Company Profile
Company profile from the beginning.
We now employ over 160 people at our award-winning, specially commissioned headquarters in Accrington, and we serve around 50,000 customers each year.
Simon Jersey started out small in 1971, when Simon Moyle Set up his new company supplying uniforms to local businesses in the former mill town of Accrington. Today we have grown to become the UK's leading supplier of clothes for people to work in. We've become experts in developing clothing for all sectors of British and international industry, from small businesses to multinational enterprises. Simon Moyle retired in 2002, but his passion for designing clothes that people want to wear and enthusiasm for always putting the customer first lives on amongst the team.
Industries and customers we serve
The largest business sector for Simon Jersey is hospitality. This sector covers everyone from hotel chains, restaurants, bars and pubs to contract caterers and fast food outlets. Simon Jersey hospitality customers include Express by Holiday Inn, Jarvis, Mercure and Sodexo.
A significant proportion of Simon Jersey's business comes from retail, retail services, transport and security companies, Some of our customers in these sectors are: Iceland, Pets At Home, Vision Express, Relliance Security, Dolland & Aitchison the Opticians and Travelex Worldwide money.
Being a preferred supplier to the National Health Service (NHS), Simon Jersey offers a vast range of medical garments to all sectors of the healthcare industry, from small practises, such as independent dentists and GPs to NHS units and Primary Care Trusts.
A significant area of growth for Simon Jersey is the Beauty sector which has grown rapidly in recent times.
Our international business has grown significantly in recent years. This has led to us establishing service facilities in various countries around the world, including a UK based call centre, distributors in 225 countries and delivery to 120 countries worldwide.
We are proud to count renowned car rental organisations Avis and Hertz as international customers. These Companies have branches in many countries world-wide and each location has its own specialist uniform requirements. Simon Jersey has mastered the art of complying with international customer needs, be it supplying uniforms for various different climates or supplying washing instructions in 15 different languages.
Growing from strength to strength
The Simon Jersey brand complements this portfolio perfectly, creating a major pan-European force in progressive, professional and high-quality clothing. And our position has been significantly strengthened by the integration into this prestigious group. It provides us with a platform for additional resource and investment for future growth. We see these times as a very exiting stage in our development.
Another important factor for our business is the growing importance of e-commerce, where our customers can order online 24 hours a day, view garments up close and see 360° video footage of the garment on a model. But it will also help us with internal sourcing and improve communication with our preferred suppliers.
For our larger corporate customers, such as Avis or Emirates, we provide a secure extranet site, which display their individual bespoke range in full. They have all the advantages of internet ordering as well as detailed reporting functions and order tracking information.