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Dye sublimation goes large
RA Smart (CAD & Machinery) has installed the first Mimaki JV5 320cm super wide printer in the UK at Image Fabrication in Crayford, Kent. This installation is only the second in Europe.
Adelco hosts open house to demonstrate direct on garment printing
For the first time in the UK, Adelco will be hosting an Open House to demonstrate a Kornit direct on Garment Digital Printer on June 12th, 13th and 14th 2008.
MHM Direct increases sales via web site
MHM Direct has recently added a used equipment selection to its website, creating a massive increase in hit rates.
Considerable expansion plans for Elms Marketing
Highlighting that not all garment decoration has gone offshore, Elms Marketing has recently outgrown its 14,000 sq. ft premises in Cheshire and moved to a new 20,000 sq.ft facility within the Maccelsfield area. Discussing the expansion of the business, Guy Walker told Printwear Today, "We have been aggressively attacking the market and are looking to re-shape the business with further expansion plans. Hence our need to increase our premises."
Buck the economic downturn
Following fears of a poor Christmas, official data from the Office for National Statistics revealed a worse than expected fall in retail sales during December with a gloomy forecast for 2008.
TSP lowers its carbon footprint and reduces costs
The TShirt Printers Ltd adds efficiency with six MHM S Class automatics and lowers its carbon footprint
T Shirt Printers, the Leeds based low carbon printer, has recently announced a price reduction program for both lower quantities and simpler prints.
New business manager for DSPA
DSPA: John Keith plans to help UK specialist image providers expand
One of the many new initiatives introduced by the DSPA to aid the growth and improve sales of UK businesses is the appointment of John Keith as Business Manager. John's role will include boosting association membership figures and introduce new member benefits, all of which will be designed to address and support businesses that trade in this competitive and ever changing market.
Bringing products to decorators
Following the announcement of a new series of regional exhibitions for garment decorators, Nick Carpenter talks exclusively to Printwear Today about the events, and outlines why the industry should support them…
Printwear UK exhibition cancelled
Printwear UK, the new national event for the garment decorating industry, due to be held next month, has been cancelled. Commenting on the decision to withdraw the event, organiser Nick Carpenter said, "We arranged the exhibition following direct requests from the industry for us to do so. And although we had received a high level of companies agreeing to support the show, there were a few exhibitors who had booked large stands, but who were not prepared to either relinquish the stand space or sign a contract.
Are regional events the future?
Following the recent announcement of a series of one day exhibitions, titled GPD (Garment and Product Decoration) which will be held at venues in London, Bristol, Harrogate, Scotland and Dublin. The question must be addressed, are regional events the future? "We believe they are," stated the organiser, Nick Carpenter. And the reason for this forthright statement, "When you consider the economics of attending a national event for many garment decorators, and in particular the heightened travel costs, bringing a roadshow to the decorator meets the needs of every facet of the industry."
Absolute Apparel opts for Stedman
Stedman is renowned for the quality of its ring-spun cotton and Absolute Apparel has launched a selection of Stedman garments for the first time this year.
Supermarket bans Uzbek cotton following campaign
Prime Minister congratulates J&A International
J & A International Ltd Spilsby has been presented with a British Safety Council Sword of Honour following a ceremony at the historic Goldsmiths’ Hall, London.
UKL to reward loyalty in 2008
UK Leisurewear (UKL) will be introducing a new loyalty scheme in January 2008. Speaking exclusively to Printwear Today about the new scheme, Alex Worlock, UKL said, "The new loyalty scheme has been designed to allow our customers to either incentivise their sales teams or receive rewards themselves evey time they place orders."
A winning result with La Femme collection
Earlier this year Result Clothing ran a promotion on its superior range of La Femme jackets. Winners of the campaign, included Sports Crest in Bangor; Total Promotions in Peterborough; Involution in Leeds; Stitches in Bridgnorth; and Xamax Clothing Company in Wakefield.
