February Contents


News: 6 Industry News Market and industry update


21 Machinery News The latest pieces of equipment


Regulars:


22 The Dye Sub Column With Matt Daines of Screenworks


(Image supplied by Madeira)


Need to upgrade your embroidery machine or need some new thread? Find all the latest embroidery products from suppliers starting on page 46


The polo shirt is one of those timeless garments. Check out the latest printwear offerings starting from page 27


26 The Screen Print Column With Luke Smith of Adelco


42 The DTG Column With Folker Stachetzki of Brother


44 Business Monitor With Paul Clapham


52 The Embroidery Column With Peter Wright of Amaya Sales UK


64 The Promo Column With Stuart Derrick


70 P&P Online The latest happenings online Features:


27 Focus on Polo Shirts Find out more about the latest printwear offerings of this classic garment


40 Special Report


Sharon Crossan of Just Polos by AWDis discusses seasonal layering


46 Focus on Embroidery New equipment, threads and software


54 Photo Shoot


We go behind the scenes of Disley’s recent photo shoot


Looking for the ideal bag, rucksack or holdall? Then look no further than this great selection starting on page 58


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 February 2020 |5 |


56 Focus on E-Commerce What’s new in the world of e-commerce


58 Focus on Bags It’s time to pick up a bag


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(Image supplied by The Outdoors Company)


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