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Adelco announces surprising 2020 manufacturing results
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uring 2020 Adelco has reported that the company manufactured 136 high-end textile drying systems and 43 automated textile
This positive news comes following what can only be described as a difficult year for most businesses. The pandemic created many issues for those in the textile and apparel sectors. Equipment manufacturers saw varied results as a cause of the pandemic and are having to change and respond to these changing market trends.
Adelco made significant expansion plans in 2019, having moved to a new manufacturing facility in December 2019, trebling its manufacturing space and heavily investing in equipment such as CNC machining systems, additional staff and R&D projects. Such an expansion seemed daunting in the first quarter of 2020 when the pandemic effect was unknown and lockdowns began around the world.
Mark Smith, managing director at Adelco, said: “We decided to announce these figures to the market to show there can be
Adelco’s manufacturing plant in China
many reasons to be positive in the textile industry during such difficult times.”
Organic Trade Board and the Global Organic Textile Standard announce partnership
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wo organic organisations have joined forces to work together to support the organic textile sector in the UK.
The OTB (Organic Trade Board) and GOTS (Global Organic
Textile Standard) have announced the unique partnership which will increase awareness of GOTS and the amount of organic textile products certified to GOTS in the UK.
GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. The aim of the standard is to define world-wide recognised requirements that ensure organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, through environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labelling in order to provide a credible assurance to the end consumer. Due to a move away from EU funding, the OTB has been able to include brands as well as non-food sectors such as textiles and health and beauty in its campaigns which has opened up the possibility of the partnership.
The partnership will involve teaming up on communication, Geiger raises funds for Mind I
n the run up to Christmas, Geiger members of staff took part in the Walk to Maine by Christmas virtual challenge to raise funds for the charity Mind.
They were happy to report that with their supporters’ help they managed to exceed their target of £1,000 - Geiger raised £1,550 just in time for Christmas by ‘walking’ all the way to the Geiger HQ in America. A total of 3,178 miles.
In the end not only did the team make it in time, they managed to walk an extra 55 miles, so are now on their way back to England!
The Geiger team would love to express their gratitude to their employees, suppliers and followers for their perseverance, moral support and donations. Vicky Kinasz, managing director of Geiger, said: “Amazing effort by our team, well done everyone! It’s been fantastic to see that everyone positively embraced the challenge and supported such a great cause. “We believe we have a responsibility to give back to the
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk Vicky Kinasz, managing director of Geiger, on one of her walks
community whenever possible and we were glad to have an opportunity to provide help to those who need it while staying active ourselves.”
The initiative strengthened Geiger’s team spirit and now the US team are ‘walking’ from Maine to Middlesex to ‘see’ their UK colleagues by Valentine’s Day.
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marketing, support, events and campaigns raising awareness of the benefits of organic textiles which will benefit members of OTB, GOTS operators (businesses certified by a GOTS approved certification body) and stakeholders of both organisations. Christopher Stopes, GOTS UK representative, said: “This partnership will open up a wealth of support and content to our operators and will allow two organisations with the same vision to pool resource, share best practice and strengthen our mutual offering.”
Cristina Dimetto, general manager of the OTB, added: “For the first time in OTB history, this year we have been able to talk about brands and include non-food products with the 2020 marketing campaign. Our ambition is to make organic a lifestyle, not just a purchase. The partnership with GOTS reinforces the OTB commitment to bring the whole organic industry together, and to grow awareness and sales for organic in all its sectors. We are really looking forward to working with GOTS and to welcoming new members from the organic textile industry. Working together as a unified industry towards the same goal will make our 2021 campaign even stronger.”
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