UK Suppliers

[Justin]

As requested here is a list of UK suppliers, if you can think of any more please PM me and I will add to the list.
SUBLIBLANKS (http://www.subliblanks.com/)
LISTAWOOD (http://www.listawoodtradesupplies.co.uk/)
IMAGINE-TRANSFERS (http://www.imagine-transfers.co.uk/)
ISUB SUPPLIES (http://www.isub-supplies.co.uk//)
BMS (http://www.printerowners.co.uk/)
CORALGRAPH (http://www.coralgraph.com/)
XPRES (http://www.xpres.co.uk/)
ETC SUPPLIES (http://www.etcsupplies.co.uk/)
MDP SUPPLIES (http://www.mdpsupplies.co.uk/)
MEGA UK (http://www.megauk.com/sublimation_system.php)
MERLIN TRANSFERS (http://www.merlintransfers.com/)
NOVACHROME (http://www.novachrome.co.uk/)
RA SMART (http://www.rasmart.co.uk/)
REVOLUTION TRANSFERS (http://www.revolutiontransfers.co.uk/)
SUBLIMETALS (http://www.sublimetals.co.uk)
SUBLI (http://www.sublisupplies.com/)
T-SHIRTS AND MORE (http://www.tshirtsandmore.co.uk/)
TARGET TRANSFERS (http://www.targettransfers.com/)
THE TRANSFER PRESS (http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/)
THE MAGIC TOUCH (http://www.themagictouch.co.uk/)
TRANSFER SUPPLIES (http://www.transfersupplies.co.uk/vcsite/index.pl)
DYE SUBLIMATION SUPPLIES (http://www.dyesublimationsupplies.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtO2wBRCu0d2dkvjVi5cBEiQAMEIVGT-XRU0MyJpKmDJxK0lMujtEXbXI7xCnKurohKT6Z5oaAujd8P8HA Q)
BUY SUBLIMATION (Neil Brothers) (http://www.buysublimation.co.uk)
SUBLIMATION DIRECT (Neil Brothers) (http://www.sublimationdirect.co.uk)

[tonyb299]

Thanks :D

[Paul]

just added new supplier "transfersupplies" worth to have a look.



thx
Paul

[r2red]

Just a note, Im a newbie here, but have been in the business a few years.

The last 3 orders from HometoGifts, have been screwed up and late.
The first one was in internet order, which they 'missed' I waited a week, then called to find out where it was ( by the way payment was taken on the website) they said they missed the order, and it would ship that day. Took a week to get the order.
Second order - got lost with the courier ( oh that old tale !!!!) and they had to resend it- half was missing and i got charged to two lots of postage.
Third order - courier again - apparently damaged the box and the address was destroyed, and they received it back but forgot to inform us, but if we paid for a special delivery we could have it sent AGAIN on saturday.



cant say im going to spend much with them again!!!
just my two penneth

[Andrew]

Heard a few bad things about HTG lately as well and they cocked up an order of mine to boot. Don't know if they are in trouble but they rarely answer phones as well.

[Paul]

guys! this is not feedback topic ;) only suppliers list.

[purpledragon]

maybe a list paul but i think its not too bad an idea if people post their bad or good experiances with the suppliers they find on here.After all its a democratic site the past couple of posts have already confirmed to me that htg arnt what they should be . I had an interesting call with them when trying to source some cushions i was promised all sorts the cushions are advertised as 16x 16 inches they turned up 14x17 no bloody good to me .

[Andrew]

As long as it is not a witch hunt feedback is essential. If it needs to be on a different thread then feel free to move my coments.

You might want to move this as well......... DomGlobal supply awful stuff, Novachrome have little interest in retaining customers although have decent product, Xpres I always find good throughout and our resident Supplier on these boards (Martin/BMS)I can't fault and is the most helpful out there. Transfer Press I also have found good.

[Justin]

Yes, I agree that it's very useful to give this feedback. It's also important to give good feedback as well, something that's often neglected. Comments so far pretty much echo my experience over the years with certain companies.