Digital textile conference launched by FESPA
FESPA, the global support organisation for screen and digital printers, is responding to exponential growth in the use of wide-format digital printing technology for textile applications, by introducing a brand new Digital Textile Conference to run alongside its FESPA Digital 2008 exhibition in Geneva in April 2008.
Exclusive: UKL adds four new brands to its portfolio for 2008
Printwear Today can exclusively reveal that UK Leisurewear will be adding to its portfolio for 2008 with four new brands.
Win a ski trip for two in Chamonix courtesy of FESPA
Printers who pre-register to attend FESPA Digital 2008 in Geneva before November 30th 2007 will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a ski trip for two after the exhibition to the beautiful nearby resort of Chamonix. The prize includes two days skiing and overnight accommodation.
Quayside Group exands its product offering with the Fanshirt Brand
The Fanshirt Brand, which is the offspring to a 50 year old clothing enterprise is now one of the most successful promo-fashion labels in Europe. The Quayside Group is planning to extend this further with its recent distributorship agreement.
Continental Clothing to distribute Edun LIVE
In 2005, Bono of U2, his wife Ali Hewson, and New York-based Irish fashion designer Rogan Gregory launched the socially conscious blank T-shirt line Edun LIVE in an attempt to shift the focus in Africa from aid to trade, their mission, to drive sustainable employment in Africa through high-volume sales of blank T-shirts.
B&P Graphic Systems simplifies textile printing
To cater for the growing number of companies wanting to output direct to fabrics, B&P Graphic Systems has introduced the D-gen Teleios textile printer. According to a press statement, this wide-format photo-realistic system is easy to use and doesn't involve a transfer process, thus making it a space-saving solution for the low-cost production of high quality applications including banners, flags and soft signs, clothing and wallpaper.
Fujifilm Sericol acquires Colormy AG
Fujifilm Sericol has acquired German based Colormy AG for an undisclosed sum.
Wow transfer paper continues to be a hit
The WoW transfer paper continues to impress the crowds, according to Jim Nicol, The Magictouch. Recently returning from SGIA, where the product was introduced, the company was overwhelmed by the interest it created. Commenting Jim told Printwear Today, “During the four day show we processed over 900 actual leads from clients requesting samples.”
Trade show for garment decorators with a difference
UKL’s latest innovation is the launch of its new trade show in January 2008. Whilst, we reported on the two-day event in the last issue of Printwear Today, this month, we can reveal who some of the guest exhibitors will be.
Child labour - is it right?
A picture paints a thousand words and sadly these images aren’t just marketing hype or collateral designed to make an impact - but actually reflect the reality of parts of our industry. It can’t be hidden, the use of enforced child labour continues in many areas and in particular within the garment industry. Headlines have once again startled many consumers with the conditions in which children are often forced to work - and no less than the recent documentary about the use of child labour for a range of shirts originally ordered by the high street chain Gap - yet is any thing being done to try and stop it? Following on from our article last month on the atrocities occurring in Uzbekistan we continue the story - with a simple request - ask yourselves and your customers is the use of child labour right in order to drive prices down in such a cost competitive market? Dawn Davison-Read provides a frank view coupled with opinions from brands and distributors within the promo wear industry...
Media partnership benefits decorators
Printwear Today is pleased to confirm an agreement with the STAG Buying Group to become one of its media partners.
TV Technical Forum – all about embroidery, printing and flocking
The new trade fair “TV Textilveredlung & Promotion”, which is being supported by Falk & Ross as the main sponsor, held from 25 to 27 January 2008 will host a range of technical seminars with the aim of imparting practical knowledge of printing, embroidery and flocking.
Impsport diversifies with new line of sportswear for promotional sports
Impsport is officially launching a new line of sportswear for promotional sports models and grid girls on its website www.impsport.com.
Raising sparks on the golf course at BTC activewear
BTC activewear entered three teams in the recent Promota Celebrity Golf Clasic to raise money for SPARKS – a charity which funds pioneering medical research that has a practical, positive impact on the lives of babies and children.
