Coronavirus News NEWS IN BRIEF


● It is now compulsory to wear face coverings on public transport in England and Scotland. The new rules require anyone travelling by bus, coach, train, tram, tube, ferry or plane to cover their face while on board. Passengers not wearing one could face a £100 fine. ● Beaver Paper has donated over 3,000 anti-microbial face masks to the cities of Gwinnett County in Georgia to help support their COVID-19 response efforts. ● Result has launched its ESSENTIAL HYGIENE range to meet the ever-increasing demand for compliant PPE. Products available include; vinyl gloves, face splash shields, three-ply medical masks,four-layer respirator masks,medical splash goggles andwashable anti-bacterial face masks. ● Kingly has released an updated catalogue full of essential PPE products, including; sanitiser stations, wall dispensers, disinfectant surface cleaner and anti-bacterial socks. ● Drytac has released Protac Anti-microbial, a new laminating film that protects surfaces against bacteria and fungus. The anti-microbial additives are incorporated during the manufacturing process to ensure even distribution throughout the top coating. These


anti-microbial agents disrupt the microbial cell wall of bacteria and fungus, inhibiting growth for up to 15 years. ● Inspirwood has combined Mimaki printers, carpentry, laser cutting and CNC techniques to help customers communicate through decorated wooden products. Most recently, the company produced wooden rainbows to raise money for Age UK, a Teignmouth foodbank and NHS Charities Together. ● Madeira UK has designed an embroidery file for a face mask that can be easily stitched on an embroidery machine. Visit www.madeira.co.uk/dstfiles to download DST, PES and EMB file formats. ● William Turner has produced a set of social distancing posters for retailers to use instore. The posters are ready to print and available for download for free.


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Kustom Kit to raise funds for NHS COVID-19 charity


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rom now until August 31, Kustom Kit will donate 25p to NHS Charities Together from the sale of each and every garment in its Superwash 60


The COVID-19 Urgent Appeal was launched by NHS Charities


Together to acknowledge and support NHS staff, volunteers and patients across the UK who have been impacted by coronavirus. Marketing director, Ryan Hornbuckle, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be announcing this initiative. The nation has shown their overwhelming love and support for our NHS heroes over the last few months and we felt compelled to create something that would give our industry an opportunity to provide further support for NHS Charities Together”.


There are 19 styles that feature Superwash 60 fabric, catering for a diverse range of applications and particularly suitable for workwear. These garments offer excellent performance, maintaining their colour vibrancy and shape in 60°C washes time after time.


Mr Hornbuckle added: “We hope that the popularity of our Superwash styles such as the venerable KK403 Klassic Polo will help to raise a significant amount for this very worthy cause as we continue to face the awful implications of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The Superwash 60 collection is available from Kustom Kit’s UK distributors; BTC activewear, PenCarrie, Prestige Leisure UK and Ralawise, all of whom are kindly assisting the brand in helping to raise awareness of the campaign among their customers.


Low-cost print and cut solution from Graphtec GB helps in fight against COVID-19


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oupling a budget-priced desktop printer with a small-format digital cutter and specialist heat transfer media supplied by Graphtec


GB has provided a genuinely low- cost solution for the decoration of face mask and associated PPE used in the fight against coronavirus. The Silhouette range of cutters has long been a preferred entry-level option for small start-up companies. Silhouette cutters incorporate features normally found on much larger and more expensive machines. These include the latest version of Graphtec’s proprietary ARMS (Advanced Registration Mark Sensing) system for optimum media plotting and cutting accuracy when processing complex and


T CE Lite-50


finely detailed imagery. Available in a choice of three models (Cameo, Portrait and Curio), the cutters are supplied with


dedicated Silhouette


design and production software. Bridging a gap between these cutters and the larger commercial-grade CE series, the latest CE Lite-50 option from Graphtec GB enables companies to upgrade production capabilities at a low level of capital investment. With a cutting speed of 500mm/sec and a cutting force of 210gf (2.1N), the CE Lite-50 can safely claim to outperform any comparable machine as well as meeting the highest specification likely to be required for heat transfer-specific applications.


TheMagicTouch offers options for decorating masks


heMagicTouch offers what is considered the best option for mask personalisation and short run production avoiding high minimum orders for the customer. Image transfer enables customers to have exactly what they want with the advantage of being able to evaluate a sample prior to final order. Decoration options include TTC, T.One and WOW transfer papers suitable for either cotton, polyester and most fabrics regardless of colour or composition. The transfer process is quick and very efficient when applied using either a cap or combo heat press. White masks made of 100% polyester can also be decorated using the sublimation transfer process. Using the latest in Oki CMYK and CMYK+white toner printers with transfer paper offers a quick, safe and very economical method for production. Cost per transfer reduces dramatically utilising the multi-transfer features maximising the layout.


White masks printed with TTC


www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk


25p from the sale of each Superwash 60 garment will be donated


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