At WeAreUSB we appreciate good design especially when it comes to Custom Shaped USB so this collection of over 100 custom shape USB really caught our eye… there’s a few fillers for sure but there’s some blinders as well.

Have a look for yourselves and if it gives you any ideas for USB designs of your own, don’t hesitate to call us for advice!

http://www.splashnology.com/article/amazing-creative-usb-designs/856/

Chinese New Year USB Factory Closures

Chinese New Year falls on the 23rd of January this year.

It’s the Year of the Dragon and the Chinese New Year Holidays are a week long, but disruption to the USB industry as a result of these holidays can be anything up to two weeks, so anything ordered now will not be in the UK until the middle of Feb.

If you need USB production over this period, we can help.

WeAreUSB holds stock of USB Twisters and we dome print print USB in-house. This enables us to beautifully print in full colour on both sides in 48hrs or less!

With low minimum orders and the fastest turnaround of ANY supplier in the UK, WeAreUSB has become Europe’s leading USB supplier, resulting in a large number of high profile customers across the globe trusting us with their promotional USB requirements.

We can supply screen printed or engraved off the shelf designs, or for a unique promotional tool we can create a USB in virtually any shape you chose.

Our experienced and knowledgeable sales team are on hand to advise and guide you through the entire process.

Email or call us now to discuss your requirements.

London 020 7434 2345

Bristol 0117 963 3330

sales@weareusb.com

After over 10 years in Soho we have grown too big for our offices and are moving back to our South East London roots.

I don’t know how many of our clients have been to our Central London shop in Wardour St. but if you have you may have had to fight your way past a veritable mountain of cardboard boxes of jobs going out, stock coming in and supplies needed to keep our busy production department running.
Yes, after over 10 years in W1 we have finally decided that when you cant see staff over mountains of cardboard, then the place is too damn small. We have taken a long lease on a fantastic new place in SE1, conveniently close to both Waterloo East and Borough Market (I can feel the waistline expanding already!). With 3500 SqFt of warehouse space and ample adjoining offices, in a building populated by internet startups and telecoms companies, we are very excited to have a new home we can grow into.

We will of course be offering all our usual Promotional USB and Custom Shaped USB services, just with a bit more room to breathe!

From 14th November our new address will be

WeAreUSB.com
Ground Floor
24-28 Rushworth Street
London SE1 0RB

Chinese Public Holiday

The People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 in Tiananmen Square and there is an annual, week long holiday every year to celebrate. During this time all production stops across China, which means for most suppliers there is serious disruption to production schedules and orders are unlikely to be fulfilled for many weeks while the backlog of orders is cleared.

WeAreUSB not only has stock of USB in most popular capacities, but also has in house branding for the most popular designs. If you need Promotional USB supplied during October then we will most likely be one of the few USB suppliers in a position to help.

We are saddened to hear that Insight Promotions has gone into administration. Having had the opportunity to work with them on a number of occasions it is clear that the promotional gifts industry will not be the same without them.
We would like to extend our support to all customers of theirs by offering to honour any pricing agreements they had. Please get in touch for not only promotional USB but equally any other promotional items that our experienced sourcing team can help with.
It is certainly difficult trading times for custom USB suppliers, mostly due to the lack of availability of flash memory, but also the flood of cheap but sub-standard Chinese flash memory that has flooded the market. Choose your USB supplier carefully!
We Are USB is part of 10th Planet Digital Media, and with over 10 years of experience in the field of digital delivery, we have the product knowledge and buying power to ensure the highest quality and best value custom USB in the UK and Europe.

Flash memory is at the heart of every custom USB drive. NAND memory chips manufactured in only a small number of factories in Japan and Korea. As a result of the earthquake in Japan, Toshiba closed it’s memory production lines for several days sending memory prices rocketing by up to 20% in just a few days.
In addition to being a key manufacturer of memory, Japanese factories are the leading producer of the raw wafer that other manufacturers use to make chips. The result is that memory supplies are very limited at this current time, and since most distributors only carry a few days worth of stock, it is likely that memory chips will run out by early next week. WeAreUSB has UK stock for fast turnaround orders and any orders in production at our Chinese factory will be delivered as expected. Call us now if you are looking to place an order for delivery in the next few weeks.

OK, so we are a bit biased here at WeAreUSB, but well done to the hammers for securing the Olympic Stadium after 2012.
Our bias is of course solely due to West Ham chosing us to design and manufacture their custom shape usb.

Although with the number of football clubs that use our services there was quite a high chance that one of our clients would secure it!

We are pleased to announce the addition of the Verbatim Clip-it drive to our express USB service. We can brand this unique drive with full colour high resolution printing. Designed to be able to clip onto paper or presentation folders just like a paper clip, the Clip-it drive makes an interesting addition to the range of drives we can brand in 24 hours.

We’ve had a fairly good end of the year in terms of NAND memory pricing, the expected rises inevitable due to every Christmas tree being surrounded by MP3 players and iPads have been tempered by reduced demand due to the worldwide economic climate.
In the last few weeks prices have started to rise due to the situation in Korea – the vast majority of flash is manufactured in South Korea and with their neighbour firing shells it’s understandable the market gets a bit nervous!
Prices are expected to drop next year as consumer applications such as SSD (solid state hard drive replacements) begin to take off. If you have yet to dip your toe in the custom USB market then next year would be the time to do so!
Because of the huge volume of flash memory products we order, weareusb.com is able to guarantee the best pricing in the UK – try out our price beating guarantee if you don’t believe us.

Following the lead of other UK and European football clubs in choosing WeAreUSB to supply custom shaped USB sticks, Fulham FC has selected WeAreUSB to design and manufacture a unique custom USB in the form of the current Fulham strip. The project was managed from design through to delivery by the UK’s leader in custom moulded USB and has already proved to be a success.

“The Fulham FC kit USB has already proven very popular and is an exciting and modern promotional item” said Catherine Gurney at Fulham FC.

The custom shape service offered by WeAreUSB allows for virtually any shape to be created as a USB and in the case of Fulham was a miniature player in the current Fulham strip manufactured from a highly tactile recycled PVC rubber. The popularity of custom shape sticks has increased since initially being used primarily as a promotional item, they are now gaining acceptance as a retail product. Sports clubs and sporting goods brands have realised the potential of a unique branded USB as both a marketing tool and value added retail product. With the ability to add content (video, audio, images) to the sticks a further revenue stream can be generated for existing catalogue.

WeAreUSB has created custom shaped USB for brands as diverse as Fyffes Bananas, Bayer and Puma in addition to printed USB for a wide range of clients including Vodafone, Blackberry, BBC and Accenture.

Form more information on custom shape USB or other branded USB products see www.WeAreUSB.com