INDUSTRY NEWS
Wholesale garment and merchandise supplier wins prestigious award
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merchandise supplier Fire Label has been named Best Multi-Channel Business at this yearʼs ECMOD Direct Commerce Awards.
The prestigious annual event, which brings together the UKʼs premium multi-channel organisations, aims to recognise and commend the hard work and commitment of businesses in various direct commerce sectors. This yearʼs ceremony took place on June 4 in London, with Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan presenting trophies to 25 winning businesses. After being shortlisted in the Annual Sales of up to £5 million B2B category, Fire
orcester-based wholesale garment and
Label was selected as the winner by a panel of expert judges.
Fire Labelʼs victory will mark the second consecutive year that it has been commended at the ECMOD Direct Commerce Awards, having achieved the ECMOD award for its womenswear range in 2014.
Fire Label was founded in 2008 and since then has seen tremendous growth. The team of locally recruited staff provide a range of services, from screen printing and embroidery to DTG printing, full garment finishing, bespoke manufacturing and plain garment supplies. Sam Turner, Fire Labelʼs
sales director, said: “To be recognised as the best multi-channel business was an unbelievable achievement
From left to right: Dermot Murnaghan, host and Sky News anchorman, Jim Turner, MD, and Sam Turner, sales director
for all of us. It truly recognises all of the hard work our entire team has put in over the last 12 months. The Fire Label team couldnʼt be happier at the moment.
What an award to win.” Fire Label anticipates that this award will help to further promote its brand and hope to continue garnering attention for its products and services.
Introducing the new Oeko-Tex Cotton Shopper bag C
The new Cotton Shopper
razy Bags has launched its new Oeko-Tex Cotton
Shopper bag, offering the highest standards of corporate social responsibility and environmental credentials for its trade customers. The Oeko-Tex Cotton Shopper is made of 100% sustainable cotton and tested for harmful substances and sustainably produced in accordance with Oeko-Tex guidelines. The Cotton Shopper is a super practical bag, but lightweight enough to fold up and put in your pocket or handbag. The bag is portrait in orientation, 38cm
(w) x 42cm (h), with long handles for carrying over the shoulder. The fabric weight is 170gsm. Each bag is certified with the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 label, which features a unique product ID, providing full traceability and transparency for the consumer. Andy Steavenson, MD, said: “Crazy Bags are the UKʼs only supplier of certified Oeko-Tex bags to the trade. This product is a great addition to our ever popular eco range and at the same price as non-certified cotton bags, itʼs the right choice for any customer who has green
credentials high on the agenda.”
Crazy Bags is committed being socially responsible in all aspects of the business and has nurtured relationships with suppliers to ensure that products meet the highest ethical and quality standards, and are produced under the best working conditions. The handpicked factories are SEDEX certified and carefully monitored to ensure that all employees have access to union representation, with strict working hours, mandatory breaks and monitored, healthy working environments.
A well-known face joins Evolve Brandingʼs sales team E
volve Branding has recruited a new national account manager in the form of Lui Notarnicola. He is a well-known figure in the promotional products industry, having previously worked at Doves Clothing, Booth Bros. and Fairway Identity. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise spanning 24 years.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
Mr Notarnicola will be responsible for developing the future growth of Evolve Branding, where managing director, Harvey Jeal, has recently invested in additional improved printing resources. Mr Jeal said: “We are very pleased to welcome Lui on board, he has all the attributes to make a huge success of this role and he
has our full support.” Two other recruits also join the Evolve Branding team. Natalie Wyatt will be responsible for taking care of the companyʼs ISO systems and accreditations, while Joanne Purdy will be providing the necessary additional sales administrative role.
Lui Notarnicola joins Evolve Branding
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