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OCTOBER 2007 DIGITISED ISSUE
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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...
Customer Service personality of the month - October 2007
In recognition of the importance of customer service, Printwear Today has awarded Tracy Eckersley, Ralawise (London Branch) with the Customer Service Personality of the Month, October 2007. Tracy received the most nominations from garment decorators this month…
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.
Focusing purely on hoodies to ensure immediate availability
Launched six months ago, The Hooded Top Co was created as a division of TGI Corporation Ltd specially to supply Hooded tops to the print and embroidery marketplace. Now as a specialist in hooded tops, the company promises to always have stock available to customers upon demand for next day delivery. With nine colourways and styles to suit the teen, ladies and mens wear market, The Hooded Top Company is also looking at introducing a range of fair trade hooded tops. A website is currently being created and will be online within the next few weeks.
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 .
Brandix Textiles first to be Fair Trade & Organic certified for woven fabrics
Brandix Textiles, Sri Lanka’s largest woven fabric processor, achieved a national milestone recently when its plant at Makandura in the Wayamba Industrial Zone became the first woven textile operation in the country to receive Fair Trade and Organic certifications from the Institute for Marketecology (IMO) of Switzerland. The organic certification takes the company a step closer to buyers seeking to achieve environment compliance with the exacting Global Organic Textile Standard or GOTS, while compliance with IMO’s Social and Fairtrade Programme will open up new markets for its fabrics by providing consumers the option of purchasing products according to their principles and values, the company said.
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.
Message in a T-shirt
EarthPositive is the new carbon neutral T-Shirts from Continental Clothing, which, according to Philip Charles, Director of Continental Clothing are set to revolutionise the promotional industry. Printwear Today reports on the launch...
