April Contents


News: 6 Industry News Market and industry update


22 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment


Regulars:


27 The Dye Sub Column With Screenworks


28 The Screen Print Column With Luke Smith of Adelco


30 Business Monitor With Paul Clapham


47 The Embroidery Column With Madeira UK


The SC-F3000 is the newest DTG printer to join Epson’s stable. Find out more on page 59


Whether your customers are after smart or smart-casual attire, you can find a shirt or polo that does the job starting on page 37


56 The Transfer Print Column With Peter Wright of Amaya Sales UK


58 The DTG Column With Folker Stachetzki of Brother


67 The Promo Column With Stuart Derrick


82 P&P Online Features:


The latest happenings online


26 Anniversary Report Result celebrates 25 years in the industry


32 Special Report


Prama Bhardwaj of Mantis World and Sarah Jupp of Soil Association Certification outline sustainability and business opportunities


34 Fabric Overview


Kirsten Ferrol from Écologie by AWDis provides a guide to sustainable fabrics


37 Focus on Corporatewear Whether your customers are after smart-casual or smart attire, find a uniform that does the job


48 Focus on Kidswear All the latest printwear styles for the little ones


59 Focus on DTG Printing Take a look at the newest release from Epson


68 Decorator Profile


Ryan Cleaver of Power Nation discusses his achievements in the sporting and business arenas


Discover the latest


printwear styles for the little ones from page 48


The team


■ EDITOR: Melanie Attlesey, mattlesey@datateam.co.uk ■DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR: Tony Gardner, tgardner@datateam.co.uk ■SALES EXECUTIVE: Daniel Jobson, djobson@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 April 2020 |5 |


70 Focus on Trophies & Engraving This sector is seeing a boom of late, discover ways you can add this element to your business


72 Focus on Golfwear


Discover the latest knitwear and polo shirts for avid golfers


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