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Clothes2order invests in Fabryx to revolutionise fashion on-demand
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abryx, a premium fashion on-demand scale up that empowers brand owners to launch their own clothing lines, has announced funding from Clothes2order.
The £500,000 investment will allow Fabryx to scale and position itself as an emerging leader in the growing on-demand print space for quality custom clothing and fulfilment. Clothes2order has also partnered with Fabryx for manufacturing, and will also provide advisory services during the growth phase process.
Fabryx has built a sophisticated technology platform that removes the need for brands to invest and hold inventory, providing a risk free way to enter the apparel space. Companies, brands and even influencers that look to ideate, design and launch a robust
Direct Textiles + Bags grows the team
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irect Textiles + Bags (DTB) has appointed Angelika Krygiel to the new role of European account executive joining the growing team based in Poland.
Responsible for the account management of Direct Textiles + Bags Europe DTBEU, Ms Krygiel will be managing European production and fulfilment solutions for all UK customers’ European
requirements from the Lincoln office. Ms Krygiel has been with DTB for over eight years gaining experience
Clothes2order invests £500k in Fabryx
line up of clothing and accessories can trust that Fabryx will handle the entire process from start to finish. Fabryx’s strength lies in its branding and packaging on-demand capabilities that includes branded woven labels and tags, tissue wrap, stickers, bags, flyers and even custom mailers and boxes. The process enables brands to create a premium branded clothing line and an unboxing experience their customers will remember.
The Fabryx experience is all-inclusive, setting up brands with an online store, handling store management, manufacturing and fulfilment direct to customer. Fabryx has access to over 250,000 product SKUs across leisurewear and gym apparel including technical clothing for active brands, customised using cutting edge printing and embroidery services. All products are printed using Greenprinted waterless technology which is entirely non-toxic, 100% biodegradable, vegan and powered by renewable energy. Peter Ryder, managing director of Fabryx, said: “Fabryx is proud to be partnered with Clothes2order during this integral part of company expansion. Our close alliance enables Fabryx to leverage 20 years of experience to offer superior quality to our customers and is set to position Fabryx as the leading on demand resource for brands to launch their own clothing lines.”
Summa and Valiani join forces with business merger
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umma and Valiani have joined forces with a merger of their businesses to offer customers an even broader range of cutting solutions.
Valiani, with its headquarters in Certaldo, Florence, Italy, is a developer and manufacturer of small to medium sized, highly reliable flatbed cutters with a worldwide distribution network.
Angelika Krygiel
from working in many areas of the business. Clive Allcott, commercial director at Direct Textiles + Bags, said: “It’s exciting times here at DTB as we continue to reinforce our position as the leading bag and garment supplier not just in the UK, but in Europe as well. Angelika’s appointment will allow us to build on our European solutions for our distributor partners.”
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Nico Valiani, CEO, said: “In the recent years we have renewed our complete portfolio with a wider range of solutions. Now, this is starting to pay off with a significant growth. However, I know there is still a lot more potential. Therefore, my family and I are convinced that being part of the Summa group will accelerate our growth and give our customers much more possibilities. We are staying true to our values, being customer focused and offering high-quality solutions.”
Geert Pierloot, managing director at Summa, added: “Since the negotiations started, my appreciation
Geert Pierloot, MD of Summa, and Nico Valiani, CEO of Valiani, shake hands on the merger
for the Valiani company and its products has grown more and more. I look forward to working together with Nico and his team. In this merger, I see an absolute win-win as it combines the strengths of both companies. While we can help accelerating Valiani’s growth, our portfolio can be expanded with the solutions of Valiani and more markets can be served.”
Both companies will continue to operate under their current company names and with the actual management teams in place.
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