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David Luke’s eco-blazer to become a circular garment
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n September, David Luke announced that it would be partnering with the Circular Textiles Foundation to design and manufacture the first fully recyclable school blazer. Now the schoolwear manufacturer has released more details on what retailers can expect from the new circular blazer when it launches in spring 2023.
Ryan Cooke, product manager at David Luke has been overseeing the design for circularity process from the outset.
He said: “Working in collaboration with the Circular Textiles Foundation (CTF) we have been reviewing the design and make-up of our iconic eco-blazer to identify the steps we need to take to make it a circular garment.
“In order to manufacture circular garments, we need to design clothes which are made to be remade while
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One+All launches direct to film printing service
n addition to its already very successful three-day embroidery service, One+All now offers DTF printing on garments. Using a Sublistar DTF-6002ProMax Film Printing Machine, One+All is now able to add school logos, school trip names, business logos, club logos and names and initials to Woodbank
Polos, Woodbank Sweats and Hoodies, and Performance and Reversible Coats. Garments and embroidery are charged as per One+All’s normal price list, and there is a minimum order quantity of 12 garments. One+All has also launched a Leavers Hoodies service as well. The team can now print and embroider Leavers Hoodies for junior and secondary ages, in eight colours and with 10 designs (reverse) and three sleeve designs.
| 6 | April 2023
Ryan Cooke pictured with the new circular eco-blazer
ensuring the price of the garment doesn’t change. Consultation from the CTF and Project Plan B has enabled us to transition our blazers into mono-fabric recyclable garments, compatible with thermo-mechanical recycling processes.” The process has been underway since September 2022 and the first fully
recyclable, circular blazers are now in production and will cost the same as the existing eco-blazer range. Designing for circularity will see David Luke’s bestselling eco-blazer reimagined in five subtle but critical ways to ensure it is suitable for the recycling process when it reaches the end of its life. Mr Cooke added: “The key areas of the school blazer that we needed to rethink or remove were the lining, swing ticket, brand label, zippers and pockets. The new circular blazer will appear unchanged at first glance, but the impact of these changes will enable the garment to be fully recyclable. “At the end of life we feed the blazers into a thermo mechanical recycling machine which converts the fabric into PET pellets. At this point PET pellets move into conventional manufacturing, supporting the circular principle of keeping raw materials at their highest possible value in the manufacturing chain.”
BPMA announces new board members C
live Allcott of Direct Textiles + Bags has been appointed to the role of vice chair of the BMPA Board of Directors to support the current chair, Haydn Willetts.
In line with board plans, the BPMA has also co-opted Jules Adam of WCM+A and Richard Sullivan of Navillus to join the board with immediate effect. Mr Willetts said: “Clive has a great track record with the board, already responsible for our Charter programme on the board bringing about significant change for Charter members, his appointment as vice chair represents the next steps in development for the BPMA. We also welcome new blood in the form of two new talented business owners, Jules Adam and Richard Sullivan, co-opted to the board to bring fresh skills and vision to our progressive plans.”
Making the moves now, CEO Carey Trevill explained the co-opting would be made official at the AGM this November.
Clive Allcott has been appointed as vice chair of the BPMA Board of Directors
She added: “It’s important to bring skills into a board at optimum times and with key planning for the next two years, this was the perfect timing to bring Jules and Richard on board with their wealth of experience, and with Clive taking up vice chair supporting Haydn, we’re all set for progress.” The BPMA also recently added to the executive team with appointments earlier in February, welcoming Sarah Connor as events and training manager and Sarah Irwin as membership executive, supporting Tom Robey as membership director.
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