A bespoke uniform manufacturer has kitted out a star-studded cast performing in one of Britain’s most loved television sitcoms.
The BBC’s classic Open All Hours made a return this winter with a brand new series – almost four decades since the show first hit the screens in 1976.
Workwear Express produced an eye-catching range of commemorative aprons worn by characters such as the hapless Granville, who has inherited his great uncle Arkwright’s grocery store.
The 100 aprons contained the Arkwright logo along with the name of the show and the filming locations embroidered across the chest. The logo consisted of more than 20,000 individual stitches and was manufactured by Workwear’s state-of-the-art equipment, which produces around 60,000 individually embroidered logos each week.
Only Fools and Horses star David Jason is once again playing the role of Granville for the new six-part series, Still Open All Hours, which is being aired on the BBC. He is joined by original cast members Stephanie Cole, Maggie Ollerenshaw and Lynda Baron along with new faces Johnny Vegas and Tim Healy, star of Auf Wiedersehen Pet. The new series follows a successful pilot last Boxing Day which saw more than 12.2 million people tuning in to see the Christmas special.
Andrew Ward, managing director and founder of Workwear, said: “We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to provide customised aprons for such a prestigious television show. Still Open All Hours has a star-studded cast and it makes me very proud to watch the show and see the fruits of our labours.
“We won the work on the back of our growing reputation for delivering quality bespoke garments on time and on budget. We’ve invested in some of the best embroidery and screen printing facilities in the UK, which means we can customise workwear and uniforms with any logo. This flexibility has allowed us to strengthen our position in the corporate clothing sector and diversify into new markets such as the events, promotions and leisure sectors.”
Mr Ward launched Workwear in 1990 and since then the company has become a major player in the corporate clothing market against competitors such as Ace Work Gear. Significant investments in state-of-the-art equipment has allowed the County Durham-based company to run both large and very small print runs and achieve a 24-hour turnaround on client orders.
Workwear has also invested in web technology to create a slick e-commerce system that has been the catalyst for recent growth. Since 2009 turnover has almost trebled to £10m and the company, which employs 100 staff and has Xerox, Tesco and Greggs on its client base, is on course to double revenues to £20m by 2018.
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