Then Why Thomas Moore?

• 70+ Years of Experience
  • Estabilished in 1907 originally as a Men’s Outfitters, Thomas Moore have evolved into a schoolwear specialist after their initial sale of uniform in 1951, they have gone on to become the main uniform supplier for over 100 schools around Devon.
• Best on the market quality
  • It’s no secret that uniform can be expensive but with Thomas Moore as your supplier, you can not only guarantee that you and your parents are receiving some of the best prices in the UK, but uniform made by the market leaders for quality. The four main suppliers that Thomas Moore use invest heavily to not only ensure that the uniform looks great, but most importantly lasts. Thomas Moore customers, on average, return to purchase uniform because their child has grown, not because the item needs replacing. Better still they have had parents report that their uniform has been worn by all 4 our their children! We are pretty proud of that!
• Ethical Supply Chain
  • All Thomas Moore suppliers are members of Sedex and are audited to ensure compliance. This includes ensuring all employees in the supply chain around the world have excellent working conditions in a clean and safe environment for fair wages, have fair labour rights and proper health and safety. This also includes business ethics and environmental issues.
• Year Round Stock
  • Not just for Christmas, well summer really. Thomas Moore pride themselves on stocking uniform ALL YEAR. This ensures that no matter when a parent or school needs a new item, they can pop in or order from Thomas Moore and in most cases, the item is available immediately.
  • But what happens if Thomas Moore don’t have it in stock? Thomas Moore have invested in state of the art embroidery machines and heat press machines, so in the unlikely event of the item being out of stock, Thomas Moore carry a large amount of plain stock and can embroider or print the item the same day!
• Online & Instore
  • Thomas Moore have a sophisticated website that doesn’t just allow the ordering of uniform, but displays what is in stock. In an Amazon world, this might seem perfectly normal, however in the uniform industry, vast proportions of retailers do not like to display stock as they usually make it to order, creating a small delay, but a sometimes very long delay during the summer. Due to their commitment of year round supply, this does not happen with Thomas Moore.
  • Thomas Moore is located on Fore Street, Exeter, in the city centre, in a premises with 9700 sq/ft worth of sales floor. Not only is this convenient, but it allows Thomas Moore to hold and display high levels of stock to deal with the demand at the relative times of year
• One Stop Uniform Shop
  • Thomas Moore don’t just stock embroidered items, oh no, they stock everything uniform based; trousers, skirts, socks, shoes, bottles, hairbands and everything else in between. Parents and schools can really come to one company and have all of their uniform requirements fulfilled, without having to pop to 5 different retailers.
• Expert Staff
  • The core staff base at Thomas Moore have been with the business for many many years and as such ensures that they know what they’re talking about. Thomas Moore receive many comments every year from their customers on how easy and stress-free the experience was, due to the experience and knowledge of their staff.
• Rapid Order Turnaround
  • Due to the high stock level Thomas Moore maintain, 98% of orders are processed and dispatched the same day. For larger bulk orders, this can take upto 1 week, due to supplier constraints.
• Bulk Order Discount
  • All of schools that Thomas Moore supply recieve an automatic discount when ordering directly
• 30 Day Invoicing
  • Schools are not expected to pay upfront for any order and are offered 30 day terms. Invoices are also emailed directly to your finance department so they don’t get lost in hand
• Samples
  • So you’re uniform is looking great but it’s time for a change. Speak to Thomas Moore and they can arrange all the samples you need to make the decision that is right for your school
• Free Delivery
  • All orders placed directly by schools incur no delivery charge and whats even better is that there is no minimum order value!
• Dual Supply
  • Don’t want all your eggs in one basket! No problem! Thomas Moore will always work with you and other suppliers should you decide that you want more than one supplier for your uniform
• But what uniform?
  • Schools have got enough to deal with so Thomas Moore can help ease the uniform burden. Every year Thomas Moore will supply you with an accurate, uptodate uniform list that can be given to parents of new or  existing student. The lists are also available all year round on their website.
• One offs?
  • Need some t-shirts for a special event, Hoodies for 10 Tors, Tabbards for dinner staff or coats for grounds staff? Every year Thomas Moore help schools with ones off that often become regular requirements. Depending on numbers and requirements, these items can be turned around in as little as 3 days.