I wonder if a 'customer satisfaction' section/survey may be useful in some way? Quick feedback on your experiances

[John G]

Just tried to get onto the Subli Supplies site from a google search and it says it cannot open the site - is this happening to anyone else.

[accdave]

Works ok for me

[John G]

Just tried again and it worked OK this time. This has also happened at work on the same site :shock: it could be that fade in pop up on the 1st page.

[Andrew]

Anyone buy cheap mousemats in large volumes? If so, any names of suppliers? Mine just packed up production all of a sudden :?

[Kaz]

How cheap you looking for Andrew?

Can get them for 74p each, if buying 100, if that helps.

God, I need to spend less time on ebay :lol:

[Andrew]

I was getting them for just over 50p on the 5-6 mm thickness. The suppliers just pulled the plug on their manufacturing. China is more and more accessible these days so I guess they decided enough is enough.

[bms]

If you want to pm me with quantity you want at a time then we may be able to help either from stock or direct from our suppliers in the Far East.

[Paul]

Just added ne supplier for all sort of vinyl. great prices. speedy delivery and fantastic phone support. 100% recomended

[Dsmith910]

I've just been trying to get hold of Supli Supplies too - website offline, telephone on answerphone no reply to my emails? Hope they are still in business - in the past I've got most of my stuff from them since they took over from Sublination.

[sarahann]

ETC Supplies in Glasgow, Scotland

They have a large selection of embroidery, heat press, sublimation, packaging and garment supplies as well as informative product videos and a digitising service.

[Justin]

Just added your company ETC to the list Sarahann ;)

[JSR]

ETC Supplies in Glasgow, Scotland

They have a large selection of embroidery, heat press, sublimation, packaging and garment supplies as well as informative product videos and a digitising service.
By "they", you mean "you" don't you?

You've made three posts, two of which just promote "ETC Supplies". The URL on your profile is to "ETC Supplies". They are in Glasgow, so are you. And there's an ETC Supplies blog posted by Sarah Ann at http://etcsupplies.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html

If you are ETC Supplies, please let us know. We like talking to suppliers, honest we do... 8-)

[sarahann]

I work for the company yes, I've posted that in other posts - sorry if I phrased this incorrectly..I am still getting used to the forum :)

[sinotransfer]

not in UK

we are supplier in China :)

[daviddeer]

home to gifts is closing down

coralgraph site not loading their ebay shop is
here (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Coralgraph)

[DREAMGLASS]

home to gifts is closing down

Home to Gifts used to be a good vibrant supplier about three years ago, but their site has slowly depleted its stock lines, so it comes as no real surprise that they are finally closing up shop.

Part of the problem although some may disagree, is that many sublimation items are not competitive compared with other products. For example plastic unisub key rings at around the £1 mark are expensive compared with acrylic, or badge based keyrings. Whilst you can push the quality angle, it still makes for a rather expensive end product.

[bms]

plastic unisub key rings at around the £1 mark are expensive compared with acrylic, or badge based keyrings
Yes they are, but whilst the US company maintains high prices and forces the suppliers to buy through a key distribution network in Europe (and so long as the Chinese are unable to match the quality) then these will remain high priced. There have been quite a few new products in the keyring line so I suspect these larger plastic ones will eventually become just a sideline product to the other, more attractive metal type keyrings (but they aren't as cheap!)

[JSR]

HometoGifts website no longer works. Neither does Spire-view.com (the business name), so I guess they've gone completely now.

Someone might want to remove them from the list of suppliers.

[JSR]

The "Dom Global" link opens to a page that just says "This account has been suspended". I guess someone didn't pay their bills...:biggrin:

[Ian M]

The "Dom Global" link opens to a page that just says "This account has been suspended". I guess someone didn't pay their bills...:biggrin:

I just tried it Jonathan & it redirects you to a new site called Heat Press UK.

[JSR]

I just tried it Jonathan & it redirects you to a new site called Heat Press UK.

