August Contents


NEWS: 4 Industry News


Market and industry updates


12 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment


REGULARS: 18 Marketing Advice


With Colin Sinclair McDermott aka The Online Print Coach


27 The Transfer Print Column With Andy Rogers, marketing director at Stahls’ UK


46 The Dye Sub Column With Beppe Quaglia, CEO and founder of Virus Inks


47 The Embroidery Column With Natalie Greetham, marketing manager at Madeira UK


54 The Screen Print Column With Dave Roper, owner of Screen Print World


55 The DTF Column


With Charlotte Darling, director at Amaya Sales UK 58 P&P Online


The latest happenings online The team ACTING EDITOR: Benjamin Austin, baustin@datateam.co.uk


MANAGING EDITOR (MATERNITY LEAVE): Melanie Attlesey, mattlesey@datateam.co.uk DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR:


Tony Gardner, tgardner@datateam.co.uk


ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER: Daniel Gardner, dgardner@datateam.co.uk PRODUCTION:


Tania King, tking@datateam.co.uk P20


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FEATURES: 16 Decorator Profi le


Acting editor, Benjamin Austin, speaks with 4 Ways about its newfound venture into garment decoration


20 Focus on Accessories & Ancillaries Bags, hats, shoes and more. Accessorise your portfolio with these products


28 The Big Interview Acting Editor Benjamin Austin fi nds out about Exceptio’s new British facility and the impact it is making on the onshore market


48 Focus on Print & Embroidery Consumables


For the products that keep your machines running


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