Promotional bags

Promotional bags with your logo

A printed bag is a giveaway people carry on using, so your logo goes wherever they go. Below you'll find our guides by industry and occasion, then the bags we'd pick for gyms, sports clubs, estate agents, councils and the NHS. Every bag is screen printed at our works in Leeds.

Gym receptionist handing a new member a natural canvas tote printed with an Ironworks Fitness logo

Bags by industry and occasion

Guides for the organisations and events we print for most, each with the bags that suit them.

  • Books and reading

    World Book Day bags

    Book bags for bookshops, libraries and schools, ready for March.

  • Onboarding and hospitality

    Welcome pack bags

    Sturdy printed bags for staff, guest and member welcome packs.

  • Weddings

    Wedding bags

    Welcome bags, bridal party bags and favours, with one design for every guest.

  • Universities and students

    University bags

    Freshers' fair, open day and campus shop bags, with purchase order payment on request.

  • Clubs and teams

    Sports club bags

    Kit bags and totes in club colours, with room for a sponsor.

  • Schools and PTAs

    School bags

    PE bags, book totes and leavers' bags with the school badge, paid by invoice if you need.

  • Shops and boutiques

    Shop bags

    Paper and fabric shopping bags with your logo, for shops of any size.

  • Christmas

    Christmas bags

    Red, green and jute bags for staff gifts, hampers and Christmas markets, with order-by dates.

  • Museums, galleries and heritage

    Museum shop bags

    Retail-weight tote bags for museum, gallery and heritage shops.

  • Merch

    Merch totes

    Heavier totes worth selling, for bands, bookshops, cafés and galleries.

  • Festivals and events

    Festival bags

    Merch totes, giveaway bags and drawstring bags for festivals, printed in Leeds.

  • Conferences and exhibitions

    Conference bags

    Delegate and exhibition bags that take A4, with sponsor logos on the back.

  • Charities and fundraising

    Charity bags

    Fundraising totes with live prices, so you know your margin before you order.

  • Cafés, coffee shops and bakeries

    Café bags

    Tote bags to sell on the counter or pack a bake, with your café logo.

  • Retail and seasonal

    Black Friday bags

    Gift-with-purchase totes and shop bags for Black Friday and Christmas.

  • Councils, NHS and public bodies

    Public sector bags

    Printed bags for councils, NHS trusts and public bodies, paid by purchase order.

Adult football players on a bench with royal blue drawstring bags printed with a Calder Valley Vets FC crest

Gyms and fitness studios

A drawstring bag is the natural pick for a gym. It holds a towel, a bottle and a change of clothes, and it goes on the back for the walk home. Give one to new members when they join, or sell them on the front desk.

Our Cotton Drawstring Bag comes in 29 colours, so you can match your brand. For a heavier feel, the Premium Cotton Drawstring Bag is 200gsm cotton. If the bags will see rain or damp kit, the Polyester Drawstring Bag is water resistant.

Black drawstring stuff bag printed with an orange Station Yard Running Club logo

Sports clubs

Clubs usually want two things: a kit bag for players and something to sell or give away at the clubhouse. Drawstring bags do the first. A long-handled cotton shopper with the club crest does the second, and it's an easy item for a fundraising stall.

Most clubs order once a season, so order enough for new members too. Once the screens are made, extra bags only add the cost of the bag and the print. For kit, the Recycled Cotton Drawstring Stuff Bag comes in six sizes, from a small pouch to a 38-litre sack. There's more on our sports club bags page.

Natural recycled canvas tote printed with a Juniper Plant Shop logo, hanging on a hallway hook

Estate agents

An estate agent's bag has a good job to do: it goes to people on the day they get their keys. A strong tote with a welcome pack inside (a bottle of something, a local guide, the spare keys) gets used for the weekly shop from the new house, with your name on the side.

For that, pick a bag with some weight to it, like the Recycled Canvas Tote Bag or the Premium Recycled Canvas Tote Bag, in natural or black. A one-colour print of your logo keeps it smart. Both are in our express range in those two colours, so you can top up quickly when stock runs low.

Natural recycled canvas shopper printed with a Hilltop Allotment Society logo, carried over the shoulder on a street

Councils

Councils use printed bags for recycling and waste campaigns, libraries, markets and community events. They often need a lot of bags, a recycled fabric and a purchase order.

