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Launch Studio, about an hour from Manchester

Launching a clothing brand in Manchester

Manchester has the scene. We have the garments, the labels and the finishing, about an hour up the M62.

We take founders from first sample to first sale. Premium garments, your own woven neck labels, decorated, relabelled and finished, bagged ready to sell. From 25 garments, in up to four weeks from artwork approval.

Close enough that a Manchester founder can drive over, handle the fabric, and be home the same afternoon.

Why Manchester founders come to us

You already look outside the city

Manchester has the scene. Production for a first drop is rarely sitting in the Northern Quarter. Most founders we speak to from the city are already comparing UK suppliers against overseas. Bradford is about an hour on the M62, which is a visit, not a flight.

Streetwear weights, held in stock

Oversized and boxy tees, heavyweight hoodies, caps. The ranges new Manchester brands actually ask for, from 155gsm to 500gsm, ready to be relabelled rather than cut and sewn from scratch.

We work at the quantity you are actually at

Overseas cut and sew starts at 100 per style per colour. We start at 25. That is the difference between finding out what sells and betting the first drop on a guess.

Up to four weeks, not three months

From artwork approval to delivery. Woven labels take 7 to 10 working days and run alongside production, and reorders run on the same lead time.

What we do

Garment sourcing
Premium blanks from Stanley/Stella, Native Spirit and AS Colour, plus caps from Beechfield, Yupoong and Flexfit. Organic and recycled cotton, weights from 155gsm to 500gsm.
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.
Finishing
Bagged, tagged and packed, ready to go straight to your customers or your stockists.

One supplier, one invoice, one point of contact.

The ranges, with every style code and weight, are on the garments page. The finishing, from label folds to bagging, is on the own label page. Founders coming from Leeds have their own page at clothing manufacturer Leeds.

Getting here from Manchester

  • Unit 2 Great Russell Court, Fieldhead Business Centre, Bradford BD7 1JZ
  • M62 east, then down into Bradford. Parking on site.
  • About an hour from Manchester city centre outside rush hour.

Worth the trip if you are serious about the garments. Weight, handle and finish are the three things you cannot judge from a lookbook, and they are sitting on the table here.

Minimums and lead times

Garments
From 25
Relabelling and finishing
From 25, mixed styles counted together
Woven labels and swing tickets
100 per design
Order to delivery
Up to four weeks from artwork approval
Reorders
Up to four weeks from artwork approval

Manchester founder questions

  • BR Apparel Launch Studio is about an hour from Manchester, in Bradford. We take founders from first sample to first sale: premium garments, your own woven neck labels, decoration, relabelling and finishing, bagged ready to sell. From 25 garments, in up to four weeks from artwork approval. Close enough to drive over and handle the fabric before you commit.

We also do workwear

Alongside the brand launch side we supply branded workwear and uniforms: hospitality, trades, logistics, corporate. Embroidered polos, hi-vis, jackets, hats.

Workwear and uniforms

Start your brand

Send the garments, the quantities and your artwork, or just the idea. We will tell you honestly what it takes, what it costs and how long it will be.

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