The College term is well underway and thanks to Grahame Gardner Ltd around 6000 students now have brand new uniforms to support them in their studies. An increasing number of Colleges Universities are choosing Grahame Gardner to provide their students’ uniforms thanks to their competitive pricing, ease of ordering and dedicated web portals.

Feature in The Salon Magazine - July 2011

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Grahame Gardner has reinforced its links with the NHS by being appointed onto a framework which could see the organisation supplying staff uniforms and protective clothing to every NHS trust in England via the NHS Shared Business Services National Agreement. This framework simplifies the ordering process for NHS Trusts, ensures continuity of supply and guarantees excellent products and services all without the need for further tendering, thereby streamlining the entire procurement process.

Image is key in the hotel business. A professional appearance is paramount in giving guests confidence in your establishment – and Grahame Gardner have worked with numerous hotels to develop an image that sends out all the right messages.

Telling the time has never been so funky thanks to a new accessory available from Grahame Gardner Ltd. The essential fob watch has undergone a makeover, giving it a bright and fashionable look perfect for nursing staff with a flair for fashion. The FOB05 is produced in a silicon rubber housing, pins directly onto any garment and comes in three styles; round, heart and flower. These stylish timepieces are available in over 10 bold colours.

Black and white have long been the favourites of the Beauty Professional, but it seems there is a new contender in the form of purple. This decadent tone is increasingly becoming the colour to be seen in and Grahame Gardner Ltd have followed the trend by the launch of a new purple tunic – the P855, within Vitality, The Designerwear Collection.

Vitality, The Designerwear Collection are giving 10% discount on all orders until 31st March 2011.

The Grahame Gardner Ltd’s stand at this year’s Professional Beauty was a must see, showcasing new styles from Vitality, The Designerwear Collection and as a result drawing the crowds.

The Scrub revolution continues and Grahame Gardner Ltd are pleased to introduce several new styles within the phenomenally popular Urbane Scrubs Collection. More than just a standard range of scrub wear, Urbane boasts all of the comfort traditionally found with scrubs, but with the addition of innovative and flattering tailoring.

Grahame Gardner Ltd recently received an urgent order for Embroidered scrubwear for medical staff operating at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. With the uniforms having to reach the hospital staff over 3,000 miles away, it was important that the garments were despatched as soon as possible. Grahame Gardner took steps to make sure the garments were produced, embroidered and delivered as soon as possible.

Trusted uniform specialist, Grahame Gardner Ltd, have reported a growth in the sales of scrubwear from the Care Home sector of their business. This mirrors the trend for scrubwear within healthcare settings, including Hospitals and Dental Practices. Not only are Care Homes following the trend for the comfort and practicality of scrubs, but many are also embracing the contemporary and bold colour palette offered by the Urbane Scrubs range, exclusive to Grahame Gardner.

Vitality, the Designerwear collection is one of the most distinctive ranges on the market – with the addition of personalised badges, names or logos, your salonwear could be enhanced even further.

The new Vitality brochure contains several new styles guaranteed to make an impression with Salon Professionals. One of which, the P918, comes with the added bonus of a contrasting belt. In fact, the square neck tunic, can also be purchased with additional belts to create several radically different looks.

If you are a therapist that likes the finer things in life you need to take a look at the new styles in the Vitality Designerwear Collection. Grahame Gardner have brought a touch of glamour to Salonwear in the shape of the P903, a satin tunic with diamante feature buttons. Stocked in black and white, the P903 represents a more sophisticated approach to Salonwear.

Vitality have selected a capsule range of salon corporatewear, all displayed within their new brochure. Many salons and hotel spa’s now choose corporatewear to set the right tone for front of house staff, and Vitality Corporatewear has been specially selected to complement the rest of the garments within the collection.

Grahame Gardner Ltd are delighted to introduce the new brochure for Vitality, The Designerwear Collection, containing several new styles of contemporary workwear perfect for stylish salons and therapists. The new brochure retains some of the classic Vitality styles alongside eye-catching new designs as well as a new range of male salonwear.

Over 1000 young adults starting out on their professional medical career now have a greater understanding of what might be expected from them thanks to another successful series of practical conferences from The Workshop. Medsim and Vetsim both give young delegates valuable insights into their considered career and in order to give them the right image they are provided with authentic scrubwear from Grahame Gardner Ltd.

With 124 pages, this brochure showcases one of Grahame Gardner’s most impressive collections to date, including classic and contemporary Healthcare styles alongside Corporatewear, Scrubwear and Footwear.

