SSAFA Volunteer Knowledgebase

How to source and buy branded merchandise

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We encourage our volunteers, branches and SCTs to use their local funds to purchase branded products to support community engagement, anything from clothing for volunteers through to merchandise and gazebos. Our four preferred suppliers below are all experienced with working with our brand and working with our volunteers. 

Process

  1. Choose a supplier.
  2. Order the products you need.
  3. The supplier will make sure they use an agreed template and/or run it by [email protected]
  4. [email protected] approves artwork.
  5. Production.
  6. Delivery.
  7. Payment.

PG Branding (merchandise supplier)

PG Branding have been our main supplier for years - suppliers of gazebos, and feather, roller and vinyl banners; they have also supplied collection buckets and tins, cups, festival wrist bands, logo-bugs, model planes, mugs, notepads, paper bags, pencils, pens, pin badges, stress balls, T-shirts, tattoos, trolley coins, wristbands and more.

  • SSAFA portal <watch this space as we'll be linking PG Branding's SSAFA sub-portal by start of October.>
  • website pgbranding.com/

For more information on and/or support with PG Branding or general merchandising queries please email [email protected]

CNJ Merchandise (merchandise supplier) with SSAFA portal

Nick the lead at CNJ Merchandise has worked with SSAFA for over a decade, and provided us with cheaper rates because we're a charity. CNJ are the current suppliers of most of our gazebos and roller banners; they have also supplied bunting, collection products, feather flags (sail banners), model planes, pens, pin badges, stress balls, tablecloths, trolley coins, vinyl banners and more. Nick can get a quote for almost anything you ask for!

For more information on and/or support with CNJ Merchandise or merchandising queries please email [email protected]

B-Loony (merchandise supplier)

Our longest serving preferred supplier, B-Loony, headed by Claire, have worked with our volunteer, supporter and employee networks for over two decades! She has been a diamond with our volunteer network, and she often gets back great feedback from volunteers.

Visit the b-loony.co.uk/ website for merchandise, fundraising and event products, and more. See anything you like or want a quote for, please email [email protected] and [email protected], as our Community Marketing team must create and/or sign off any artwork used.

B-loony must be used for SSAFA branded balloons, bunting, paper flags and sashes because B-Loony produce these (core products) themselves so have the cheapest prices in the UK! B-loony have supplied our network with badges, balloons, bunting, feather flags (sail banners), fidget spinners, gazebos, paper flags, pens, sashes, stress balls, sunglasses, trolley coins and a new core product – windmills: b-loony.co.uk/brandspinner-promotional-paper-windmill

For more information on, and/or support with B-Loony or general merchandising queries please email [email protected]

SSAFA Shop | SSAFA online charity store

Checkout the SSAFA shop where volunteers can get a 30% branch or SCT team discount on many products. Email [email protected] for more information or support.

 

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