Business Portfolio 2025
Our business portfolio showcases our range of services, what make us unique, our product portfolio, our sustainability journey and how we support customers.
Our mission is to transform the market by consistently setting new standards for sustainability, service, and support, enhancing the way we operate and deliver exceptional value to our customers.
Investing in products, service, and our planet.
As the largest schoolwear supplier in the UK and still growing, we have a relentless desire to invest in all the things that matter most to our customers – the quality of our products, the calibre of our service and above all, doing the right thing for the planet.
What makes
We are leaders in schoolwear.
We are the UK’s largest and ‘fastest growing’ schoolwear supplier committed to investing in what matters most to our customers, product quality, exceptional service, and sustainability.
We think big and act responsibly for the planet.
us Banner?
We have products for every budget.
We provide the largest and best value-for-money schoolwear ranges in the industry, catering to every type of school. Our focus is on offering 100% eco-friendly uniforms and sportswear from a supplier that meets B-Corp sustainability standards.
Over £20million of products stocked – the largest in the UK.
What makes
We are B Corp certified!
We have joined a rapidly growing global community of like-minded organisations who are using business as a force for good. We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and to be recognised by B Corp for our efforts to put equal focus on their people, planet and profit for the benefit of all.
Overall, we have achieved an impact score of 88.1 points leading to our certified B Corp status.
us Banner?
We are pioneers of sustainability.
Within our business, we ensure that sustainability is a main priority. We have developed the most sustainable and ethical supply chain, in our industry, backed by strong independent accreditations. Since 2006, we have been a member of Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), one of the world’s leading ethical trade service providers, as part of our commitment to improving the working conditions in global supply chains.
100% of our suppliers are Sedex members.
What makes
We control design to delivery.
We are unique in that we have a team of in-house designers, buying specialists and QC experts. The team collaborate with customers to help solve uniform issues, driving head-to-toe-eco schoolwear, and creating innovative product ranges that make the everyday better with little or no impact on the environment.
Over 6 million garments sold annually.
us Banner?
We have a scalable service advantage.
We are focused on providing the best service in our industry by investing in technology, people and equipment. We want to facilitate a seamless customer journey to ensure greater product availability and fast delivery
24hr service commitment, no matter how busy it gets.
What makes We Invest in people
We invest in our people, valuing their talent and commitment as key to our success. We foster a culture that encourages everyone to reach their potential and pursue continuous improvement, enabling us to achieve great things together.
Over 500 hours of employeesupported volunteering.
How we’re organised.
We have customer-facing specialist teams, a dedicated support network, and group functions helping’ us efficiently deliver the best service to our customers.
Sales Team
Our experienced national sales team provide advice and support to new and existing customers. We work with customers to win and retain school contracts.
Business Development Team
We have a dedicated internal team providing support on a day-to-day basis. The team are focused on building and maintaining strong relationships with customers to ensure smooth collaboration and communication.
Customer Service Team
We have a dedicated customer service team focused on customer interactions. We provide phone, and email assistance ensuring customers are satisfied, whilst addressing and resolving any issues promptly and effectively.
Buying & Supply Chain Specialists
Our specialist buying and supply chain team work closely with our sales and customer account managers to ensure efficient and effective management of product procurement, production, and inventory management from our suppliers to customers.
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In-house Marketing Team
Our in-house marketing team are dedicated to enhancing customer ethos and communication. We empower customers with tools to shine, from bespoke product presentations to digital assets.
Distributions Centres & Operations
We have the biggest distribution network in the industry helping us service our network of customers. We have over 100 staff during our busy season working in over 120,000 sq. ft. The biggest in schoolwear.
E-commerce & IT
We have specialist IT, web designers, content creators, and photographers, supported by our digital analyst team. We are currently in the process of step-changing our digital and E-commerce capabilities to enable us to offer the best-in-class digital experience in schoolwear.
People & Culture
Inclusive schoolwear starts with having an inclusive culture. Our dedicated People and Culture team ensure everyone at Banner is recognised and valued for what they bring to the company. Whatever their role, everyone can make a difference, and everyone has a part to play.
Our Product
Every product we stock is designed with students in mind and tested for quality and style.
Every school and student is unique, so having access to a wide selection of uniforms and sportswear is essential. Our extensive range caters to all tastes, needs, and budgets, making it the largest in the industry. We proudly offer 100% head-to-toe eco-friendly uniforms and sportswear. From high-quality stock items to bespoke tailored garments, our in-house expert product development team ensures our uniforms are durable and meet the needs of modern students.
View 2025 Schoolwear & Sportswear Brochure
Caring for our products
Our aim is to make all our uniform and sportswear products accessible to everyone in a way that is good for people, the planet and our business.