It does for me now, too. It didn't when I tried before. I only noticed because I've been putting bookmarks on my iPad and I was using Justin's list in the first post.

Must be a new site. Either that, or I don't want to ask what happens when you click the link at the bottom of the page that says "Feacebook". :biggrin:

[Ian M]

I don't want to ask what happens when you click the link at the bottom of the page that says "Feacebook". :biggrin:

Jonathan, nothing happens when you click the Facebook link apart from you get 'Oooops this page is broken' but, the You Tube link is interesting as you get 'YouTube Partner Meetup Livestream: Ask YouTube'....lol no idea what that is but not as interesting as some videos.

[mrs maggot]

i think the pun he was referring to was the word Feacebook rather than facebook, and what images that might have conjoured up eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww

[tlworkwear]

Thanks for this list, its a great starting point for me :)

[pisquee]

RAJA
www.raja-uk.com

[Zipdorf]

Just checked out your link above to Imagine Transfers. I think it should be http://www.imaginetransfers.co.uk/ and not IMAGE-TRANSFERS

[Zipdorf]

Another strange link: http://ww2.purplemonkeysublimation.com// this seems to be a sort of adsense website taking me to other suppliers?

John - Subli Supplies website opened fine for me (Sunday 5pm)

[Zipdorf]

The link in the list goes to: http://www.merlintransfers.com/merlin/ - This does not open. I think you need to take the final word out of the link so it goes to: http://www.merlintransfers.com (http://www.merlintransfers.com/merlin/)

[Designandgift]

just noticed this post,
i find dealing with lovecut good they have a range of sub options
http://www.lovecut.co.uk/

[Justin]

They're not on the list due to the high number of complaints members have posted over the years :-(

[Designandgift]

ohh really?
i didnt notice any, ill keep that in mind,
i have had no problems with them tbf, but i do only order bits from them on occasion and have found them to be good
now i know that ill just make sure what i order is not needed in a rush :)

[socialgiraffe]

I think you should add subli blanks to the initial list, they are a supporter after all :-)

[pisquee]

Longforte not on the list?

[Paul]

added. :)
I just bought some cases from them...

[Buster64]

hey folks anyone had the experience of ordering from Get Sublimation ???????? I've used quite a number of suppliers in the past but have found this company and seeking reviews before I'd buy anything......thanks in advance

[Disky]

Mdp............ ?

[joudig]

Hi all, just created another thread, I wanted to know if you guys had in mind any Canadian suppliers?

[kevt19]

Hi guys,

Just though I would add another UK supplier. https://www.sublicity.com (http://www.sublicity.co.uk)

We have purchased some Sublimation Acrylic blocks from here. I'm not saying it is the cheapest supplier, but we were very happy with the quality of the blocks.

Thanks Kev

[scotty44]

Should that be .com Kev :wink:

[kevt19]

Should that be .com Kev :wink:

Sorry yeah it is .com

Brain is confused after too much alcohol over the Christmas period!:rolleyes:

[mrs maggot]

based in london with a Barnsley post code - thats interesting ??
Sublicity
Unit 7, Space Business Park
Abbey Road, Park Royal
London NW10 7SU
Phone: +44 (0) 1226 693954

[Justin]

I've been using SubliCity for a couple of years, had a few quality issues initially but this last year they've sorted and products have been excellent. Prices were always good but shot up over the past 12 months, still cheaper than many for the same product and everything comes individually packed in a shipping envelope.

[kevt19]

based in london with a Barnsley post code - thats interesting ??
Sublicity
Unit 7, Space Business Park
Abbey Road, Park Royal
London NW10 7SU
Phone: +44 (0) 1226 693954

I can't explain why the phone code is in the Barnsley area, but the sublimation acylic blocks I recieved from Sublicity were of high quality!

[mrs maggot]

i know just struck me as odd, and wondered if you knew having dealt with them before, i know Space Business Park well as one of my other suppliers is based in Abbey Road, so i will try and pop in next time i am down there

[Justin]

I assumed this was just one of those fancy addresses folk use but in reality it's just a desk/po box kind of setup?

