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BROCHURE

SUPPLYING QUAL ITY BRANDED PRODUCTS

TO THE WORLDS FASHION INDUSTRY

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Part II

Activities

Support Services

New Product Development

Group Operations

Product Safety & Testing

Accreditations

Part III

Group Background

Account Management

Part IV

Brands & Products

Part V

Seasonal Ranges

Part VI

Global Locations

Part VII

Trend Forecasting

Part VIII

Contacts

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2013/2014

BROCHURE

SUPPLYING QUAL ITY BRANDED PRODUCTS

TO THE WORLDS FASHION INDUSTRY

SINCE 1980.

Woven labels

Printed labels

Hang tags

Metal buttons

Sew on buttons:

Metal jeans buttons, rivets and snaps.

Metal badges

Embroidered patches

Leather and jacron patches

Over riders

All types of apparel packaging

POS

Heat transfers

Litho, foil and screen printing

Ecological ink print

Bar coding, tracking and marking solutions

Design and trend concepts

Whilst lead-times will vary depending on high and low seasons, our average lead-times are 15 days – for sampling.

Metal, Horn, Corozo, Mother of Pearl, Urea,

Wood, Polyester, Nylon, Natural and Recycled

Materials and 100% Ecological buttons.

All aspects of apparel branding;

We offer a range of pneumatic, electric, and fully automatic machinery for button, rivet and snap affixing, installed and serviced by our own engineers. In addition to our affixing machinery, we also supply heat transfer machines as well as in-house bar coding and variable data printers.

Support services:

Part II

New Product Development:

SPECIALIST AC TIVIT IES

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We appreciate our customers’ trust in us, to develop a safe product that is globally consistent and that is delivered on time – every time! That is why we have engaged a team of Group Operation executives – based in London, mainland Europe and in HK. The main objective of this team is to ensure that we deliver on our promise.

Group Operations:

APXpress products are Reach, RSL and RoHs compliant. Test certif icates are supplied with all our products.

APXpress is accredited with IS09001, ISO14001 and is Oekotex approved.

Product Safety, Testing Accreditation:

Our new Asian distribution centre

Our main customers include: Levis, Levis Made & Crafted, Levis Red Tab, Lee US division, Wrangler US and Asia divisions, Li & Fung Shanghai & HK offices, Polo Ralph Lauren, Polo Jeans, Denim & Supply by RL, RLX, Bestseller group (Jack & Jones, Vero Moda, Only, Name It) Denham, KOI, Diesel, Superdry, Mango, Zara, Bershka, Esprit & EDC global denim supply, Calvin Klein Jeans, CK Jeans LA, CK swimwear branding & packaging Tommy Hilfiger, Hilf iger Denim (global suppliers for the entire Denim divisions), Benetton, Sisley, Playlife, River Island, Topshop & Topman - Motto brand, Paul Smith, Sass & Bide Australia, Celio, Kookai, Japan Rags, Pepe Jeans. Many of our customers have been with us for more than 15 years.

Product ratio by category / number of units sold globally in 2012: Metal 25% (included metal jeans buttons, rivets, snaps, exterior metal badges, buckles, eyelets etc) Leather & Jacron 23% (included some synthetic patches and embroidered badges) Hangtags 18%, (included paper and non-paper hangtags) Printed cotton labelling 18% (includes cotton, rayon, nylon, polyester satin and other substrates) Others, (including sew on buttons, variable data, packaging, aesthetical exterior branded items 16%)

Established since 1980 with our headquarters in London the company trades from 11 worldwide locations of which 3 are manufacturing areas. These are China & HK, Turkey & Tunisia. Including the above, the group has 8 stockholding and distribution plants in total, based in India, Pakistan for two main customers, in Turkey & the UK.

The group is family owned and almost entirely self-funded.

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GROUP BACKGROUND &ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

UK accounts are managed by our HQ in London. Periodical reporting and other brand management facilities are set up to ensure that our produce is safe, developed on time and distributed ahead of requirements to our most local warehouse for local call off and distribution. 9 of the original 1978 workforce are still working for the company.

