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Gildan reports third quarter 2020 results G


ildan's third quarter results demonstrate a strong improvement from the second quarter, despite ongoing COVID-19 impacts. During the quarter ended September 27, Gildan generated sales of $602 million, up from $230 million in the second quarter. However, sales for the third quarter were down 18.6% compared to this time last year, with imprintable sales down 21% in North America and 25% in international markets, reflecting the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.


Gildan president and CEO, Glenn J. Chamandy, said: "We were pleased with the recovery of our sales and earnings during the third quarter. Retail sales performance was driven


New sales manager for GS UK M


ike Hipkiss has joined GS UK’s sales team as the company’s new UK and


Ireland sales manager. Mr Hipkiss is well known throughout the textiles industry having worked in sales for more than 20 years. He has an extensive knowledge of the UK garment business and particularly the various decoration processes available. He will be principally responsible for the GS UK embroidery and print consumables division, although


by momentum in underwear, and while the lack of large events continues to impact imprintable channels we are nonetheless seeing areas of opportunity. "Further, we continue to be pleased with the results we are seeing from our Back to Basics strategy as we continue to place a strong focus on meeting our customers' needs and growing market share through simplification of our product portfolios, removal of cost and complexity from our business and fully leveraging our world class, sustainably-focused, vertically-integrated manufacturing platform.” Net sales for the nine months ended September 27 of $1,291.1 million were down 40.4% over the same period last year.


Damien Hirst painted Bella+Canvas T shirt up for auction for £250,000


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Mike Hipkiss is GS UK’s new UK and Ireland sales manager


there will also be a cross over into the Merlin embroidery machines and Brother DTG printer sales that are available in the GS UK product range. Mr Hipkiss will be predominantly out on the road visiting GS customers both old and new. GS UK’S continued investment in recruitment, particularly in these difficult times, demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to its customer base. Ruben De Regge, GS UK sales director, said: “Mike will make a great addition to the GS sales team. His wealth of knowledge and experience within the textiles industry ensures that GS UK can continue to offer and expand the reach of our outstanding products and services.”


Longest-serving employee loses cancer battle In other news, GS UK has announced the passing of Ged Levers, who lost his battle with cancer on October 7. Mr Levers was GS UK’s longest serving team member having been with the company for more than 30 years. His most recent position was as the design centre production manager, but originally joined the company in charge of the draughting department where he was responsible for preparing artworks before they went through to the digitising department to be translated into stitches. Caroline Jones, technical consultant at GS UK, who was a colleague of Mr Lever’s for more than 30 years, said: “We are all


GS UK’s longest serving employee Ged Levers sadly passed away on October 7


deeply saddened by the loss of Ged. He was a quiet man with a dry sense of humour, always approachable to discuss ideas and give advice. He will be greatly missed by everyone at GS UK.”


Mr Levers is survived by his wife Jenny and their two children Oliver and Georgie.


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Bella+Canvas 3413 Unisex Triblend S/S Tee painted on by renowned artist Damien Hirst is up for action on eBay with bids currently starting at £250,000. Earlier this year, Mr Hirst launched an Instagram contest to give away T shirts he had personally owned and painted in. He painted one of his abstract pieces on one of his favourite T shirts, which just so happened to be a Bella+Canvas’ best- seller. The winner of this contest has now put the T shirt up for auction.


The Damien Hirst painted Bella+Canvas T shirt


The T shirt is framed and signed by the artist himself. The 3413 Unisex Triblend S/S Tee is made of Bella+Canvas’ unique soft triblend fabrication which provides the perfect base for print.


ADAPT to expand team and add training at new premises


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mari Digital Printing Technologies has moved into bigger, better premises, allowing it to expand its team, services and the amount of stock it can hold.


It was clear by the beginning of 2020 that ADAPT had outgrown its Nottingham premises and in February a new site was found. However, COVID-19 delayed the move, which was finally completed over two weekends in October.


The new premises


Dominic Bowen, general manager, ADAPT, said: "The new


building is perfect for us in terms of size and ambition. We are growing our sales team and expanding the dedicated e-commerce team working on our new webshop.


"While our old premises had no training facilities, our new home has space designed specifically for training in vehicle wrapping, architectural and signage applications, which will be delivered by our media suppliers and in-house application specialists." Like many businesses ADAPT continues to feel the effects of the pandemic, but these new facilities are part of a long-term growth plan for the business.


ADAPT's new climate controlled warehouse space can also accommodate more than 50% more roll media stock, in particular to meet the unprecedented demand for floor graphics film. However, there's still space to fill.


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