[JetStreamDigital]

The two guys that were running it 18 months ago were based in Barnsley but I think the ultimate owners were based down south. I imagine the wires are crossed somewhere in all of that.


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[James990]

If they have a VOIP phone then they can have a dialing code for anywhere in the world and be anywhere in the world as well. I am in Wimbledon, but have an inner London 0207 on one of my phone numbers! I use Vonage and if I move I just take the box with me and plug it in, and I don't have to change telephone numbers etc.

[reefje]

Has anyone here had any good/bad experiences with THE TRANSFER PRESS (http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/)?

I am about to do a decent/big order from them (it's my first order with them) but I am kinda anxious since they do not use Paypal and I am located outside of the UK. If you can recommend another supplier for me to take a look at let me know:)

[Justin]

Transfer Press are a very good, reputable company.

What type of items are you buying? We offer a premium membership scheme and a few other well known U.K. Suppliers offer excellent discounts.

[ArferMo]

TTP are about 10 minutes from me and Graham sends orders all round the world every day. He has huge stocks of quality items and when I was up there the other day he had half a 40 footer of packages going out just that day one person had ordered over 1000 large glass chopping boards and 10's of thousands of mugs in stock.

[sinGN]

hi,
thanks for this list.

[Maidiniceland]

Not shure if this is the right place to ask but is BMS out of buisness?

[UK Printed Mugs]

What makes you say such a question? We had an order delivered only a couple of days ago.

[Maidiniceland]

Cant reach the website anymore.

[UK Printed Mugs]

Well we can. Just browsing the web site right now. I even asked them earlier about your statement and they laughed at me down phone as they are incredibly busy.

[Maidiniceland]

Crome browser says the page is down but turns out i can open the website with Safari but in Firefox i get this message: Your connection is not secure

The website tried to negotiate an inadequate level of security.


printerowners.co.uk uses security technology that is outdated and vulnerable to attack. An attacker could easily reveal information which you thought to be safe. The website administrator will need to fix the server first before you can visit the site.


Error code: NS_ERROR_NET_INADEQUATE_SECURITY

Could be that my old computer is the fault.

[John G]

I had the same question that I raised with BMS via facebook, seems that their website certificates (or something like that) aren't set up now for anyone running XP/Chrome.
I'm a dinosaur and running both desktop and laptop on XP/Chrome, so its a bit of a shame really as I used to get my Sawgrass inks from them and various other items such as mugs, slates, bears, steins etc.

They suggested a workaround by changing my chrome settings - this would delete certain info or leave it vulnerable to others - I was going to give this a try but warnings came up detailing what might happen - so I wasn't prepared to do this, so, unfortunately, I'll have to take my business elsewhere.

Strange that they would laugh at this as I have raised this problem with them and they know that XP/chrome users are effected - I was going to post the same thing on the forum but ended up contacting them via facebook.

[bms]

I had the same question that I raised with BMS via facebook, seems that their website certificates (or something like that) aren't set up now for anyone running XP/Chrome.
I'm a dinosaur and running both desktop and laptop on XP/Chrome, so its a bit of a shame really as I used to get my Sawgrass inks from them and various other items such as mugs, slates, bears, steins etc.

They suggested a workaround by changing my chrome settings - this would delete certain info or leave it vulnerable to others - I was going to give this a try but warnings came up detailing what might happen - so I wasn't prepared to do this, so, unfortunately, I'll have to take my business elsewhere.

Strange that they would laugh at this as I have raised this problem with them and they know that XP/chrome users are effected - I was going to post the same thing on the forum but ended up contacting them via facebook.

