Cotton Price increases

Wednesday 21st July 2010

 

Many of you may have seen the news recently in the national press that cotton prices have significantly increased over the past few months which has inevitably led to an increase in the price we have to pay for our cotton supplies which, we then unfortunately, have to pass on to our customers.

Obviously everyone within the industry is in the same boat but it still means that there has been a hectic few weeks of re-pricing items and then our customers approaching competitors to see how much they are increasing their product lines. This is not only time consuming but also raises the prospect of customers going elsewhere – however so far this doesn’t seem to have been too much of a problem although a lot of Chinese whispers and bargaining has been done!

The increase in prices is a direct result of the rest of the world buying cheap Chinese goods. As China gets richer on the back of this, the population also gets richer, and demand for consumer goods within China  also increases. If everyone in China suddenly decides they can afford an extra T-Shirt; that’s over 1 billion T- Shirts required. That takes up a huge amount of cotton so China starts importing it, and world demand increases with the result being that the price goes up!

So next time you need a T-Shirt – buy British!

Robert Scott's White Aprons - the perfect canvas for artistic minds!

Friday 2nd July 2010

The Art Room is a charity set up in Oxford in 2002 which offers art as a form of therapy to children and young people aged between 7-15 years old, many of whom have specific learning difficulties. The Art Room practices art to raise the children's self esteem and confidence by using white aprons exclusively from Robert Scott's, the aprons are used as blank canvases for children to paint and sew on.

At Rosehill Primary School in Oxford the children painted their aprons with images inspired by the beautifully illustrated childrens book The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson. The children used the story as a basis to illustrate onto the aprons with pictures of the Tin Forest. During the final stages of the project some of the children decorated their paintings by sewing onto them, and they also planted some Nasturtium seeds like the red flowers which are illustrated in the book.

 

As you can see from the pictures the project was very successful and fun filled, the children really enjoyed it, especially as they can take the aprons home at the end of the day end enjoy wearing them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Several of our aprons have also been painted upon by several professional artists and then auctioned off which has so far raised over £28,000 for the charity.

We are delighted to be involved with such a worthwhile project and are also looking at providing cloths and mops as well as aprons - apparently mops make a very good substitute for hair - now there's an idea for some of the more follically challenged amongst us! 

The Tin Forest book, good inspiration for artistic minds!

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                                                                      

The biggest pub crawl ever!

Friday 4th June 2010

Being good Northerners means we don't always think about mops, sometimes we think about beer as well. Robert Scott's is located in Saddleworth, home to many weekend festivals, usually involving the pub. The annual Saddleworth Beer walk raises large amounts of cash for charity, and involves teams in fancy dress walking the 11 mile course around 11 pubs.

Sales Director Alastair Scott joined the 1966 world cup squad as Bobby Moore - possibly the one and only time anyone will see him in a football strip. And yes - Alastair (in the middle) does have more grey hair than Bobby Moore ever did!

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And there was lot's of horsing around on the Beer walk too. Ryan, Simon, Gavin and Helen from Scott's 'got off their horses and drank their beer' during the 11 mile pub crawl.

What a great day out - Roll on next year!

Robert Scott & Sons Ltd, are on a roll!

Monday 24th May 2010

We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new all purpose antibacterial cloth available for the first time on a roll and presented in handy and easy to store packaging.

These new cloths are aimed primarily at the Healthcare and Catering industries as they are ideal for quickly and efficiently cleaning work surfaces and other environmentally sensitive areas. The handy sized box means they can be stored on top of work surfaces giving easy access for staff to clean as they go, and the centre feed roll inside the box allows for quick and easy use. The antibacterial properties of the cloths ensure health and hygiene standards are maintained, making them ideal for use in hospitals and catering kitchens and restaurant areas.

Soft, strong and absorbent these cloths are colour coded in four different colours and are available in boxes of 200.

Our commitment to ensure we supply a complete range of both textile and disposable cloths that can fulfil all the requirements of our customers and in particular their demands for more environmentally sensitive products was a major consideration when developing this new disposable cloth. The dispenser is another new innovation which we believe will not only make the cloths simple and easy to use but means they can be quickly available on work surfaces as and when needed. Their antibacterial qualities and the speed in which these are released onto surfaces make them even more relevant to hospitals and catering establishments.

 

Run like the wind!

Monday 24th May 2010

The 'Scotts Harriers' Robert Scott's team of intrepid and, some say foolhardy, runners all successfully completed the BUPA 10K Great Run recently.

Held in Manchester the run attracted over 35,000 runners including the Scott's Harriers - Ryan Hewitt, Mark Smith, Simon Edge and Helen Baker, who ran in memory of the company's late Production Director, John Smith, who sadly passed away last January.

The team raised over £1500 which exceeded the team's target of £1000, all of which will be donated to Christies Hospital in Manchester where John was treated for his cancer. The money was collected from the Harriers website www.justgiving.com/scottsharriers (just in case any of you want to donate!) and via a collection sent around the mills.

Speaking on behalf of the team, Helen Baker said, 'We are delighted with the amount raised and a big thank you to everyone who contributed. We all completed the 10K in relatively good times and without any major injuries, save a few aching joints the following morning. The team winner was Ryan followed by Simon and Mark - I came last out of the four but I would like to point out that this was due to a 'Portaloo Pit Stop' rather than my ability to beat the boys to the winning tape!'

Big White Mops

Wednesday 5th May 2010

Our Big White mops soak up more water than normal mops...
..and they stay whiter!

Our Big White mops are very absorbent soaking up more water than normal mops. They are light and easy to use and come in different sizes to suit from smaller to more larger areas, they also have different fittings to suit your handle!

Click here to view our Robert Scott Big White Mops

How to use Microtex Cloths

Thursday 1st April 2010

How to use our Microtex Cleaning Cloth, An all purpose cloth for all hard surface cleaning. Available in Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and White.

Click on our brochure attached below to view our instructions.

How to use the Exel Adapter

Monday 1st March 2010

This handy adaptor is available free of charge and enables the user to convert any current Freedom handle in stock to take in new Robert Scott Mops.

Click on our pdf attached below to view our instructions.