All athletes love the environment and most train outside with many of the sports they actively do taking place in the woods, mountains, rivers or

Have a great idea?Don’t have the experience to turn this idea from concept to finished product?Get in touch. We have over 20 years of experience

We design, develop, source and produce performance sportswear and activewear for established sports brands and entrepreneurs who want to launch a brand.

We get inundated with enquiries every day from entrepreneurs and brands, asking for quotes on garments without providing a design or tech pack. Our response

Looking for squat proof leggings? Trying to find the right factory to produce great squat proof leggings? Developing squat proof leggings is actually pretty straight forward.

It looks like the plastic bottle is here to stay, despite publicity about bisphenol A  and other chemicals that may leach into liquids inside the

Sustainable is the new buzz word as the world slowly wakes up to the demolition today’s world has created of the environment. More and more

As an emerging founder and entrepreneur, finding the right factory to fit your brand is one of the most challenging aspects of starting out. You

You have your brand name trademarked, sportswear designs and tech packs in hand and you’re ready to start the process of finding the perfect activewear

Freight rates have skyrocketed from China over the last 6-8 months due to Covid-19 and Brexit. To ship a 40ft container from China has increase between

1. Choose your brand name. You have less than 8 seconds to make a great first impression, and your business’s name plays a role in what

If you are trying to source a technical sportswear factory that produces any of the above, then look no further. We have a solution for

We have been producing performance sportswear since 1997 and work with some of the biggest and best sports brands through to entrepreneurs who want to

We work with lots of brands and over the last 10 years have focussed heavily on start-ups. We love working with entrepreneurs who have a

We have provided freelance sportswear designer services that also include development, prototyping, sourcing, production and marketing support since 1997. The business was established to offer performance

We get approached by lots of start-up brands that want to produce their activewear in a UK sportswear factory so that they can help local

ashmei uses Merino wool: because for them, the focus is all about creating the ultimate sports apparel. When it comes to apparel, the trend since

Finding a freelance sportswear designer is pretty simple but we think design is only part of the answer. Sure, design is a key stage to

We receive at least 3-4 calls a month from entrepreneurs wanting to start up a sportswear brand that has invested heavily in samples, tech packs

China’s outbreak of the Coronavirus is disrupting the sportswear supply chain globally and even if you are not sourcing within China, the likelihood is, your

We pick up lots of new clients that want to start up their new sportswear brand and have already gone through the design and tech

Coronavirus continues to affect the world, with a 2nd wave of the virus placing many counties into lockdown and closing industries again. With businesses struggling

It’s fair to say, Covid-19 has rocked the planet and there is a huge amount of uncertainty circulating around existing business, many struggling to stay

At long last, the world has woken up to the devastation we have done to the planet over the decades and the latest story to

We know that when you’re passionate about the project you’re working on, it can be tempting to want to jump in feet first and run

20/1/21 – The pandemic is currently in its 2nd wave and this is having an effect with the development and production of sportswear. Factories around

Garments branded as made from ‘Recycled Polyester’ are made from PET bottles (the ones filling up our oceans).To make the Recycled polyester fibre, the bottles

Just to let you know, we are back. We are working together as team again from Berkhamsted, social distanced but nevertheless, working together 😉 We are also

The power of film   Launching your activewear brand into such a crowded market can seem pretty daunting. It’s therefore paramount you make sure you

We’re growing fast and require an additional designer/developer to join our existing team to develop some of the best sportswear in the world for our

Developing a brand is a complex journey. It involves lots of thought and research and a belief that you fully understand what your brand stands

GARMENT TECHNOLOGISTFounded in 1997 and based in the beautiful Chilterns, Blue Associates Sportswear designs and produces high-performance sportswear for blue-chip sports brands around the world.

Hands up if you’ve heard any of these phrases thrown about; ethical fashion; sustainable fashion; slow fashion. These are common phrases that brands and suppliers

We produce sportswear for our clients through our network of trusted factories around the world and select a factory for our clients based on their

Today I have received 2 phones calls from fledgling start up sportswear brands that have both been duped. They both trawled the internet for days

In this world of super competitive sportswear brands, its crucial your activewear brand stands out from the crowd and portrays a positive image to convince

There are 1,000’s of sportswear and activewear factories around the world, so where should you place your sportswear production? Which factory is right for you?The

Looking for the factory that makes for Gymshark? Want to be the next Gymshark? We get at least 1 enquiry every week from a wannabe start-up

As a brand founder and owner, you know just how much work and investment goes into the building of your brand and products in order

The time it takes to launch a brand or activewear range from our initial conversation through to shipped production varies on where it is produced

11th January 2021The UK is in a National lockdown until at least the middle of February, however the rumours are that this lockdown could last

Friday 20th March Coronavirus is having a major impact on all of our lives and this virus has also affected and continues to affect the manufacture

The world of garment sourcing has opened up since the eighties with the world feeling much smaller and a trip to visit a factory in