The Recycled Cotton Tote Bag is made from 70% recycled cotton and 30% recycled polyester, GRS certified, and it's our lowest-priced bag, which helps a campaign budget go further. For a heavier recycled bag, see our recycled bags. Councils, schools and other public bodies can pay against a purchase order and invoice: see bags for the public sector.

Black recycled canvas tote printed with a swim club logo in white, carried along a terraced street

NHS trusts and health services

NHS trusts, hospital charities and health services use printed bags for staff welcome packs, health campaigns and fundraising. A bag that holds leaflets, a water bottle or a new starter's pack gets carried round the site and home again.

Send us the artwork your communications team has approved, with the Pantone references from your brand guidelines, and we'll match them. For fundraising stalls, a coloured tote like the Cotton Tote Bag Long Handle comes in 48 colours. We can take a purchase order and invoice: ask us.

Bags that make good giveaways

A giveaway bag needs to be good enough to keep. These cover most budgets, from a lightweight shopper to heavy canvas and jute.

  • Recycled Cotton Tote Bag lifestyle

    Recycled Cotton Tote Bag

    Printed from £1.22 +VAT

    Sample £0.60 +VAT

    Available colours

    Black
    Natural
    Orange
    Purple
    White
    Navy
    plus 6 more colours
  • Cotton Tote Bag Long Handle lifestyle

    Cotton Tote Bag Long Handle

    Printed from £1.42 +VAT

    Sample £0.77 +VAT

    Available colours

    Black
    Bottle Green
    Burgundy
    Cornflower Blue
    Cranberry
    Kelly Green
    plus 42 more colours
  • Cotton Drawstring Bag lifestyle

    Cotton Drawstring Bag

    Printed from £2.71 +VAT

    Sample £1.84 +VAT

    Available colours

    Black
    Bottle Green
    Burgundy
    Kelly Green
    Lavender
    Natural
    plus 23 more colours
  • Cotton Tote Bag Contrast Handle lifestyle

    Cotton Tote Bag Contrast Handle

    Printed from £1.54 +VAT

    Sample £0.87 +VAT

    Available colours

    Natural-Black
    Natural-Fuchsia
    Natural-Lime Green
    Natural-French Navy
    Natural-Classic Red
  • Premium Recycled Canvas Stand Up Tote lifestyle

    Premium Recycled Canvas Stand Up Tote

    Printed from £1.93 +VAT

    Sample £2.19 +VAT

    Available colours

    Black
    Natural
  • Classic Jute Bag lifestyle

    Classic Jute Bag

    Printed from £4.09 +VAT

    Sample £2.99 +VAT

    Available colours

    Black
    Natural
    Graphite Grey
    Navy
    Natural-Black
    Natural-Bright Red
    plus 5 more colours
  • Council volunteer handing out natural tote bags printed with a green Bag it again recycling slogan
  • Couple on the doorstep of a terraced house holding keys and a black tote printed with a gold Holloway & Price logo
  • Woman leaving a fitness studio wearing a black drawstring bag printed with a white Pulse Studio logo
  • Navy cotton shoppers printed with a white Riverside Hospitals Charity logo, laid out as staff welcome packs

Questions people ask

What makes a good promotional bag?

One that people keep using, because every use is another look at your logo. For most giveaways, a 150gsm cotton shopper with long handles is the best value. If you want the bag kept for years, a heavier canvas tote is worth the extra.

How many promotional bags should I order?

Count the people you'll hand them to and add about ten per cent for spares and staff. Once the screens are made, extra bags only cost the bag and the print. See how many bags to order for an event.

Can you print our logo in our brand colours?

Yes. We screen print 1 to 4 spot colours, matched to your file or to Pantone references if you give them.

Can we pay by purchase order?

Yes. Schools, councils, NHS trusts and other larger organisations can pay against a purchase order and invoice. Ask us, or see our payment options.

Are promotional bags good for the environment?

Only if they get used. On climate impact, the Environment Agency (2011) found a cotton bag needs 131 uses to match a single-use plastic carrier bag used once, so choose a bag people will want to keep. See are tote bags sustainable?

Is there a minimum order?

No. Prices on each bag page start from 25, and you can type any quantity. Printed bags with no minimum order explains what small runs cost.

Tell us what the bags are for

Tell us who they're for, roughly how many and when you need them, and we'll suggest a bag and a print that fit the budget.