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    UK Clothing Manufacturer needed

    Hi Chris, thank you for the feedback. Very interesting. The problem is their current garments are by no means off the shelf. They have very specific designs, shapes and sizes. They could not get away with an off the shelf t-shirt or hoodie etc. Their clothes go into John Lewis and House of...
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    UK Clothing Manufacturer needed

    Oh wow! I see. They certainly do not want cheap and cheerful. They produce higher quality apparel. I have some of their clothes myself, have got hoodies that I have had for 4 or so years and they still look practically brand new. They are having huge issues just organically finding a...
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    UK Clothing Manufacturer needed

    I'm assuming that is a joke as it was Leicester where those manufacturers got exposed unethical working conditions.
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    UK Clothing Manufacturer needed

    Hey all! We have a customer that currently has t-shirts, polo shirts and jumpers manufactured in Turkey. They are looking to improve their green and buying local credentials, so can anyone recommend a UK clothing manufacturer? To be clear they are NOT after a glorified merchandise company...
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    Cheap postage

    Yes, I am aware they are a comparison site (that is not supposed to sound condescending, sorry) Oh really! We have used them a lot in the past, they were our sole international logistics supplier way back when and we've actually always found their service very good. Maybe we've just had good...
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    Which courier service offers the most comprehensive international service?

    You have hit the nail on the head there and this is the issue with nearly all industries these days that it is an absolute race to the bottom. I use this example a lot but as a business we also deal with printing. When I first started out in print around 15 years ago I would be charging around...
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    Cheap postage

    Sorry, just piggy backing this feed (apologies if this is frowned upon) but on a similar line (ish). Can anyone explain how the likes of Parcels2Go work? Don't get me wrong, I totally get the idea of buying power so they can be cheaper but they seem to complete negate all taxes, duties and...
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    Which courier service offers the most comprehensive international service?

    Great response, thank you. Very informative. I can certainly testify that UPS and DHL have the most complaints. We have literally dropped both of them in the past 6 months as they were utterly shocking, especially UPS. They only credit I will give UPS is that they certainly did have a...
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    Interesting to hear your point of view. I totally agree with your comment about a lot of people dealing with personal matters during working hours, I see and hear about it all the time. I bet if all those personal call, personal emails, personal web searches, dentist appointments etc were all...
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    Thanks for that explanation. Makes complete sense. I see what you mean about the businesses with a large workforce, that is huge.
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    I read the wired article that you posted. Definitely adds a very different spin on the data. I think the issue is and this can be applied to a lot of situations at the moment, people seem to have become fixated with getting a definitive answer, everything has to be a one size fits all solution...
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    Some really interesting points brought up, an interesting read. Definitely a few outcomes that I wouldn't have considered.
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    Cheers, I'll take a read. Always good to get the bigger picture.
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    Is this necessarily such a bad thing? If this trial highlights that a lot of businesses have got a load of lazy staff that are quite happy to stretch four days worth of work over five days then it might just make them think twice about employing them. If the employees slip straight back into...
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    4 Day Working Week Trial Starts Today - Will It Work?

    I have been a big advocate of the 4 day working week since Iceland (the country, not the shop) trialled it back in 2015 with great success. The main benefits seemed to be; - Higher staff retention which had productivity and overhead benefits - Savings made due to utility costs being...
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