30th Anniversary Special Celebrating 30 years!


Welcome to our 30th anniversary issue! First published at a time when the garment decoration industry was in its infancy, P&P has been leading the way ever since in delivering the latest garment decoration news and developments. Over the next few pages our editor Melanie Attlesey and leading figures from across the industry take a look back at the last 30 years.


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he magazine has had several editors during the last 30 years, and I believe I am now the longest serving with seven years under my belt. I’m not sure whether that says more about me or the industry that we all work in! During those 30 years, the magazine has undergone several facelifts (see the front cover images to the right!), but has only changed ownership once, some 18 or 19 years ago when it came into the Datateam stable.


As I said, I have been editor of Printwear & Promotion since September 2014, so my seven years in the garment decoration industry pales in comparison to many others.


Time flies


I honestly don’t know where the last seven have gone. They say time fl ies when you’re having fun. Over the years I have tried to meet as many people as possible from all corners of the industry to try and expand my knowledge and understanding of garment decoration and still to this day I continue to learn from the experts. There isn’t a lot I can say about the industry or the magazine prior to 2014. However, what I can say is that the years 1990 and 1991, around the time the magazine launched, signalled a change in the UK’s garment decoration industry. These years saw the formation of Ralawise, BTC activewear and PenCarrie, with each of these companies starting to distribute blank garments on behalf of brands such as Fruit of the Loom, Russell and Gildan. Prior to this anyone involved in printing or embroidering T shirts for music gigs or football teams for example would have dealt with the brands directly. This of course opened the doors to many garment decorators to join the


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January 2021 – our anniversary issue


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