All locations, outside the US, Holland & Denmark offer bar-coding, variable data and tracking facilities. Spain & Portugal also offer distribution facilities.All locations run and operate Dimensions management systems, sharing stock location, production and distribution data. APXPRESS offers a bespoke online ordering system including stock management, this allows brands as well as factories to monitor all transactions, delivery and financial information.

We look to establish warehousing facilities in Bangladesh by mid 2014 inclusive of setting up a small leather and printing division in Leicester by the end of 2014.

Extra information

Further expansion

I T E M L I S T

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1. LEVISVintage reproduction hang-tag. Printed and aged recycled board with woven cotton cord. Brass clasp and alloy eyelet.

0. URBAN OUTFITTERSUrban Renewal printed inner label.

6. GAASTRA BLUEHot-stamped classic logo on high quality leather.

7. SCOTCH & SODAEmbossed & debossed alloy shank.

9. RIVER WOODSNatural product; shell badge.

10. DENHAMAlloy rivet with printed and debossed logo

8. KARL LARGERFELDEmbossed alloy shank.

11. EDC ESPRITSmall sew-on alloy button with printed artwork

2. TOMMY HILFIGERHang-Tag sewing kit.

3. DENIM LABTwo piece printed hang-tag on recycled card body. Cotton cord.

12. KINGS OF INDIGOAlloy sewing kit showing as opened. Designed & developed by APXPRESS.

4. SCOTCH & SODAAmsterdam Blauw, hot-stamped classic logo on high quality leather.

5. KINGS OF INDIGOAlloy de-bossed key-ring in brass finish.

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13. DENHAMDie-cut gloss laminate hang-tag, screen printed with waxed cotton string.

14. TWENTY8TWELVEFrom the beautiful womenswear collection. Printed paper hang-tag with crimped ribbon & inspired fold out illustrated inner.

16. PEPE JEANS X ANDY WARHOLPepe Jeans womenswear colab with Andy Warhol. Addtional Hang-tag, special with printed Factory studio history inside a heat sealed bag.

17. EDC ESPRITEmbossed alloy shank with aged enamel finish.

22. EDC ESPRITSmall woven sew-on button on alloy base.

23. HOLLOWAY RDNatural product; small Corozo sew-on button

21. BEN SHERMANRubberized sew-on button.

18. TOMMY HILFIGERHeart shaped alloy pin badge.

19. RIVER ISLANDMicro high definition inner lable.

15. SCOTCH & SODAPrinted jacron hang-tag with two piece card and brass eyelet plus natural bleached cotton string.

26. SCOTCH & SODANatural product wood; womenswear coin pocket heart shape insert. Wearable & washable encouraging heart shaped denim wear.

24. PEPE JEANSSmall debossed hot-stamped leather patch.

25. LEE COOPERHot stamped leather flasher with rivet.

20. GAASTRA BLUEInset sew-on split-eye button.

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SEASONAL RANGES

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1. CLUB MAISONTwo piece patch printed jacron woven onto heavy canvas.

6. GENERATION WOMANPrinted inner label from this nature inspired capsule collection.

7. SHIPYARD DENIM SUPPLYBurnished polyester sew-on button.

9. GENERATION WOMANTwo-piece ultra modern live edge shank.

10. PAPILLONWoven leather button with debossed logo.

8. MADAME MIMIPolyurethane with fabric centre.

11. GENERATION WOMANNatural product; large MOP sew-on button.

2. GENERATION MANTwo piece hang-tag, outer thin debossed edge PVC on high-quality card. Plastic string end.

3. MAISON DES FEMMESGold rimmed two piece alloy sew-on button.

12. ZIP PULLAlloy and leatherette zip-pull.

13. CLUB MAISONEngraved polyester sew-on button.

14. MADAME MIMIPrinted label with lurex border stitching.

4. CLUB MAISONPrinted hang-tag on textured board with natural dye leather string.

5. GENERATION MANDebossed textured edge metal shank.

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16. MAISON DES FEMMESDeeply debossed hang-tag on high-quality 3mm board. French silk taffita string.