Hi John, I think the amusement comment was in response to a question about us being still in business, hence a laugh and a reply that we're extremely busy :)

As regards our website, we've recently moved servers and had new SSL certificates installed so the website is secure for us and for customers (and Google prefers secure websites for ranking etc). It means that old XP systems which have vulnerabilities which Microsoft no longer support running old versions of browsers (which again can be exploited) won't be able to display our website. The choice we have is to enable this for everyone and then leave our website insecure for everyone or have some customers running old systems unable to connect by their PC - unfortunately we've had to go with the latter. If you use your mobile then the website will work fine, or even use the old fashion telephony system :))

[Maidiniceland]

Seems our Dinosaur computers are the fault. Have solved the problem with using Safari. Need to buy from them some Sawgrass ink and stuff.

[John G]

Thanks for your replies, i'll have a look at safari and if stuck, i'll use the old fashioned telephone lol.

[Callunna]

I have the same problem with accessing the BMS website. My antique Mac won't run the latest Firefox version so I have to use Safari. However, even this can be difficult so I'm afraid I tend to buy from other suppliers for the time being unless I can only get an item from BMS. This is a shame as I find them to be one of the best suppliers for price/quality/range. I guess I'll just have to treat myself to a new Mac soon!


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[bms]

I have the same problem with accessing the BMS website. My antique Mac won't run the latest Firefox version so I have to use Safari. However, even this can be difficult so I'm afraid I tend to buy from other suppliers for the time being unless I can only get an item from BMS. This is a shame as I find them to be one of the best suppliers for price/quality/range. I guess I'll just have to treat myself to a new Mac soon!


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That's an extreme course! :)

Have you tried using your mobile to access the site? That should work - or going right back to the 'olden days' technology of the old dog and bone 🍖 😊

[louise1977]

Hi, could anyone tell me of a supplier of back stamp stickers. I bought a back stamp with my company's name on and appropriate ink but it fades badly after a few runs in a dishwasher . I've heard there's a company which does really good stickers, dishwasher resistant. Can any one help.

[GoonerGary]

Hi, could anyone tell me of a supplier of back stamp stickers. I bought a back stamp with my company's name on and appropriate ink but it fades badly after a few runs in a dishwasher . I've heard there's a company which does really good stickers, dishwasher resistant. Can any one help.


dave crocker <ebaydesignz at gmail.com prints the really good mug base labels.

[Sublimeprints]

Does anyone know if any of these suppliers will buy old unused stock? I have some but rather than contacting all it would be good to know if someone has done this before? Thanks

[Justin]

I doubt it tbh. Better off selling it on here, far wider audience reach.

[mgibbs]

Hi
I'm just coming back to sublimation printing and wanted to get some new hardware, blanks and inks.

Going to my previous preferred supplier BMS things seem very different - located in Bolton and not Dorset, some negativity on Facebook whereas I always had great service.

Are they still the same company?

[UK Printed Mugs]

Martin sold the name and web site a few years ago to someone else. We jumped ship. We use Xpres and MDP mainly now. Highly recommend guys at Ink Experts for printer and ink advice if you're looking for smaller set up.

[mgibbs]

Thanks

I did buy a printer and inks from Ink Experts as the new BMS don't seem to sell printers.

It's nice to see something go down in price for a change (ink).
I was paying about twice for one Sublijet Ricoh cartridge than I did for 4 x 100ml bottles for an Epson

[Justin]

Never heard anyone mention BMS since the business was sold, never come up on our radar or any discussions over the year, very strange how quiet it went.

[Jimbo]

Never heard anyone mention BMS since the business was sold, never come up on our radar or any discussions over the year, very strange how quiet it went.

A while ago I bought some of the square glass coasters from them, they were actually about 1mm thicker than the usual ones and even with light pressure they snapped easy.
I've also emailed them about other products and never received a reply.
Not be bothering with them again.

[IonaLouCreatives]

i'm really struggling with any/all of these links actually taking me to any legitimate sites.

is there an up to date list of suppliers anywhere for the 2020's as there seems to be so many illegitimate 'internet businesses' within this particular field.

[Justin]

Are you looking for specific products?

Listawood
Xpres
Ink Experts
Ink Express
Magic Touch
Transfer Press
Yolo
Subli Blanks
Dye Sub Supplies