Industry News
Better Cotton expands in West Africa B
etter Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the opening a new programme in Côte d’Ivoire and committed to supporting 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in its first five years. The new field-level programme
will offer training and resources to farming communities across the country, a first step towards helping them produce more sustainable cotton. The Professional Association of Cotton Companies of Côte d’Ivoire (APROCOT-CI) will serve as Better Cotton’s Strategic Partner for Côte d’Ivoire, overseeing efforts to improve
the climate resilience and economic outlook of farming communities. APROCOT-CI represents the interests of cotton companies across the country, from farms to gins, and comprises six member organisations: CIDT, Ivoire Coton, Global Cotton SA, CO.I.C-SA, SICOSA 2.0, and Seco SA. These
The Outdoors Company partners with Adidas A
dding to their impressive portfolio of brands, bringing highly sought after corporate pieces to the B2B market for the UK and Europe. The Adidas sports range is now available to The Outdoors Company at competitive trade prices. It includes a range of styles including recycled bags, fleeces, hoodies, polo & T-shirts, backpacks and duffel bags, all available for personalisation.
Adidas started in Bavaria, Germany and have been making premium performance apparel since 1949. They create timeless, high-quality products that break boundaries, include and unite people in sport and to create a more sustainable world. Adidas’ commitment to sustainability has been included in their business practices for
more than two decades and have made efforts to reduce their environmental impact significantly, through circular designs, inclusion of more recycled materials, campaigns to raise awareness and the reduction of single use plastics.
This appointment with Adidas further confirms the Outdoors Company is the UK’s leading distributor of premium outdoor brands to the corporate sector. In addition to Adidas, The Outdoors Company have similar partnerships with Columbia, Finisterre, Patagonia, Rab, The North Face and many more premium outdoor brands and connect their customers to sought-after, premium brands through exciting promotional merchandise, gifts and corporate wear solutions.
New co-location for print trade shows F
ESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and the inaugural Sportswear Pro will take place from 19 to 22 March 2024 at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The co-located events will showcase an array of solutions for speciality print, sign making, personalisation, and sports and leisure garment production. Amsterdam RAI is a popular venue amongst both the FESPA visitor and exhibitor community and has been host to successful FESPA exhibitions in 2006, 2009, 2016 and 2021. The local Amsterdam Schipol airport serves over 310 destinations with direct
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flights, and the city offers affordable public transport and accommodation. Visitors to FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and Sportswear Pro 2024 will see a host of technologies, media and consumables from confirmed exhibitors including AGFA, Antalis, DGI/
d.gen, EFI, Elitron, Kongsberg, LIYU, Mimaki, Orafol, Sun Chemical, and swissQprint. Confirmed textile suppliers include MHM, Monti Antonio, MS printing/JK Group and ROQ, as well as two new embroidery suppliers – Tajima and Ricoma – choosing to exhibit at a FESPA event for the first time.
organisations will serve as Better Cotton Programme Partners, providing training and resources to cotton communities to enable social and environmental improvements. “The partnership underscores our organisations shared commitment to creating a positive impact in the cotton industry, with a primary focus on improving the livelihoods of smallholder cotton farmers. By integrating Better Cotton’s sustainable farming practices and APROCOT-CI’s local expertise, we aim to enhance cotton yields, reduce environmental impact, and improve social and economic outcomes for farmers in the region,” commented Jean François Toure, president of APROCOT-CI.
HALCO Europe acquire ETC Supplies
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ALCO is a large European manufacturer and supplier of hook and loop, machinery, and workroom accessories to textile manufacturing industries.
HALCO distribute to over 35 countries with locations in UK, Germany, France, Italy and USA with local staff speaking your language. Our vision is to support continuous production and we do this by providing the right knowledge, the right products, at the right time. During the last few years HALCO have acquired other companies to grow the product range and customer base. With Jas
and Tripta’s vision to take the business to the next level they found a perfect fit with the HALCO family who share the same values of hard work and honesty.
The acquisition will lead to rapid growth of ETC Supplies in the UK and expansion into Europe. Jas will remain with HALCO to grow the ETC Supplies business as he has expert knowledge in the supply of embroidery consumables. ETC Supplies customers will enjoy improved customer service levels with a large team at HALCO to support ETC Supplies customers.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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