August Contents


NEWS: 4


Industry News Market and industry update


16 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment


REGULARS:


18 The Workwear Column With Adrian Burton of Ask Ady


31 The Dye Sub Column With Encarna Luque of Roland DG


73 The Embroidery Column With Natalie Greetham of Madeira UK


74 The Promo Column With Stuart Derrick


78 P&P Online The latest happenings online P32 Image supplied by Craghoppers P24


The team EDITOR:


Melanie Attlesey, mattlesey@datateam.co.uk DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR:


Tony Gardner, tgardner@datateam.co.uk SALES EXECUTIVE:


Daniel Gardner, dgardner@datateam.co.uk PRODUCTION:


Tania King, tking@datateam.co.uk Image supplied by Madeira UK P66


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Key suppliers from across the industry provide a mid-year update on products and services in our Supplier Profile feature


FEATURES: 17 Industry Report


P&P editor Melanie Attlesey takes a look at Polyprint’s next generation of DTG printers


20 The Big Interview


Clive Allcott of Direct Textiles + Bags talks all things tranSMART with P&P editor Melanie Attlesey


24 Focus on Consumables All things ink, paper and thread


64 Marketing Advice


Kieza Silveira De Sousa imparts some very useful sales and marketing advice for anyone looking to grow their garment decoration business


66 Focus on Accessories & Ancillaries


Looking for hats or bags – then you’ve come to the right place


SUPPLIER PROFILES: 32 Amaya Sales UK 34 AS Colour 36 AWDis Academy 38 Écologie by AWDis 39 Just Hoods by AWDis 41 Craghoppers 43 Dae Ha UK 44 Fusible Systems 45 Gildan 47 Kids Wholesale Clothing 48 Kustom Kit 51 Papergraphics 52 Regatta Professional 55 Resolute 57 Snuggle 58 Vanilla 60 Xpres 62 YES Group


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