Ethical and Environmental Commitment

Supplier Relations

We source products from around the world in order to provide customers with as much variety as possible. Most of the products we sell are sourced overseas. To ensure good standards of employment practices we expect our suppliers adhere to the following standards:

To comply with all relevant local and national laws, particularly on: working hours and conditions, health & safety, rates of pay, terms of employment and minimum age of employment. Many of our suppliers are members of WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production) and / or FLA (Fair Labor Association).

Employee Relations

Companies have a legal and moral responsibility to protect the health & safety of their employees and the people who enter their places of business. We operate a system to ensure workplace health & safety is safeguarded and we provide a range of occupational health services to colleagues.

Environmental Commitments

Many of our suppliers hold the Oeko - Tex standard. This standard contains analytical tests for specified harmful substances and gives limiting values based on scientific considerations. A manufacturer whose product meets the requirements set by the standard is licensed to use the registered mark or label "Tested for Harmful Substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100" on their product.

Others may hold accreditations to organisations such as EcoCert International in order to establish a products genuine Organic status.

We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment. As a company we actively seek to reduce initial output of waste and seek opportunities to re-use and recycle where ever possible. As a consequence of this we dispatch goods with packaging that will minimize environmental impact and to further encourage the re-use of packaging prior to recycling.