Testing our products for durability
We continuously engage with our customers to meet and exceed their needs and expectations, providing a strong and relevant offering with the best combination of quality, price and sustainability. All our products and independently tested for their quality, colour, shrinkage, durability and functionality
Designing for Longevity
We are confident that our products can stand the test of time, we include innovative design details that can increase the garment lifecycle:
Room to grow hems
Our new boy’s trousers come with ‘Room to Grow’ hems that allow customers to get ahead of growth spurts and add an extra 3cm length to their existing trousers
Adjustable waists
Our junior trousers and skirts are designed with an elasticated back waist, ensuring comfort for growing bodies. Meanwhile, our senior trousers and skirts are designed with an adjustable back waist to ensure the perfect fit.
Pass me on
As of 2023 production, all our Blazers and Jackets will include a ‘Pass me on’ label with space to write multiple names. This encourages customers to pass on their garment once they have outgrown it.
Product information
Despite our efforts to lessen our environmental impact when producing our products, the consumer phase is generally recognised as having the greatest footprint in the clothing lifecycle. Therefore, once our garments arrive with customers, it’s important that we inform them of how they can take the best care of our garments. One area we focus on is washing garments at lower temperatures.
Our finishes and chemical management
Teflon EcoElite™
To apply more sustainable finishes to our products, we use Teflon EcoElite™ on our boy’s trousers and the majority of our girls-wear products. Teflon EcoElite™ is a highly sustainable, renewably sourced, non-fluorinated, water-repellent treatment for fabrics. This finish does not contain any PFAS substances.
PFAS
PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as ‘Forever Chemicals’ that are linked to harmful health effects are not found in any of our own products.
None of our mills or fully vertical suppliers use PFAS substances. We require all suppliers to sign and commit to following British/EU guidelines to ensure that all products are free from any harmful substances.
OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100
If a textile article carries the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e., every thread, button, and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and that the product therefore is harmless for human health.
We are continuing to work on applying the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 across our range. The following products are already certified to this standard.
Product Range Uniform
Using customer insights, we’ve created a unique range of styles and choices designed to inspire and engage every type of school.
View Secondary Lookbook
Range
Traditional Uniform
Our traditional uniform, a longstanding and popular choice with schools, embraces a fully eco-friendly approach for head-to-toe. This includes our 100% recycled, stain-resistant blazers, and eco-friendly skirts and trousers. Our ‘Room to Grow’ trousers feature hems that can be unpicked and pressed to add an extra 3cm, accommodating growing children. Our traditional uniforms focus on comfort, and style, whilst promoting a greener future.
Contemporary Uniform
Our contemporary uniforms are designed for schools looking for a tailored look, featuring matching jackets and trousers made from 100% recycled polyester. These garments have a modern cut and fit, with stainresistant fabrics. We offer two matching suit options, Signature and Aspire, complemented by straight and pleated skirts, including our new tartan pleated skirt.
Contemporary
Essential Uniform
Built on the foundation of the Banner brand, our extensive range of eco-friendly shirts, trousers, and skirts come in various styles. We offer standard and slim-fit shirts, four trouser styles, and stretch fabric skirts. Our shirts are available in short or long sleeves and with revere collars, featuring a non-iron finish and easy fasten closures for smaller sizes. As we have a wide range of colour options, our shirts and blouses complement the rest of our uniform range perfectly. Additionally, all internal packaging and poly bags are now made from 100% recycled materials and are recyclable.
Knitwear
Our knitwear collection includes jumpers and cardigans made from 50% cotton and 50% acrylic, as well as 100% acrylic options, available in a variety of popular school colours. Our knitwear can be customised with coloured stripes for a distinctive and personalised look.
Casual Uniform
For schools that are wanting a more relaxed uniform. We offer the widest colour range of polo shirts and sweatshirts in schoolwear. Our polo shirts are the perfect blend of quality and comfort for today’s school uniforms, using recycled polyester and reactive dyes to ensure that the colour stays brighter for longer. Our sweatshirts are eco-friendly, made with recycled polyester, and certified with the Standard 100 Oeko-Tex, so you can be sure they’re free from harmful chemicals. View Primary Lookbook
Ties
Part of Banner’s portfolio is William Turner ties. We stock a wide range of school ties consisting of handmade, highquality British manufactured ties for every type of school. These can be plain, striped or logoed and come in a range of sizes and styles, including clip-ons.
Bespoke Uniform
For schools that are wanting a bespoke uniform, we have the answer with our unique offering, Beau Brummel, offering the finest quality fabrics and tailoring solutions with customers, receiving exceptional personalised service provided by our made-to-order team.
View Independent Lookbook
Founded in 1851, Beau Brummel is our long-established brand renowned for exceptional bespoke tailoring. The name is synonymous throughout the industry with quality tailoring solutions and an exceptional personalised service provided by our specialist made-toorder team.