Grahame Gardner Ltd have taken practical footwear to the next level with a selection of wild and bold unisex clogs within their new brochure. Stocked alongside classic healthcare clogs and shoes, these new styles come in a variety of eye catching prints - all guaranteed to make an impression!

Created specifically for the veterinary market, Grahame Gardner Ltd are delighted to introduce the M559, a classically styled tunic stocked for the first time in Bottle Green. Although historically there have been numerous ladies tunics available in Bottle Green, this is the first time Grahame Gardner have stocked a male tunic in the characteristic Veterinary colour.

In response to the increased demand for scrubwear, Grahame Gardner are delighted to introduce a new unisex scrub tunic within their latest brochure. The SS3295 complements Grahame Gardner’s existing extensive scrubwear range, but also boasts several design features which make it stand out from more standard scrub tunics.

Staff at Salford PCT will soon be looking a lot smarter following significant investment for new uniforms. Grahame Gardner Ltd won the tender to supply the uniforms for all Nurses and Therapy Staff, totalling over 800 uniforms for the PCT.

Marketing consultant Lilly Elbra opens her style surgery on dental wear that’s as big on looks as it is on comfort and quality.

As part of their ongoing drive to improve efficiency, Grahame Gardner Ltd have recently moved their warehousing from their Leicester factory to a purpose built single story logistics centre situated in Lincolnshire.

Acceptance to the NHS Framework continues to pay dividends for Grahame Gardner Ltd who have recently scooped a contract for the Community Nursing Team for South Birmingham Primary Care Trust.

Grahame Gardner Ltd’s high quality catering range has earned them another satisfied customer in the form of Stone’s Events, a national Events Catering Company with a very distinguished client list.

Following their acceptance to the NHS Framework agreement, Grahame Gardner Ltd are delighted to announce they have won the contract to provide uniforms to North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust for the next two years.

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has recently used the Power of Purple to make sure Senior Nursing Professionals are clearly visible to patients and staff.

Staff at Grahame Gardner Ltd will be ready to take a well earned rest come the Christmas break, over the past 6 weeks they have undertaken their biggest ever College and University Measuring program, taking the measurements of over 5,000 students.

Grahame Gardner Ltd’s new competitive pricing structure is seeing customers return to them from across the UK. The latest to come back is the Undergraduate Physiotherapy Programme at University of Liverpool.

With an important exhibition looming, Kingfisher Health Awareness had left it very late in the day to order new uniforms and found that most suppliers were unable to guarantee they would receive them in time. Not so with Grahame Gardner Ltd, who pulled out all the stops to make sure Kingfisher looked their very best in time to demonstrate their products and services at the 10 Years Younger Show.

Grahame Gardner Ltd are delighted to lend their support to a commendable project which brings Dental care to orphans in Cambodia.

Grahame Gardner Ltd are delighted to announce they have been accepted by the NHS as an approved supplier to provide uniforms and workwear for the next 2 to 4 years.

Grahame Gardner Ltd have recently been awarded ISO9001 after putting in place procedures and standards which will ensure the company will continue to deliver a consistent standard of product and service. This award is the result of the company reviewing their operational procedures, making improvements where necessary and standardising their working practices – ensuring a continued great service for customers and putting in place effective foundations to support the uniform manufacturer’s anticipated growth.

Not only were the uniforms of Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Radiology Team looking rather tired, but, as they were also too lightweight for their working environment, they were giving the team a bit of a chill.

Grahame Gardner Ltd have recently enhanced their Catering range with the addition of a range of several new aprons, available in a variety of contemporary colours and styles.

With the addition of a new purpose built nursing home Lightmoor View in Telford, Coverage Care felt it was time they overhauled their group image to make sure it accurately reflected their professional level of care provision.

A staggering number of Grahame Gardner Ltd’s customers now choose to place orders via the internet as opposed to ringing them through to the sales team.

With the Autumn term starting for beauty schools and colleges it should be the right time to take a fresh look at the uniform of students & teachers. And fresh is certainly what the new Vitality Designerwear Collection from Grahame Gardner Ltd offers.

There’s no doubt about it – play can be a very serious issue, particularly for children who are under long term hospital care. Which is why Southampton General Hospital treat the provision of play as a priority and currently have a team of 12 members of staff dedicated to engaging paediatric patients.

Falkirk Caledonia Mixed Choir recently took the decision to sharpen up their image after a successful application for Lottery funding. As they were looking for an original garment for their sixty-strong choir they chose to use Vitality Unique from Grahame Gardner.