Suithireshops.com is arguably the largest international suit hire database in the world. The website is separated into two distinct sections, the Hire Shops section and the Suppliers section.

The Hire Shop Section
This is branded blue and is further identified in the top right hand corner of every page by a blue box with 'hire shops' in white letters. This section is a directory of suit hire shops from all over the world and provides a search service to the general public. By simply pressing the 'add my shop' button, new shops from all over the world can add thier own details 24 hours a day. The majority of our shops are from the USA (4,580), UK (1,100), Australia(711), Canada (636) and Ireland(106), but these figures are growing all the time.

The Suppliers Section
This is branded in a shade of red and is further identified in the top right hand corner of every page by a red box with 'suppliers' in white letters. This section is only accessible to the suit hire trade and is therefore password protected. To get your password, email us.. To find out more about the features of this area click here.

Popularity
We are visited by the major search engines nearly every day to index our data and as a consequence rank very highly on search results for suit hire related phrases. An average number of monthly unique visitors is still being verified but we expect up to 30,000.

History
In 1998, www.menswer-hire.co.uk was commissioned to provide a directory of menswear hire shops in the UK and Ireland by founder Alan Dickson. Since then, the website has undergone a continuous process of evolution with the most remarkable developments occurring in early 2005. The site was split into hire shops and suppliers and functionality was added to enable visiting businesses to add their own details to the directory free of charge. A major expansion was planned following a successful appearance at the Strictly Formal exhibition 2005 where members of the suit hire industry enthusiastically learned of the websites new trade features. April 2006 saw the launch of the website under the name of SuitHireShops.com that offered an advanced and truly international suit hire shops and supplier directory service. Continually collecting visitor behaviour, it offers statistical feedback to members of the suit hire trade about the industry.

Alan Dickson, email
Business Director and suit hire industry expert of SuitHireShops.com, Alan Dickson is on hand to assist the public and fellow trade colleagues with their queries. An extensive knowledge base and industry contacts have built up over many years of running his own suit hire shop, Dickies (www.dickiessuithire.co.uk), suit hire shop accessories supplier, Finishing Tuxes (www.finishingtuxes.co.uk), and organising the European Formalwear Exhibition, Strictly Formal (www.strictlyformal.net).

Ross Bolton, email
Technical Director of suithireshops.com, Ross Bolton is responsible for the continual development and maintenance of the website. After achieving a Mathematics and Computer Science Honours degree he has worked as a programmer helping to develop multi-million pound software applications. In recent years he has specialised in online programming and website development culminating his diverse and advanced technical skills into producing SuitHireShops.com.