News March 23, 2026
Commonsku Members Visit Honduras for SanMar Factory Tour
The promo software company and several of its customers witnessed every step in the T-shirt-making process and got a firsthand look at the Counselor Top 40 supplier’s community impact in the country.
Key Takeaways
• Commonsku partnered with Counselor Top 40 supplier SanMar (asi/84863) to take distributors on an immersive Honduras trip, offering a firsthand look at the full apparel manufacturing process from raw materials to finished garments.
• The experience also highlighted the social impact of the supply chain, with visits to schools and orphanages supported by SanMar’s manufacturing partners, deepening attendees’ understanding of the people behind the products.
Commonsku, a promo business and sales software company, recently joined 12 distributor customers and the team fromCounselor Top 40 supplier SanMar (asi/84863) on an immersive trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to tour textile manufacturing operations and witness the community impact behind products.
Communsku employees and customers recently visited Honduras to tour SanMar (asi/84863) manufacturing facilities.
Hosted by SanMar, the group visited the supplier’s textile operations and manufacturing partner Elcatex, following the journey of a T-shirt from raw materials to finished garment. Among the stops were UTEXA, Parkdale Spun Yarns, San Juan Textiles, and the Genesis and Francis sewing plants. Attendees observed raw cotton and plastic chips being spun into yarn, fabric knitting, dyeing, cutting and sewing.
The group also saw firsthand some of the community investments SanMar and Elcatex have made in Honduras, including a tour of the Mhotivo school and girls’ and boys’ orphanages.
“This trip brought our skummunity closer to the people and processes behind the products we sell every day,” said Mark Graham, president at commonsku. “Watching distributors walk a factory floor and then sit with children at a school funded by that same supply chain – that’s the kind of experience that changes the way you talk about this industry. It all started with a T-shirt, and it became something much bigger.”