Beau Brummel offers traditional blazers and modern fitted jackets along with shirts, blouses, skirts, kilts, dresses, pinafores and trousers that come together to form a collection of exceptionally sophisticated garments. We can guide customers on the choice of fabrics, styles, colours and sizes to create their very own bespoke range of garments - making their uniform individual and unique.
Our Seaham team adhere to the highest standards of ethical sourcing and have more than 100 years of experience between them. They continue to manage the production of all garment patterns and fabrics to ensure the quality and integrity of the Beau Brummel name, as well as working with only the best British fabrics, trims and linings from our partners Marton Mills.
Beau Brummel products are the ones schools will remember – the ones made to last, the ones that encourage expression, the ones that tell the story of who they are.
Bespoke Uniform
For schools that are wanting a bespoke uniform, we have the answer with our unique offering, Beau Brummel, offering the finest quality fabrics and tailoring solutions with customers, receiving exceptional personalised service provided by our made-to-order team.
Quality, integrity, ethically sourced
Our Beau Brummel team adhere to the highest standards of ethical sourcing. They continue to manage the production of all garment patterns and fabrics to ensure the quality and integrity of the Beau Brummel name, as well as working with the best British fabrics, trims and linings from our partner Marton Mills.
Exceptional bespoke tailoring
Beau Brummel offers traditional blazers and modern fitted jackets along with shirts, blouses, skirts, kilts, dresses, pinafores and trousers that come together to form a collection of exceptionally sophisticated garments. We can guide customers on the choice of fabrics, styles, colours and sizes to create their very own bespoke range of garments – making their uniform individual and unique.
Personalised detail
All our Beau Brummel blazers and jackets can be personalised with bound, taped or corded edges, inserted braid trim, bespoke coloured lining, applique and embroidery. Customers can also choose from a range of knitwear in any of the featured stock colours and add a striping trim option of their choice in a variety of colours.
Product Range Sportswear
We believe sportswear should inspire everyone to get active, regardless of shape, size, or gender. The right sportswear should empower students to perform their best.
Range
APTUS Essentials
We believe sportswear should inspire everyone to get active, regardless of shape, size, or gender. Our in-house designed APTUS Essentials range is gender-neutral and features vibrant colour accents, contrast panels, and cool silver reflective details. These smart, modern garments are designed to fit any budget while looking great.
The Essentials range shares the same excellent APTUS DNA as our Performance line, allowing for easy mixing and matching. Access to both collections ensures you can find the perfect balance between technicality and functionality.
Excitingly, the entire range is now made from recycled polyester sourced from plastic bottles. For something extra special, explore our Made-to-Order service for the APTUS Essentials range.
View APTUS Lookbook
APTUS Performance
APTUS Performance was created to meet the high demands for top-quality sportswear for schools, focusing specifically on girls’ garments. We focus on quality, performance, innovation, and sustainability.
APTUS combines stylish design, technical fabrics and flashes of colour to create a distinct look that separates itself from the rest of the schoolwear market. Our female-specific products were developed in collaboration with female students to create garments that encourage participation, promote body confidence, and perform exceptionally well.
Plus, our entire Performance range uses a blend of recycled and responsibly sourced materials, ensuring students can look great and feel good about helping the planet.
View APTUS Lookbook
Performance
Bespoke Sportswear
For schools that are wanting bespoke sportswear for PE lessons, team kits and tours, then Orion is for you. We offers the best solutions for modern, innovative and bespoke sportswear for a range of team and school sports. Perfect for schools, teams and clubs that are wanting a look unique to them and competitive edge Over the last year, we have re-invented the production processes, retrained staff members into process specialists to ensure we provide top service.
View Orion Brochure
Create your own style
Developed using a cohesive range of technical sportswear garments, Orion teamwear consists of sublimated products which have been designed and made in the UK. There’s a variety of standard designs available or bespoke designs tailored to suit a school, team or club’s requirements. Orion sublimation is also supported by contemporary cut and sew garments, giving a school or team a professional look with comfortable sportswear that consistently performs.
Support
We have a specialist team working on providing the very best service. Our teams, consult to discuss requirements, provide designs in a variety of looks within our ranges, which are available in a vast array of colours to suit your school or team.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
Our approach to sustainability.
We understand that value goes beyond price - it means responsible sourcing, protecting the planet, and setting the standard for schoolwear. Our strategy has increasingly focused on becoming the leader in sustainable schoolwear, offering the largest range of ethically produced, eco-friendly products.
We are dedicated to independent certifications, 100% recycled packaging, optimized transport solutions, and lowering emissions.
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Supply Chain
We ensure that the overseas supplier factories producing our brochure stock are all Sedex members and audited to ensure compliance with Sedex 4 Pillar / SMETA Audits (which includes extended business ethics and environmental measures).
Community
We are “Giving Back” to the local community projects and charities with fundraising and the “Gift of Time” for our employee volunteering programme.
