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The Cotton Textile Company pledges to stop using polybags
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companyʼs footprint on the planet. With offices in Cornwall and Essex the team is exposed first hand to the sight of plastic and waste in the sea. The team helps to clean a beach in Fowey and the findings are awful, from plastic bags, water bottles, straws, and ear buds through to cleaning mops, plastic toys, milk crates and polystyrene.
The act of cleaning the local beach and recycling as much as possible in the office and at home will not cure the problem, but it will help. TCTC has now
he team at The Cotton Textile Company has vowed to stop using polybags to reduce the
TCTC is reducing its footprint on the planet
taken the decision to only bulk pack its products if packaging is specifically requested. This will immediately prevent thousands of bags from entering the waste chain per year and brings about the added benefit of marginally reduced costs for customers.
TCTC knows this is a small step towards reducing its footprint and bigger rewards will be gained by creating greater awareness of the problem. The teamʼs intention is to show others how they too can have a positive impact on the planet and perhaps save some money along the way.
DecoNetwork engages with insider access to latest innovative site design tools
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ecoNetwork enjoyed a strong response offering an early-access beta of its latest fully responsive and intuitive site
design tools.
Strong responses to early trade show demonstrations and positive reaction from beta-testing clients further fuel the excitement for DecoNetworkʼs upcoming update. With the release of the new front-end design tools, DecoNetwork brings a site designer ready to compete with solutions from the wider e-commerce world to its decorator-focused e-commerce and shop management software- as-a-service suite.
Existing DecoNetwork clients and new
sign-ups alike can request early access to these tools for hands-on experience with styling their own mobile-friendly, responsive pages for the popular e-commerce solution. With live, immediate update editing of website pages, drag-and-drop additions and editing, and simple, menu-driven configuration all in-page, these tools make creating and maintaining a custom website as easy as itʼs ever been for the industry.
This user testing and feedback has been encouraging for the DecoNetwork development team, who have been creating this new solution from scratch over the last two years, completely replacing the current front end. Project manager Greg Pentland said: “Our updated website editor is a real game-changer; it replaces the existing system with one thatʼs not only current, but world-class. Itʼs one of the best platforms for designing a website, period; thatʼs comparing it to mainstream e-commerce solutions, too. When you compare what weʼve built to our industry competitors, itʼs like night and day.”
ETC Supplies releases new bobbin case cleaner and embroiderers helper
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mbroidery industry veteran Bill Garvin says that 85% of sewing and tension issues can be directly traced to the bobbin case, either incorrect tension on the bobbin case spring and/or a dirty bobbin case. Now Durkee has released the Bobbin Case Cleaner to solve this issue. This product was specifically designed to fit into the difficult to clean areas on the bobbin case. The Bobbin Case Cleaner is available through ETC Supplies. Another product recently added to
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ETC Supplies' range is the new Durkee's XXXL Embroiderers Helper. This tool allows the user to easily mark the position of their embroidery and record this for future jobs. Each garment will have perfect embroidery placement by using these tools.
Durkee's Embroiderers Helper
Simply line up the Embroiderers Helper with the top button and corresponding lower buttons to find your straight line. Then simply mark the position of your embroidery. This will be the centre of your embroidery.
Gildan A
streamlines organisational structure
t the beginning of the year Gildan Activewear streamlined its
organisational structure by combining its printwear and branded apparel businesses into one.
As a result a new executive leadership was implemented. The combined organisation will be led by Michael Hoffman, president, sales, marketing and distribution, who previously served as president, printwear. Eric Lehman, previously president, branded apparel, will leave Gildan to pursue other opportunities on June 30. The marketing,
merchandising, sales, distribution, and administrative functions have all been centralised to better position the company to capitalise on growth opportunities within the evolving industry landscape. The combination of the two operating businesses is intended to drive a leaner and more streamlined organisation, which is expected to provide operational efficiencies as the company leverages a common infrastructure to maximise the growth potential of its brands.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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