that makes the site easier and more intuitive to navigate. The aesthetic changes are mirrored by an improvement in the speed of the website, with product navigation revamped to make it easier for customers to find the best products for the customisation they require. Searches are now refined by size, colour and brand. The order process has also been greatly simplified, making it easy to upload and apply customisations.

We’re proud to be a customer led business, so we’d like to say a big thank you to all our customers whose feedback has contributed to the new design.

Posted 5/1/2009

Polo-shirts.co.uk number one for wholesale clothing
Quayside Group’s flagship site www.polo-shirts.co.uk has been awarded prestigious Hitwise Top Ten status for the April-June 2008 quarter.

www.polo-shirts.co.uk was the 6th highest ranked website for the UK wholesale and relationship sales industry, and was number one for wholesale clothing*. Hitwise calculates its rankings based upon market share of visits in the wholesale and relationship industry. This makes polo-shirts.co.uk the most visited wholesale clothing site on the web and one of the most successful online wholesale companies around.

Quayside Groups Managing Director Michael Conway commented “We are proud to have achieved top ten status in such a competitive category. The Hitwise award confirms polo-shirts.co.uk as the market leader in the online wholesale clothing industry.”

For more information on the awards please see http://www.hitwise.co.uk/contact-us/top-ten-awards.php

*from data supplied by Hitwise april to june 2008

Posted 1/9/2008

Quayside to Distribute Mantis World Range
Quayside, the fast growing Manchester based clothing distributor has added Mantis World to its rapidly increasing list of brands. Quayside currently supplies Saf, JHK, Fanshirt, Stedman and Fruit of the Loom through its trade only distribution website www.tradetag.co.co.uk. The Mantis World family of brands covers ethically produced fashionable clothing for men, women, children and babies, including a range of organic cotton styles. According to Managing Director Michael Conway "I am delighted to be able to add Mantis World to the ranges that we stock. It is a quality clothing range with contemporary styling from a forward thinking company."

Quayside has built its Tradetag distribution platform using search technology in order to create the easiest way for trade buyers to find and order their clothing requirements 24 hours a day.

Mantis World’s Managing Director, Prama Bhardwaj commented, "I have witnessed the rapid growth of Quayside which has gone from supplying a single brand to becoming an innovative multi brand distributor in a very short period of time." Mantis World manufactures its products in Tanzania following the ETI Base Code's international labour standards and was winner of the 2008 Printwear and Promotion's Excellence Awards for 'Manufacturer of the Year'.

Posted 27/6/2008

Quayside Group Nominated For Industry Awards
Quayside has been nominated for in two categories in the decorated garment and promotional products industry most important awards.

In the 2008 Printwear and Promotions awards Quayside are finalists in the following categories.

1. DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
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2. CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
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The winners will be announced on Monday 3rd March at the NEC Birmingham.

Quayside Managing Director said "I am delighted. The team at Quayside have worked incredibly hard and its great that we are getting recognition from the industry as well as from customers"

Posted 31/1/2008

Fanshirt Appoints Quayside as UK Distributor.
The Quayside Group have been appointed distributor for the Fanshirt brand.

The Manchester based Quayside Group are sole UK distributor of the JHK clothing brand and recently bought the organic clothing brand Saf.

Michael Conway, Managing Director of Quayside says “ Fanshirt has a young fashion look at very competitive prices which has been very popular with our customers. The styling, fabrics and colours are very different to mainstream promotional products and it fits well into our product range. We will be stocking Fanshirt products for next day delivery”

The Fanshirt Brand, which is offspring to a 50 year old clothing enterprise, is now one of the most successful promo-fashion labels in Europe, with offices in London and Paris and distributors in France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Ireland, and Greece.

Sergio Chakardjian [Managing Director], “ We have seen major growth in orders from Quayside. They are an extremely innovative company with very ambitious plans which we want to be part of”.

Posted 7/11/2007

Quayside Buys Leading Ethical Clothing Company
Quayside Buys Leading Ethical Clothing Company

The Quayside Group has purchased the assets of SAF UK ltd, one of the UK’s leading supplier of ethical and organic clothing.

SAF offers quality organic clothing which is traceable back to the farm where it is produced and contributes directly to the sustainable development of the farming communities.

SAF supplies to a number of leading screen printers, promotional companies and private labels. End users for SAF products included Greenpeace and Timberland.

Michael Conway, Managing Director of Quayside commented “Organic clothing is great for the environment and great for the customer. It is a rapidly expanding market and we intend to make SAF the leading organic clothing brand in the UK. We will improve customer service by increasing stock levels and ensuring faster delivery times”.

