EJ Linney

Location: Midwest | Northeast | Southeast | Southwest | West

Target Markets: Fashion, apparel, textiles, accessories, Home supplies / Interior

Benefits: Working with a well-established company | Successful track record with agents or sales people | Excellent commission terms | Professional training and support offered | Sales leads provided | Sales and marketing support | Exclusive sales areas

Commission: 10%, paid by month end after goods delivered.

Deal Size: $1000 – $10000

Sales Type: Field sales (physical meetings)

EJ Linney Designs – Made in England. A UK Premium Print Brand – Hand Carved, 100% Original Designs. Wholesaling Fabric by the metre and Homewares Products. An Exciting Opportunity to Work in Your Own Exclusive Sales Area.

Established in 2020, and launched in 2022, we are now a successful premium designer brand in the UK. All designs are 100% original and created by Emma Jane Linney, an extremely experienced designer, who has worked in the fashion accessories sector for the past 30 years. Digitally printed on high quality 100% Cotton Half Panama weave (8.8oz), we wholesale both fabric by the metre and finished products to retailers, interior designers and manufactures of all types of homewares and home furnishings such as cushions, curtains, blinds, light upholstery and so on… 

Emma has created a completely original and unique range of 120 hand carved lino prints, inspired by nature and her love of light and form.

We have recently launched (on 3rd January 2023) a range of finished products – Cushion Covers,  Aprons (for both adults and children), Oven Gloves, Tea Towels, Aga Covers, Napkins, Place Mats, Tote and Cosmetic Bags in our exclusive designs on the same 100% Cotton fabric and are sold in packs across designs.

We now want to grow both the fabric and finished product sales in America and aim to become a well-known brand within this sector and are looking for experienced commission based sales agents to help accomplish this.

Opportunity overview

  • Fabric by the metre – 100% Cotton, Half Panama Weave – 8.8Oz / 309 gsm. Digitally printed using Reactive Inks for a very high quality of colour yield and detail of design.
  • Cushion Covers (45 x 45cm). Pack of 30pcs, minimum per design 5pcs.
  • Aprons (adult). Pack of 32pcs, minimum per design 8pcs.
  • Children’s Aprons. Pack of 30pcs, minimum per design 5pcs.
  • Double Oven Gloves. Pack of 28pcs, minimum per design 7pcs.
  • Teal Towels (71 x 46cm). Pack of 30pcs, minimum per design 5pcs.
  • Aga Covers. Pack of 32pcs, minimum per design 8pcs.
  • Napkins. Pack of 32pcs, minimum per design 8pcs.
  • Place Mats. Pack of 32pcs, minimum per design 8pcs.
  • Tote bags. Pack of 30pcs, minimum per design 5pcs.
  • Cosmetic Bag. Pack of 32pcs, minimum per design 8pcs.

See our pdf presentation here.

Benefits

  • Working with a well-established company

    EJ Linney is a division of J Leonard Designs, formally known as Balfour Hats, a 113 year old family run business, now owned and run by 4th generation.

  • Successful track record with agents or sales people

    Balfour Hats ran 12 agents with 450 live accounts and sales of $2m a year just from the independant sector.

  • Excellent commission terms

    10% commission. Exclusive area.

  • Professional training and support offered

    Training for the B2B website. Available anytime for support. US office in Boston.

  • Sales leads provided

    We have some lists of both retailers and design showrooms across the States and will provide what we have.

  • Sales and marketing support

    Website. Swatch books and product samples provided free of charge to agent and shops if justified. 2023 Brochure (Hard copy and PDF). Emma posts daily on Instagram. We are open to further suggestions.

  • Exclusive sales areas

    Yes.

The target market

  • Retail shops and websites that sell fabric and finished products to the public.
  • Home furnishing, fabric by the metre, upholstery.
  • Independents and groups.
  • Trade customers such as interior designers and design showrooms.
  • Manufacturers and wholesalers of other products with our designs.

Ideal Profile

We currently have agents covering New England and Florida and are looking for representation in all other areas of the States.

We are looking for experienced, dedicated and passionate sales agents. Ideally with a love of design (like us)!

An existing customer base of retailers, designer showrooms and interior designers, to call on (initially) and sell fabrics and products on a regular basis. We have some possible sales leads in some areas and all will be passed on to you and full commission paid on any future orders taken.

If you are a driven and experienced sales agent and you would like to work with an exciting British design company that has great ambitions for the brand, please apply today to discuss further.