The Bloc & Tackle brand was originally created by Frank Bell, owner of Tandem Design, in 1998. He licensed the brand to the Arcadia Group’s menswear retailer Topman who used the brand on their men’s underwear and hosiery ranges in all of their Topman and Debenhams stores.

Over a three year period they sold £10,000,000 worth of products whilst Tandem Design supported them with brand direction and point of sale design. At the end of the licensing agreement, Frank Bell made a career change into the financial sector and has for the last 20 years been a partner in a successful financial services and accountancy business.

Recently he decided to revisit Bloc & Tackle and see if it was still relevant for today’s retail marketplace.

He has been pleasantly surprised to find that Bloc & Tackle has been very well received by the people he has initially shown it to. He is now actively looking to establish an exclusive relationship with a partner who has the enthusiasm and vision to want to hold an exclusive licence for the Bloc & Tackle brand.