Custom Umbrellas Blog

You are considering purchasing some customized umbrellas with your company's logo for a corporate gift, but you don't want to give your customers or employees something that looks poor or breaks after only a couple of uses!  How do you tell the difference between a good quality custom umbrella and poor quality one?  Here are our tips: Ribs:  These are the 8 "spokes" that the fabric canopy is attached to, and the best material for ribs is fiberglass.  It is strong but also provides flexibility in the wind so that it can bend without snapping.  Some of the compact umbrellas...

Vancouver is notorious for its rainy weather, and is also a mecca for outdoor activities.  As a result, umbrellas are a highly used item in the fall/winter rainy season, and custom umbrellas with your printed logo/artwork can be a useful, unique and high visibility way to promote your company or brand in Vancouver. Here are a few ways umbrellas can be used to promote your company: Corporate gifts: A rain umbrella custom printed with your company's logo and/or artwork is a practical corporate gift that will be used over and over again, reminding the recipient of your company/brand with each...

Downtown Toronto is an urban hub...buzzing with energy and many people walking outdoors.  In the rainy spring and fall seasons, custom umbrellas with your printed logo/artwork can be a useful, unique and high visibility way to promote your company or brand in Toronto. Here are a few ways umbrellas can be used to promote your company: Corporate gifts: A rain umbrella custom printed with your company's logo and/or artwork is a practical corporate gift that will be used over and over again, reminding the recipient of your company/brand with each use. Employee Swag:  Custom logo printed umbrellas are useful for...

The rainy weather has already returned this Fall.  You’d think that in one of the rainiest cities on the planet, Vancouver residents would know where to find a quality umbrella, but it is a tough find these days!  The retailers that sold higher quality umbrellas in the past have almost all disappeared – Gum Drops boutique in Kitsilano in Vancouver closed six years ago, Raindrops in Toronto closed two years ago, and finally last year, Bella Umbrella in Seattle closed and the iconic Umbrella Shop in Vancouver closed its doors.  Today, we believe your workplace is now the best place...

There are three ways for us to print on an umbrella:  screen printing, heat transfer and digital sublimation. SCREEN PRINTINGIn this method, a mesh screen is made with a stencil of your logo burned into it.  Ink is squeezed through the screen and onto the umbrella panel.  Screen printing is for solid colours only (no gradients), up to 4 colours maximum.  This is the most economical print method and is the most common. HEAT TRANSFER PRINTINGIn this method, your logo is digitally printed onto a vinyl substrate, cut out, and heat pressed onto the panel.  This method is for multi-colour...