Fun facts: 502 hours of employee-supported volunteering. We’ve collected and donated 15,000 books for the Children’s Book Project. We’ve donated £14,086.58 to charity.
Environment
We are focused environmental maintaining our status. We are also our supplier factories water consumption, conserve
Customer
We actively engage customers to get eco issues, record their feedback to strategy and green We are also supporting sustainability journey a faultless
PILLARS
Environment
on reducing our environmental footprint and our carbon neutral also working with factories to reduce consumption, waste and conserve energy.
Product
We design and source the best products sustainably and have launched a full range of innovative eco products made from recycled polyester and biodegradable viscose.
Customer
engage with our get their views on record and act on to shape the future green initiatives. supporting their journey and delivering faultless service.
People
We ensure our employees’ voices are heard through an annual engagement survey and “pulse” surveys to ensure that they feel “safe, supported and understood” and also through a structured programme of well-being, mental health support and engagement activities.
LEADING THE WAY IN SUSTAINABILITY
TRUSTED BANNER BRAND
In building our business, we have a competitive advantage by being one of the most sustainable schoolwear businesses in the industry. We offer exceptional quality products at a remarkable value, offering a 100% eco product range that is made, sourced and delivered by a business that is B Corp.
Achieving B Corp status demonstrates our social and environmental performance is verified to very high standards of transparency and accountability.
LEADERS IN ETHICAL SOURCING
As we grow our business, how we source, manufacture, and service our customers impacts our business. We are the UK’s first supplier to set Sedex 4- pillar at the minimum audit standard for all its suppliers. Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), one of the world’s leading ethical trade service providers, as part of our commitment to improving the working conditions in global supply chains.
A trusted & sustainably focused supply chain backed by the best independent credentials.
THE BIGGEST ECO RANGE IN THE INDUSTRY
Understanding our customers is key to our success, and we are committed to providing exceptional product ranges to cater for everyone. We’re proud to offer our customers the biggest and broadest range of schoolwear and sportswear that’s responsibly sourced and manufactured with sustainable materials and now includes ties and bags.
Proud to offer a head-to-toe eco uniform to excite students.
RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
We are committed to moving all packaging to 100% recycled content by 2025 that is certified and recyclable, aiming to eliminate single-use plastic from our supply chain. This will be a managed transition process. All paper and carton packaging we source will be FSC-certified and/or recycled content.
Committed to moving all packaging to 100% recycled content.
88.1 points
75% Hybrid/EV Company fleet (Group)
3,003 hours of training completed
Carbon Neutral Business - Offset
100% of carbon footprint through positive environmental & social impact accredited projects
100% of Banner suppliers are Sedex members and completed Sedex SAQ and... 78% Completed SMETA 4-pillar audit
92.7% of waste diverted from landfill &
75% of Banner brochure stock garments are made from recycled/sustainable materials
Children’s Book Project - We’ve collected and donated 10,739 books. Putting books in children’s hands where there are none.
39.2tonnes of carton packaging was recycled
100% of Banner sites at Trowbridge (DCs and Office) & 88% of our retail sites are powered by renewable energy
Transition to 100% recycled content for all packaging started in 2023 Banner Charitable Foundation launched in October 2023. This is a first in our industry.
£14,076.58 of charitable donations
502 hours of employee supported volunteering
BANNER ACCREDITATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
PARTNERS WE WORK WITH
Our People & Culture
We’re passionate about making a positive difference in student’s lives and minimising our impact on the planet. To do that, we work hard to attract and retain colleagues who share our values and our desire to innovate. Inclusive schoolwear starts with having an inclusive culture. Our dedicated People & Culture and leadership teams ensure everyone at Banner is recognised and valued for what they bring to the company. Whatever their role, everyone can make a difference, and everyone has a part to play.
Our People
We’re a people-focused business and our values are at the core of what we do. They not only reflect who we are currently but also how we want to positively shape our culture going forward.
We invest in our people from day one. Their passion and talent are integral to driving our business to progress and grow, so it’s our responsibility to support them to progress and grow with it.
Our Culture
We believe work should be rewarding, making the most of our talents to enhance both the business and our lives. In working together, we’re bonded by a mutual commitment to our collective well-being, our workplace values and the sustainable success of the company.
Giving Back
Our people drive our ‘in it together’ mentality and we are always getting involved with charity fundraising and community initiatives across the business. We encourage all our colleagues to take one paid day off work a year to volunteer at a charity or organisation of their choice as part of our Gift of Time initiative.
We are part of Banner’s charitable foundation that supports underprivileged children and related good causes. One of the primary goals is to expand our reach and increase awareness about the issues facing children in our communities. Through strategic fundraising campaigns, we aim to mobilise support from individuals, businesses, and local organisations who share our commitment to ensuring every child can thrive.
The Banner Foundation
