SCREENPRINT, EMBROIDERY & CUSTOM GARMENT SPECIALISTS
SCREENPRINT, EMBROIDERY & CUSTOM GARMENT SPECIALISTS
Continental Clothing
ABOUT
CONTINENTAL CLOTHING
Continental have been designing, manufacturing and distributing clothing to the garment decoration industry since 1998
They were the innovators of the wholesale women’s fitted T-shirt in Europe (the “Continental Fit”), and we continue to lead the way in innovation, design and sustainability. We focus on creating high quality, expertly styled and responsibly manufactured garments for markets such as fashion retail, music merchandise, corporate promotions and leisure.
The Company owns four unique award-winning brands – Continental®, EarthPositive®, Salvage® and Fair Share® – that are among the most up-to-date blank garment brands in the world.
Social Responsibility
Continental Clothing all have a right to a safe and healthy work environment, a living wage, a legally binding contract. We all have a right to be free from discrimination and harassment, to join - or not to join - a labour union, to choose our work freely. They all have a right to fair and reasonable working hours. And our children have a right to go to school.
Continental Clothing Co. has adopted a robust policy with regard to the following minimum social responsibility criteria:
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No use of child labour
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No use of forced labour
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Safe and healthy working conditions
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Legal labour contracts
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Payment of living wage
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Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
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No discrimination against employees
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No excessive hours of work
Continental Clothing Co. has been running a pro-active social responsibility programme as a member of Fair Wear Foundation since 2006. All the Company’s manufacturing facilities are regularly audited for social compliance and are running active monitoring programmes in accordance with standards advocated by the International Labour Organisation, the Ethical Trading Initiative and other international bodies.
The Company publishes an annual Social Report.
Fair Wear Foundation carries out an annual brand performance check, and produces a comprehensive report and a score rating. Read the most recent Brand Performance Check here.
FWF is governed by the following organisations:
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Modint (business association for manufacturers and distributors of fashion, interior design, carpets and textiles)
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CBW-MITEX (business association for retailers of interior design, fashion, shoes and sportswear)
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FNV Bondgenoten (federation of trade unions - service industry)
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CNV Dienstenbond (Christian trade union - service industry)
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Clean Clothes Campaign
Sustainable manufacturing
Sustainable manufacturing is the creation of manufactured products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and natural resources. Sustainable manufacturing also enhances employee, community, and product safety.
Continental Clothing Co. recognises that garment manufacturing is one of the most environmentally damaging and harmful industrial sectors on the planet, and takes decisive and often pioneering steps towards addressing the many negative impacts. Starting with the sourcing of raw materials, the Company ensures full traceability of all fibres, choosing low impact cotton, Tencel® Lyocel, bamboo and EcoVero viscose, and recycled polyester in the Continental® range, 100% certified organic cotton in the EarthPositive® range, and recycled organic cotton blended with recycled polyester in the Salvage® range.
Continental Clothing Co. has been a vivid supporter of many high profile campaigns, including the Clean Cotton Campaign, Pick Your Cotton Carefully, and has been working with the Environmental Justice Foundation and the Pesticide Action Network for many years. Continental Clothing Co. is an active contributor to the International Working Group on the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). The Company is certified under the Global Organic Textile Standard, Organic Content Standard and the Global Recycled Standard.
Continental Clothing / Fairshare / earth postitive / salvage / t-shirts / Tote bags / hoodies / polos & MORE
Yarns and fabrics
Continental Clothing Co. controls the spinning process of almost seventy percent of all the yarns used in production as part of its vertically-integrated manufacturing structure, with the remainder being carefully sourced externally. All the yarns used by the Company are fully combed and ring spun.
The quality of our yarns and fabrics is the foundation to delivering the highest quality garments.
All the fabrics are knitted at our in-house facilities, and dyed with GOTS approved chemicals, using low-water and controlled waste discharge processes, certified to OekoTex 100 Class I standard and conforming to REACH.
Organic certified fabrics are dyed in our zero-discharge dyehouse, where all the water is recycled in a closed-loop system.
Carbon footprint reduction
The carbon footprint (CO2e) is the total carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases emitted during the cultivation and harvesting of cotton, fibre processing, textile production, packaging, transportation and warehousing. In January 2008, Continental Clothing Co. became the first company in the world to calculate the carbon footprint and place the Carbon Reduction Label on textile products.
We have reduced the carbon footprint of EarthPositive® products by around 90% through a combination of innovative product design, low impact organic agriculture, efficiency in manufacturing, and by replacing standard grid electricity with renewable wind power. We do not use carbon offsets and our footprint calculations were certified by the Carbon Trust Certifications in the U.K. between 2007-2009.
It has been calculated that a single EarthPositive® T-shirt saves around 7 kilograms of CO2e compared to a conventional T-shirt, whereas a hooded sweatshirt saves up to 28 kgs.
Having taken the greenhouse gas emissions to pre-industrial levels, all the EarthPositive® products carry the registered mark “Climate Neutral”.
CONTINENTAL CLOTHING Garments
Printing suitability
All our products are designed and manufactured specifically for garment decorating, and, with the exception of un-dyed bags, are suitable for all screen-printing techniques and all ink types, including discharge printing.
Because of the high quality surface finish, our garments perform particularly well with digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
They strongly urge the use of ink types and printing processes with a low environmental impact, without phthalates or aromatic solvents, non-PVC, water-based, compliant with environmental and organic standards.
The new Continental® Sublimation T-shirt, made from 100% recycled polyester, is designed especially for sublimation transfer printing.
The company offer a direct wholesale distribution, with some 1.5 million garments in stock in our U.K. warehouse.
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Continental Pullover Hoodie
Unisex Raglan Hoodie: N51P
Available in 7 Colours
80% Cotton 20% Polyester
Available in sizes XS-3XL
Weighing 320 GSM. Brushed 3 Ply
Vegan Approved.
Email or Call for Pricing 0191 5436966
Continental Classic T-shirt
Unisex Classic Jersey T-shirt : N03
Available in 24 Colours
100% Combed Cotton
Melange Grey = 85% Cotton 15% Viscose
Available in sizes XS-5XL (selective colours)
Weighing 165 GSM.
Vegan Approved.
Email or Call for Pricing 0191 5436966


Continental Classic Sweatshirt
Unisex Classic Sweatshirts: N62
Available in 5 Colours
80% Cotton 20% Polyester
Available in sizes XS-2XL
Weighing 320 GSM. Brushed 3 Ply
Vegan Approved.
Email or Call for Pricing 0191 5436966
Continental Earthpositive Baseball T-shirt
Unisex Baseball T-shirt: EP22
Available in 4 Colours
100% Combed Organic Cotton
Available in sizes XS-2XL
Weighing 155 GSM.
Vegan Approved.
Email or Call for Pricing 0191 5436966


Continental Earthpositive Classic Jersey T-shirt
Unisex Earthpositive Classic T-shirt: EP01
Available in 37 Colours
100% Combed Organic Cotton
Available in sizes XS-5XL (select colours)
Weighing 155 GSM.
Vegan Approved.
Organic Textile
Climate Neutral.
Email or Call for Pricing 0191 5436966