Victory takes to the road
Victory Design is getting out and about demonstrating its products with a roadshow in Scotland on Tuesday 20 November and Thursday 22 November.
Partnership leads to eco alternative to plastisol inks
International Coatings Company and Zydex Industries announced the creation of a partnership to market and develop the next generation PVC-free, eco-friendly inks for the textile screen printing industry. Unlike other PVC-Free ink products, these inks provide an excellent alternative to PVC-free plastisol inks, both in performance and price. “We are excited to work together Zydex, a forward-thinking and innovative company,” said Stephen Kahane, President of International Coatings. “We plan to pool our strengths and be a driving force in the revolution towards eco-friendly screen print products.”
Digital media brought to life with five new products
In these sometimes confusing days of digital print one of the most important issues from a production point of view is the ease of use. Grafityp UK Ltd is the UK authorised dealer for the Siser range of high quality garment printing materials for thermo transfer applications, and also a Roland DG authorised resale partner. This combination allows them to offer systems that work superbly without problems, and without hassle.
SAF under new ownership sees improved stock control
Last month saw the announcement that The Quayside Group had purchased the assets of SAF UK Ltd, one of the UK’s leading supplier of ethical and organic clothing.
MidWest demos latest technology
MidWest is hosting a demonstration of the latest embroidery and direct to garment print technology on November 15, in Dartford, Kent. The event will enable decorators the opportunity to see the latest generation of Happy Embroidery Machines and Anajet direct to garment printers on a range of promotional garments from BTC and caps from Headwear UK.
BGDF re-brands to offer more services such as recruitment
Although still in its first year, the BGDF has just got a whole new look with a brand new website and forum. In updating the site, the BGDF has also added a situations vacant section and an e-commerce element. Whilst membership continues to grow, the forum needs more decorators to use the site in order for the industry to benefit from it. The new recruitment section enables members to advertise job vacancies on-line and free of charge.
J&A’s new division cuts up a storm
J&A (International) Ltd has confirmed the launch of a new division, Creative, which will add plotter cutters, and a range of transfer films to J&A’s existing offerring of custom printed transfers. J&A’s Sales Director Adrian Apletree said, “The range of films has been developed for maximum ease, performance and simplicity. In fact the name of the core range, “Pro-Seal Verso” is derived from the ethic of versatility.” Commenting further, he pointed out, “As well as a wide range of standard colours we can even specially manufacture sheets of colour-matched cuttable material (Pro-Seal Spectrum) matched from a physical colour swatch or to a Pantone reference.”
Growth in organic cotton
According to a new report published by the Organic Exchange, demand for organic cotton has helped drive a rapid growth in production and sales over the last year. The report identifies that the amount of organic cotton produced globally rose by 53% from 2005/06 to 2006/07. The report also indicates that global organic cotton demand will see huge increments during 2008 with forecasts of the rise between 25 and 55% during the next 12 months. Its latest research, however, shows Turkey, India and China leading organic cotton production, with nearly half (44.9%) being grown in the Middle East .
Grafityp hits pole position
Grafityp has recently teamed up with Champ cars Belgium based Conquest racing team to further promote and advertise its excellent GrafiPrint range of products.
Customer Service personality of the month - August2007
Creative and high quality work is not the only element of success for any business but acknowledging the importance of customer service and actually acting upon it. In recognition of this, Printwear Today is pleased to confirm that Andy Needham from The Motifs Co. Ltd has been selected as the Customer Service Personality of the Month, August 2007...
The Magic Touch: 8800 new A3 colour digital printer
TheMagicTouch has introduced the all new A3 colour digital printer from Oki. The 8800 model with TMT firmware and driver upgrades enables full compatibility with all transfer papers from TheMagicTouch.
Okarma: OK10 -A responsible alternative
Made from 100% control union certified organic combed cotton this single jersey, taped rib neck t-shirt from Okarma is available in seven colourways: Black, white, natural, olive, sky, navy and red.