17. MAISON DES FEMMESMetal sew-on with high gloss poly centre.

22. MAISON DES FEMMESPrinted and embossed hang-tag with flocked edge filled ribbon.

23.DENIMSTOCKAlloy shank Boyfriend Button.

21. DENIMSTOCKDie-cut card with canvas spine and bleached string.

18. SHIPYARD DENIM SUPPLYHot stamped leather patch.

19. DENIMSTOCKVintage presentation card.

15. MAISON DES FEMMESNatural product; horn buckle with lasered text.

26. SHIPYARD DENIM SUPPLYCanvas Patch Washed.

29. DENIMSTOCKPrinted and debossed leather patch.

25. CLUB MAISONClassic shaped alloy sew-on.

28. DENIMSTOCKEmbossed fisheye two hole sew-on button.

30. DENIMSTOCKFish-eye blined debossed sew-on button

31. DENIMSTOCKAlloy rivet brass finish with debossed text.

24. DENIMSTOCKFour hole distressed metal button. 27. SHIPYARD DENIM SUPPLY

Alloy debossed button, reverse side.

20. DENIMSTOCKA subtle debossed alloy hook and eye.

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HQ APXpress LimitedGroup Management. Design, Concept and Marketing team. European Sales office. Bar-coding, tracking and variable data printing. Stock and distribution hub for some European locations.

UNITED KINGDOM

NETHERLANDS

APXpress Netherlands.Sales offices

APXpress New YorkSales offices.

NEW YORK

APXpress Tekstil Ve Ticaret Limited StiScreen, foil and litho printing onto paper, fabric, and other substrates, woven and embroidery, leather and synthetic leather patches and badges, metal forming, and all finishing equipment. Carton printing and packaging. Bar-coding, tracking and distribution centre.

TURKEY

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GLOBAL LOCATIONS

TUNISIA APXpress Tunisia SarlTunisian & North African production & distribution, with facilities for woven, paper and leather, foil, screen and litho printing. Wet print fibre care and composition labeling. Carton printing. Bar-coding, tracking and variable data printing. Stock and distribution for European andNorth African business, including Egypt.

Delhi APXpress Accessories Pvt. Ltd.Indian management office, with facilities for woven, paper and leather.Bar-coding, tracking and variable data printing.Stock and distribution hub for 30% of our Indian business, including Pakistan

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Sales OfficesStock holding & distribution centre.

HONG KONG & CHINA

APXpress (HK) LimitedFar East Management office. Bar-coding, tracking and variable data printing. Carton printing and packaging.Stock and distribution.

Sales OfficesStock holding & distribution centre.

PAKISTAN

From trade shows to fashion weeks, from fabric fairs to street style, trends determine how clothes will be made, who will wear them and sometimes for how long. At APXpress we take informed trend forecasting and analysis very seriously. Its a curiosity for information be it the latest developments in culture, art, music, f ilm and fashion. Trend analysis is a way to connect the dots by looking for patterns and shifts in fashion pertinent to our business. Forecasting trends doesn’t just start with clothing items. What first needs to be determined are the basics. What fabrics are big for Fall? What treatments will decide what denim we will be donning? What buttons and bows will embellish our outerwear? These details make for a more exclusive look and feel for every unique collection. Quite often a new way of branding an item of clothing can take several months, a team of people and an outside opinion before it is rolled out into stores.

Fashion branding agency T h e S t y l e F o u n d r y pay close attention to trims, garment construction and branding – working with APXpress to reinvent new labelling techniques for global brands. What starts with a simple idea instigated by something that may have been spied in Hong Kong, is rolled out into a mood board of button branding, garment labelling and hang tag construction – supporting imagery, colour cards and collection story further explain the thought process behind their ideas and execution. TheStyleFoundry come in to support in-house design teams, saving them time through research, and saving the brand money through development. With on-brand trend forecasting, agencies like TheStyleFoundry work trends into a brand’s already existing story and vice versa.

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