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Kornit brings on-demand innovation to Leicester Made 2025


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n collaboration with Fashion Enter, Kornit Digital delivered a fully interactive, real-time production experience at Leicester Made 2025.


Taking place on May 14 at Athena in Leicester, the event brought together top retailers, manufacturers, NGOs, educators, and policymakers to celebrate and accelerate the growth of responsible, UK-based fashion production.


At the heart of the event, Kornit delivered a fully interactive, real-time production experience. Up to 100 attendees created bespoke T shirt designs live, transmitted instantly to The T-Shirt Company for printing using Kornit’s sustainable direct to garment technology, and returned within hours. This showcase was powered by the


create original pieces for the Leicester Made catwalk.


A real-life production experience was powered by the Kornit Atlas Max


Kornit Atlas Max, a high-performance DTG system that combines industrial reliability with unmatched print quality. Another element to the event was a catwalk show. In partnership with De Montfort University, six emerging designers designed their own bespoke fabric which was digitally printed to


Avery Dennison strengthens supply chain visibility with TrusTrace and GPRO


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hrough its partnerships with TrusTrace and GPRO, Avery Dennison has enhanced its Optica portfolio for the apparel industry. The optimised Materials Traceability and Work In Progress (WIP) Tracking Capabilities, further enhances Avery Dennison’s supply chain visibility. Together, these updates mark a significant expansion of Avery Dennison’s connected product capabilities, addressing key pain points for the apparel industry and creating end-to-end visibility across the entire supply chain. As the apparel sector faces increasing pressure to improve visibility, efficiency,


and sustainability across its value chain, Avery Dennison continues to evolve its Optica solutions portfolio to meet these demands. The latest advancements include two key developments addressing distinct, critical stages of the supply chain.


Avery Dennison has released a whitepaper highlighting how many fashion brands are operating in the dark, exposing them to waste, inefficiencies, shipping delays, lost sales, and shrinkage. Based on findings from a survey of 250 fashion retail supply chain leaders in the UK and US, the white paper uncovers serious item-level visibility gaps.


Guy Yaniv, president EMEA, Kornit Digital, joined the CEO Roundtable, hosted by MP Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. This invitation-only discussion gathered together industry leaders to explore how innovation, ethics, and local supply chains can drive the next era of UK manufacturing.


Mr Yaniv, president EMEA, Kornit Digital, said: “Speed, agility, sustainability, and creativity are the new foundations of fashion – and Leicester Made is the ideal stage to demonstrate what’s possible.


“Together with Fashion-Enter, we’re proud to showcase the talent, technology, and partnerships driving the future of on-demand production.”


Preseli and British PrintCo join forces to promote lanyard recycling


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reseli and British PrintCo have joined forces as part of the company’s next step in its Closed Loop Lanyard


Recycling programme. This partnership ensures that reprocessing and reuse of trims takes place in the UK, within the promotional industry. British PrintCo founder, Guy


Guy Roth, founder of British PrintCo


Roth, said: “We’re committed to making the event and promotional merchandise industry greener. We believe it represents a major step forward in helping exhibitions and clients reduce waste and reuse materials effectively.”


All reprocessing happens in the UK, reducing unnecessary transport and supporting local sustainability.


Avery Dennison has strengthened its apparel supply chain visibility www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk


This service is available for all British PrintCo and Preseli polyester and rPET lanyards and ribbon-based products (including wristbands).


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