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Who did make the official CCFC replica shirts?

Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:11 pm

Seeing some references on here to some official shirts being available at Saturday`s game in the club shop (I never go in there so didn`t see any personally) reminded me that it has never been clear who makes them.

Some have said that they are "made" by a local firm , but are actually made under sub-contract in the Far East by an unnamed company (Vincent Tan`s?). Other website references have them down as "designed and supplied" by Cosway Sports , which is a Vincent Tan company.

Is anyone on here able to clarify what the actual position is , and whether any manufacturing profit is made from them by VT on top of ny retail profit on their sale?

Re: Who did make the official CCFC replica shirts?

Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:05 pm

ccfcsince62 wrote:Seeing some references on here to some official shirts being available at Saturday`s game in the club shop (I never go in there so didn`t see any personally) reminded me that it has never been clear who makes them.

Some have said that they are "made" by a local firm , but are actually made under sub-contract in the Far East by an unnamed company (Vincent Tan`s?). Other website references have them down as "designed and supplied" by Cosway Sports , which is a Vincent Tan company.

Is anyone on here able to clarify what the actual position is , and whether any manufacturing profit is made from them by VT on top of ny retail profit on their sale?

Classic Sports (local Cardiff kit manufacturer) make the kits, but I believe that Cosway is one of Tan's companies and the name "Cosway Sports" was used instead for sponsorship. At least that's what I think anyway.

Re: Who did make the official CCFC replica shirts?

Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:10 pm

JonCCFC wrote:
ccfcsince62 wrote:Seeing some references on here to some official shirts being available at Saturday`s game in the club shop (I never go in there so didn`t see any personally) reminded me that it has never been clear who makes them.

Some have said that they are "made" by a local firm , but are actually made under sub-contract in the Far East by an unnamed company (Vincent Tan`s?). Other website references have them down as "designed and supplied" by Cosway Sports , which is a Vincent Tan company.

Is anyone on here able to clarify what the actual position is , and whether any manufacturing profit is made from them by VT on top of ny retail profit on their sale?

Classic Sports (local Cardiff kit manufacturer) make the kits, but I believe that Cosway is one of Tan's companies and the name "Cosway Sports" was used instead for sponsorship. At least that's what I think anyway.



Correct Jon :thumbup:

Re: Who did make the official CCFC replica shirts?

Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:29 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:
ccfcsince62 wrote:Seeing some references on here to some official shirts being available at Saturday`s game in the club shop (I never go in there so didn`t see any personally) reminded me that it has never been clear who makes them.

Some have said that they are "made" by a local firm , but are actually made under sub-contract in the Far East by an unnamed company (Vincent Tan`s?). Other website references have them down as "designed and supplied" by Cosway Sports , which is a Vincent Tan company.

Is anyone on here able to clarify what the actual position is , and whether any manufacturing profit is made from them by VT on top of ny retail profit on their sale?

Classic Sports (local Cardiff kit manufacturer) make the kits, but I believe that Cosway is one of Tan's companies and the name "Cosway Sports" was used instead for sponsorship. At least that's what I think anyway.



Correct Jon :thumbup:



I thought Classic Sports said that they didn`t actually make the shirts themselves locally but subcontracted the work out to the Far East. Which is why I wondered if one of VT`s companies were taking a slice of the profit from both retailing the shirts and making them if the (unnamed) manufacturer was a VT controlled company.

Keith