The Quayside Group is one of the UK’s fastest growing distributors of promotional clothing. During 2006 Quayside moved to a new distribution center in Manchester’s Trafford Park. In addition to SAF, the Quayside Group distributes JHK and Northquay products.

For more information on SAF please visit:

www.saftag.com

Posted 25/9/2007

Quayside Group enhances Clothes2Order
Quayside group has recently founded Clothes2Order, aiming to eradicate all of the hassle traditionally associated with customisable clothing. With the ability to control the ordering, clients don’t have to endure sales calls, meetings, phone calls or price quotations.

The ability to order and customise exclusively online is backed up by all of the latest technology, making the speed of production unique to the clothing distribution business. “Businesses often need printed T-shirts for exhibitions or promotions, and have been unable to get their products produced fast”, says Managing Director Michael Conway. Clothes2Order offer an express personalization service, delivering clothing that’s designed online in just 48 hours.

Clothes2order.com offers no minimum orders, if a client wants a single personalised item it will be delivered, this policy is unheard of with other suppliers, who demand large minimum orders.

Posted 13/8/2007

Quayside Group Exhibiting at Printwear and Promotion Exhibition
The Printwear & Promotion exhition is the only trade show to the cater exclusively for the UK’s garment decoration industry. The worlds leading brands available through UK based distributors will be on display together with manufacturers and distributors of embroidery machines and accessories, screen printing and digital printing technology.

Our JHK Trader stand is located at C52 HALL 9.

The exhibition will be held at the NEC exhibition centre in Birmingham from March 4th-6th 2007

Posted 30/1/2007

Quayside Group Selected to Distribute JHK Clothing in UK
MANCHESTER, England – Oct. 14, 2006 – The popularity of the JHK clothing line has increased dramatically throughout Europe, and the international clothier has now set its sights on the UK, enlisting the help of one of the country’s leading distributors, the Quayside Group.

The Quayside Group is a well-established UK specialist in supply and distribution of clothing. JHK is Spain’s largest independent promotional clothing company. The two have launched a partnership that gives the Quayside Group exclusive responsibility for UK distribution. And with the quickly expanding nature of JHK products in the European market, Quayside will play a vital role with its revolutionary e-commerce-enabled express clothing platform.

Posted 16/10/2006

Quayside Office Move Improves Customer Service

The Quayside Group moved their office and warehouses on July 2nd from their Manchester City centre location to a combined office and distribution centre. The new location is already benefiting customers. According to Quayside Director Debra Hutchings "We have been able to increase our stock levels by 30%. Having more goods here ready to dispatch has greatly improved the speed at which we are able to get orders out. Customers are already noticing the difference”. The new offices and distribution centre offers a improvements for customers as well a better working environment for employees.

Posted 14/7/2006

Quayside Group Going From Strength to Strength
The expansion of the Quayside group continues. Our commitment to the future is apparent in the groups investment in newly built offices and distribution centre. According to Quayside Group Managing Director Michael Conway - "The move will enable us to better serve our customers. We have outgrown our current office and warehouses. Our new site will enable us to hold more stock and distribute quicker from a purpose built site"

Posted 10/5/2006

C2O sport is now T-shirts-direct
To ensure we continue as the no 1 t-shirt supplier on eBay our eBay store has been rebuilt and renamed. The store is now easier to find at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/T-shirts-direct.

Development work continues to improve the functionality of the site. Customers can now search for their favourite T-shirts, polo-shirts and other wardrobe essentials by product range, colour, size, and brand.

Posted 2/11/2005

Track your order On-line Delivery tracking
Need to know where your order is ?

We have now added online tracking for orders weighing over 1.25 kilos*.

By integrating with our couriers systems customers can see the location of their order.

Once an order has been dispatched, customers can log into their accounts and check the status of their order or click in the link sent with the dispatch notification e-mail.

Posted 1/11/2005

Faster delivery on orders paid by cheque
We are making delivery faster on orders paid by cheque. Normally we would have to wait up to 10 days for cheques to clear.

The latest instant cheque clearance technology has now been added to our payment system. Cheques are now processed on receipt. The majority receive immediate clearance reducing the delivery times on orders paid by cheque by 7 days.

Posted 1/10/2005

Polo-Shirts Rebuild
www.polo-shirts.co.uk has been rebuilt to allow easier ordering. Research has taken place into how customers use the site. Major changes include additional navigation to allow customers to search by colour and manufacturer.

