by Courtney Lockemer | Jun 10, 2021 | Events, Our Community
International T-shirt Day is coming up, so we’re celebrating with a T-shirt Party at TS Designs’ headquarters in Burlington, NC on Friday, June 18! International T-Shirt Day Party Friday, June 18, 2021 4:00pm-7:00pm TS Designs 2053 Willow Springs Ln,...
by Julie Johnson Novara | May 26, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain
The global pandemic has hit apparel manufacturers hard. Locally, we’ve shifted gears to produce PPE, bundle grab bags of irregular tees, and launch a “Buy Local” t-shirt. We’re working with a limited workforce but doing everything in our power...
by Julie Johnson Novara | May 12, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Image: Paige Green Photography We invite you to think with us for a moment about what our communities will look like when the 2020 pandemic has passed, face mask sales have dwindled, and we have the opportunity to shift our focus back to building local supply chains...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Mar 24, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain
TS Designs President Eric Henry is not shy about advocating for living wages. In 2020, he had the opportunity to participate on a panel discussion at the Industrial Hemp Summit. The discussion on the demand for domestic hemp fiber turned to the importance of seeing...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Feb 25, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Community engagement became a top priority after the North American Free Trade Agreement nearly destroyed TS Designs in 1994. That’s when CEO Eric Henry realized there was more to a business than just the “bottom line.” By the late 90s, we’d shifted our focus to...
by Julie Johnson Novara | Nov 5, 2019 | Our Community, Sustainability
Want to learn more about the value of the triple bottom line–people, planet, and profit? Watch this award-winning documentary to hear the stories of TS Designs President and CEO Eric Henry and others who believe doing business with a triple bottom line is the...
