BagBase has announced the launch of four new fun bag styles that update some of the brand’s best-loved products.

With the BG212 Universal Backpack, BagBase is living up to its reputation as ‘Europe’s most colourful bag brand’. This modern and timely reworking of the original BG12 Classic Backpack is offered in a 10 fresh and funky fashion hues – orange, classic pink, pure green and yellow; core promo options – black, bright royal and French navy; plus chic graphite grey and white – the latter is destined to be the ‘must have’ bag colour of 2010, according to the brand.

A PET bag made from used plastic water bottles has been introduced for 2010 by Crazy Bags. Designed to be the ultimate in environmentally sound bags, it is 100% recycled and 100% reusable. 

BTC activewear has grown their bag offering for 2010, with an expanded range from Shugon, joined for the first time with ranges from Regatta and Nike Golf.

Regatta is offering a selection of six great value backpacks including the TRB028 Easypack Packaway 25 litre Backpack which packs into its own front pocket and is available in a choice of 4 colours. The TRB034 Landtrek 35 litre Backpack is made from hard wearing 600D polyester and features an adjustable padded hip belt, two zipped compartments, front pocket and easy-grab zip pullers.

With James & Nicholson’s latest teamwear, teams not only make a good sportive impression. Bags are the icing on the cake of the brand new collection. Gustav Daiber GmbH shows that they are not only an expert in chic textiles, but also for other fields in the promotional world.

I.S. Enterprises (I.S.E), the Colchester-based promotional clothing company, caters for the middle to top end of the market supplying companies with quality promotional items.

Director of I.S. Enterprises, Jill Granger, comments on the range of promotional bags currently available through I.S. Enterprises and predicts on-going trends for 2010.

Prestige Leisure UK stock a wide range of bags which can be applied to numerous markets including sports, leisure, promotional, corporate, workwear and schoolwear.

One of Prestige’s biggest selling bags is Bagbase’s BG10 Gymsac, which is available in 36 colours including all the school favourites. This bag is 45x34cm with an 11-litre capacity and is made from water resistant fabric.

Four new bags from BagBase, six from Quadra, two from Westford Mill, a team holdall from adidas and an entirely new range of seven bags from outdoor clothing specialist Regatta extend PenCarrie’s range, keeping it one of the most comprehensive in the industry. Bags from Regatta will be available from March 2010; all others are expected in stock early in the new year.

Quadra is launching six new bags in 2010, four of which are designed to carry and protect a laptop computer.

The QD896 Urban Laptop Messenger is a lightweight, fashionably styled bag that takes its design cues from performance apparel. Made using a contemporary 600D polyester/300D rip-stop polyester combination fabric, it offers an eclectic mix of urban and outdoor performance styling for maximum consumer appeal.

Bags are now well established apparel items within our industry, with customers now seeing the benefit of bags as a core product for a range of sectors. Bags are perfect to complete a corporate style, school uniform or team kit. 

Regatta has launched a range of seven bags for 2010, which are suitable for print or embroidery.

Using the expertise the Regatta brand gained in the consumer market, Regatta can now offer the promotional and schools markets an innovative range of bags which have been tried and tested in the great outdoors. The range includes backpacks from 12 litres to 35 litres.

In a year that is undoubtedly proving very tough in the hi visibility and workwear sectors RTY Enhanced Visibility has had a very good year particularly with an increase in demand for its very noticeable luggage.

Westford Mill is adding two new bag styles to its collection in 2010. The new product launches mean that there are now a total of 15 styles across the collection, in a choice of six sustainable fabrics, and up to 19 colours.