February Contents


News: 7 Industry News Market and industry update


18 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment Regulars:


21 The Dye Sub Column With Jimmy Lamb of Sawgrass


22 Business Monitor With Paul Clapham


Starting on page 60 we take a look at bags which are turning the tide on plastic


Technology in the world of embroidery is moving fast. Find out more on pages 48 to 55


42 The Transfer Print Column With Josh Ellsworth of Stahls’


44 The DTG Column With Peter Wright of Amaya Sales UK


46 The Embroidery Column With John-Paul Burton of YES Ltd


58 The Promo Column With Stuart Derrick


70 P&P Online The latest happenings online


Features: 24 Cover Story


Finden+Hales showcases its new co-ordinated teamwear options


26 Focus on Polo Shirts We take a look at the humble polo shirt


48 Focus on Embroidery The latest innovative products


56 Focus on E-Commerce Why should you invest in an e-commerce website?


59 Case Study


Fatree5 discusses its recent Roland installation


From page 26 to 41 we provide an overview of the latest polo shirt styles


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


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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 February 2019 | 5 |


60 Focus on Bags Turning the tide on plastic


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(Image supplied by Coloreel)


(Image supplied by The Outdoors Company)


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