Team

Corprotex Managing Director, Paul Smith, joined the corporate clothing industry in 2004 on the completion of a Law & Business Studies Degree, taking his passion for the garment manufacturing industry and putting it to good effect. He was elevated to the role of MD of Corprotex Apparel five years later in 2009 and since then has proudly continued to grow and develop the business, its offering and the people around him. Married and a father of four children, Paul, although now retired from the sport, used to be a keen rugby player and still keeps active with activities such as sailing and skiing. Over the years Paul has handled major accounts on both a national and a global scale and has supplied promotional workwear and corporate clothing for more than 250,000 staff. Having built on strong relationships with suppliers and customers, he is justifiably well regarded and respected amongst his competitors and industry peers alike. These strong relationships have helped him guide Corprotex through the recessionary periods of the last few years. Despite these periods of economic uncertainty, Paul has been able to put his solid understanding of business and economics to great effect by adapting to the market and reinvesting when the time was right. He firmly believes in continual improvement and staying ahead of the game, always seeking to keep up-to-date with all aspects of the corporate clothing industry, whether it be raw material indexes, country of origin politics or foreign trade initiatives. He regularly travels throughout Europe and the Far East to visit new and existing suppliers, not only to develop business critical relationships but also to study new technologies, fabrics performance, design and order management systems.