Posted 2/9/2005

Clothes2order Easier Ordering
It is now easier than ever to order clothing with your company name or logo.

www.clothes2order.com has been completely rebuilt to allow easier ordering. Reasearch has taken place into how customers use the site. Major changes include a completely new customisation function that reduces the number of stages required in adding print or embroidery to clothing making it quicker and easier to place your order.

Posted 1/9/2005

International Expansion Aug 2005
Our group businesses continue to expand.

We are now able to offer delivery throughout Europe.

In order to place an export order please contact sales@quaysidegroup.com.

Posted 2/8/2005

New Polo-shirt Range Launched
Probably the best value polo-shirts available in the UK.

In response to customer demand we have launched our own range of polo-shirts. The Northquay brand aims to offer best in class quality and value for money.

We have a range of products in polyester/cotton and 100% cotton making them ideal for casual or workwear.

Posted 1/8/2005

Quayside Launches www.event-shirts.co.uk
Meeting the demand for personalised products, Quayside opens Custom Tshirts. This fun site is aimed at retail customer and offers a wide range of t-shirts that can be personalised and customised.

Posted 1/8/2005

Quayside Launches Northquay Online Retail
Following on from the success of www.clothes2order.com and www.polo-shirts.co.uk, the Quayside group has launched www.northquay.co.uk. This online retail store stocks top quality beach clothing, surf gear and accessories.

Posted 1/2/2005

Quayside Launches www.polo-shirts.co.uk
Quayside launches online wholesale store www.polo-shirts.co.uk offering top quality polo-shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts and other casualwear from the leading brands.

Northquay
Hanes
Gildan
Stedman
Fruit of The Loom
Regatta

Posted 1/8/2004

Sporting Treble For Quayside
Quayside Group have announced they are supplying a trio of top class British sports clubs.

Premiership football club Fulham, rugby union’s London Wasps and rugby league’s Hull Kingston Rovers have joined Quaysides client list.

Products supplied to the clubs include bonded fleece jackets, sweatshirts, baseball caps and embroidered t-shirts which are on sale to fans.

Michael Conway, managing director at Quayside Clothing says:

“The market is booming as sports clubs recognise that it is crucial to source short runs of merchandise quickly and competitively. Our technology and supply chain is able to removes the need for clubs to order on long lead times, hold stock and write down stock at the end of the season.

Posted 1/3/2003

Quayside Open Sri Lanka Office
Growth in business has led Quayside to open a production office based in Colombo , Sri Lanka.

Vinoj Herath has joined Quayside to manage production in Sri Lanka. He was previously with A.Baur & Company for 15 years where he was responsible for clothing manufacture for many prestigious accounts including Marks and Spencers, Coats Viyella and The Quayside Group.

According to Quayside Managing Director , Michael Conway.

“Sri Lanka is an important market for us and by having our own people there, we can further guarantee the reliability our operation."

Posted 1/12/2002

Quayside Launches clothes2order.com
Quayside has launched an on-line retail store, www.clothes2order.com, to offer businesses high quality personalised merchandise.

Taking its full product range on-line from uniforms to promotional wear, clothes2order.com allows the ordering process to be conducted on-line from quotation to confirmation of logo details.
As part of the proposition to customers, the clothes2order site provides cost-saving benefits compared to traditional corporate clothing suppliers:

Total flexibility is offered to customers by allowing them to order as little as one item.
Competitive prices are achieved by selling direct to the end consumer without working through wholesalers, printers, embroiders or agents without compromising on quality.
Fast lead times are offered through dedicated manufacturing facilities, stocks of quality merchandise on hand and guaranteed dispatch.

Posted 1/11/2002

Brightview Account for Quayside
Quayside has won a major account to provide promotional items for Brightview one of the major internet service providers in the UK.

Brightview owns many ISPs including callnet, freenetname, global internet and Totalise and runs call centres. Its aim was to generate a sense of unity within the call centres to help build corporate identity within a multi-branded culture. Quayside worked with Brightview to achieve this to provide cost-effective items offering brand affinity, comfort and style.

According to David Tarsh, Chief Marketing Officer "Quayside provided us with a fast and efficient service from start to finish. They identified suitable items offering value for money, design sympathetic to Brightview's image and comfort. Our staff were delighted with the products supplied and, although they are free to decide what they wear, Brightview branded clothing is seen frequently around the office.

Quayside Director, Michael Conway said "I am delighted to be working with Brightview. As a major player in the UK internet and technology arena, this contract illustrates the benefits of Quayside's service to growing businesses."

Posted 1/8/2002

Our wholesale clothing web brands include:
www.polo-shirts.co.uk
www.clothes2order.com

Our retail clothing web brands include:
www.safclothing.com