Bradford unit, about two hours from Birmingham
Clothing manufacturer for Birmingham brands
Premium blanks, your own woven labels, decoration and finishing. From 25 garments. The unit is in Bradford, about two hours up the M6 and M62.
BR Apparel Launch Studio is in Bradford, about two hours from Birmingham by the M6 and M62. Weight and handle are not visible in a photograph, so founders drive over and handle the garments before they order.
Minimum order 25 garments, mixed styles counted together. Lead time four to six weeks from artwork approval.
Why Birmingham founders come to us
Handle the garments
A 350gsm hoodie and a 400gsm hoodie look the same on a screen. At the unit you can put both in your hands, see a woven label in a neck, and compare embroidery with print on the same piece.
From 25 garments
Overseas cut and sew starts around 100 per style per colour. Mixed styles count together here, so 10 tees, 10 hoodies and 5 sweatshirts is a first drop.
Your own woven label
We buy premium blanks and relabel them. That is white label. The supplier label comes out and your woven label goes in, with care labels and swing tickets.
One invoice
Garments, decoration, labels and finishing are one job. You are not coordinating a blank supplier, a printer and a finisher.
What we do
- Garments
- Premium blanks from Stanley/Stella, Native Spirit and AS Colour. Caps from Beechfield, Yupoong and Flexfit. Held in stock.
- Decoration
- Screen print, DTF and embroidery. Spot colour with a base white included as standard, every job specified and checked to our standard.
- Your own label
- Supplier label removed, your woven label stitched in. Printed care labels and swing tickets. Labels are 100 per design.
- Finishing
- Bagged, tagged and packed, ready to sell. Relabelling and finishing from 25 garments, mixed styles counted together.
Style codes, weights and fits are on the garments pages. The difference between white label and private label is on that page.
Minimums and lead times
- Garments
- From 25, mixed styles counted together
- Label minimum
- 100 per design. On a run of 25 you pay for 100 and we hold the rest
- Lead time
- Four to six weeks from artwork approval
- Reorders
- The same as the first run
- Woven labels
- 10 to 14 working days, new and repeat orders, alongside production
- Orders without labels
- Usually two to three weeks
Woven labels take 10 to 14 working days from the label maker, on new and repeat orders alike. They run alongside production rather than adding to it. Orders without labels are quicker. Decoration and finishing only is usually two to three weeks.
Birmingham founder questions
- BR Apparel is in Bradford, about two hours from Birmingham by road. We take a new brand from first sample to first sale: premium blanks, your own woven neck labels, decoration, relabelling and finishing, from 25 garments.
- 25 garments, mixed styles counted together. Woven labels are made to order at 100 per design, which is the label maker minimum. On a first run of 25 you pay for 100 labels and we hold the rest for the next order.
- Four to six weeks from artwork approval. Woven labels take 10 to 14 working days from the label maker, on new and repeat orders alike. They run alongside production rather than adding to it. Orders without labels are quicker. Decoration and finishing only is usually two to three weeks. Reorders on approved artwork take the same time as the first run.
- Yes. Unit 2 Great Russell Court, Fieldhead Business Centre, Bradford BD7 1JZ. Mornings are quietest. Parking is on site. Book a visit and we will have the weights and the label options out.
Start your brand
Quote the first drop, book a visit to the Bradford unit, or order a single sample.