January Contents More and


more suppliers now offer an eco-friendly option in their collection. Check out what’s new from page 26


(Image supplied by Anthem)


News: 6 Industry News Market and industry update 20 Coronavirus News


COVID-19 news from across the industry


22 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment


Regulars: 36 The DTG Column


With Dmitry Sarbaev of FLUXMALL DTG


44 The Embroidery Column With Madeira UK


60 Business Monitor With Paul Clapham


61 The Transfer Print Column With Charlotte Darling of Amaya Sales UK


(Image supplied by Hybrid Services) Reports


suggest that dye


sublimation is on the rise. To get involved view the latest printers from page 62


For stylish and trend-led


garments look no further than our overview of the latest urbanwear from page 48


66 The Dye Sub Column With Jimmy Lamb of Sawgrass


67 The Promo Column With Stuart Derrick


78 P&P Online The latest happenings online


Features: 26 Focus on Eco Clothing


We take a look at the latest recycled and organic clothing


35 Special Report


Sharon Donovich of Kornit Digital explains why sustainability matters


38 Focus on Headwear Caps, hats and more


43 Industry Advice


Jim Nicol of TheMagicTouch explains why the beanie is perfect for sampling


46 The Big Interview


P&P editor Melanie Attlesey speaks with Tony Marks of Product Zone about Watford FC and headwear


48 Focus on Urbanwear All of the freshest trend-led garments


56 Q&A


Hadley Turney of Beechfield Brands provides an overview of virtual sampling tool Technologo


58 Q&A


Rob Greenhalgh of PMD Business Finance explains why garment decorators should consider finance in 2021


62 Focus on Dye Sublimation New printers for the dye sublimation market


68 Focus on Hygiene Essentials Face coverings, anti-microbial items and more


The team


■ EDITOR: Melanie Attlesey, mattlesey@datateam.co.uk ■DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR: Tony Gardner, tgardner@datateam.co.uk ■SALES EXECUTIVE: Daniel Gardner, dgardner@datateam.co.uk ■ORIGINATION: Brian King, Design & Media Solutions


Printwear & Promotion is published in Great Britain by Datateam Business Media Ltd, London Road, Maidstone ME16 8LY ■Tel: 01622 687031 ■Fax: 01622 757646 ■Circulation: email datateam@c-cms.com or call 01580 883844. Printwear & Promotion is available on subscription, priced £103 (UK) and £137 (overseas). ISSN 0967-2486


The publishers do not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors, nor do they accept any responsibility for any errors of translation in the subject matter in this publication.


Suppliers have contributed towards the costs of some of the editorial, photographs and material in this issue. www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk January 2021 |5 |


(Image supplied by So Denim by AWDis)


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