Simon Jersey

Simon Jersey is a specialist corporate uniform and work wear company, based in the town of Accrington in Lancashire. They supply uniforms to national and global brands, such as McDonalds, Halfords, Sodexo, InterContinental Hotels Group, P&O Cruises, and the NHS. The company was founded in 1971, and since January 2014 the company has been owned by David Ross, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse.[1]

Simon Jersey will be Team GB’s formal wear provider for the Olympics at: Rio, Brazil 2016 (opening and closing ceremonies), Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018 (opening only), and Tokyo, Japan 2020 (opening and closing ceremonies).[2]

History

The company was established in 1971 by Simon Moyle, a local entrepreneur in the traditional textile town of Accrington, Lancashire. Moyle started the company after he was asked by a local pub to design their staff uniform. Using the experience gained from his fashion retail outlets, he began to design a more attractive range of work wear, in an attempt to challenge the idea that uniforms should just be functional cover-ups.

In 2002, Simon Jersey became part of Mercatura Holding GmbH & Co K, a European division of the Quelle group of retail and mail-order companies. Mercatura were then acquired in 2007 by the Swedish corporate work wear provider S Kwintet AB Europes.

In January 2014 Simon Jersey was acquired by David Ross. Ross said of the takeover: “The Simon Jersey brand has over 40 years’ experience serving both the UK and international markets… It has a strong reputation for innovative garment design, and with our experience, we believe we can improve the performance of the business further by building on this reputation, and allowing the team to be totally committed to putting customers first in every decision.”[3]

In September 2014 it was announced that Simon Jersey would be the official supplier to Team GB for the opening and closing ceremony formal wear for Rio 2016. In an unprecedented move, Simon Jersey was also handed the contract for both the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, for the opening ceremony outfits only; as well as the opening and closing ceremony outfits for the Summer Olympics 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. ↑ Samuel, Juliet (11 January 2014). "Second bet on uniforms suits David Ross". The Times. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  2. ↑ "SIMON JERSEY ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO TEAM GB". Team GB. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  3. ↑ Graham, James (13 January 2014). "David Ross acquires Simon Jersey". The Business Desk. Retrieved 2015-02-03.

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