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William Turner & Son celebrates 50 years in business
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years in business. The manufacturer of school ties and bags was founded in 1969 by William Turner in his spare room, and joined soon after by son Keith. The Stockport-based company has grown from its humble beginnings and now employs 125 staff and has a turnover of £11 million.
The third generation family business supplies some of the worldʼs most highly esteemed names in the schoolwear, club and corporate markets. After reaching this momentous milestone William Turner now has big aspirations for the future as the business sets to work on its ambitious growth plans. Daniel Turner, managing director, is thrilled to be at the
illiam Turner & Son is celebrating after reaching 50
helm of the family business his grandfather set-up at such an exciting time.
He said: “My family has proudly supplied ties to schoolwear retailers across the UK for the last 50 years and I am delighted to be continuing that tradition. The business has grown, and the team has increased, but the core family values of honesty, service and dedication remain. Building on our proud heritage, our plans for the future include launching a new eco and sustainable range of products to the schoolwear market, while also continuing to support and play a crucial part in developing and securing the future of British manufacturing.” William Turner operates across three UK sites that comprise of two owned factories, in Lancashire and
Daniel Turner is the grandson of the company's founder
Yorkshire, warehouses and offices and a dedicated offshore workforce. Mr Turner added: "Weʼre particularly proud that weʼve become a trusted partner to the schoolwear, sports clubs and corporate market. Weʼve got a fantastic team of hardworking and dedicated
DTG Digital releases new Color IOS and M-Series technology
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TG Digital Europeʼs new Color IOS is the cost-saving approach to printing on
coloured garments.
By using the background colour of the textile as an ink colour, the cost of ink is reduced dramatically, by up to 30%, and the innovative Color IOS process results in better handling (hand/feel) of the fabric. The heart of Color IOS is the specialised 'top-secret' colour process which uses the background colour of the garment as an ink, and is unique and exclusive to the latest DTG Digital M-Series IOS machines. The colour of the shirt interacting with the right levels of white being used as a base, gives you a vibrant, life-like
representation of the original image. As well as diminished inks costs, this process will increase the quality of the print on the garment – bearing in mind that certain brands of garment products print better digitally and some absorbency more inks than others – resulting in better handing of the fabric opposed to lesser quality.
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Running in parallel with Color IOS is DTG Digital's new Workflow Automation System (WAS). With RIP being a focal point of technology evolution, WAS has been specially developed to complement automated colour handing with white ink and Color IOS. This process helps to simplify end-to-end workflows (order to shipment), reduce the skill level required to manage and operate production, resulting in improve efficiencies and increase productivity, and do more with less manpower, reducing operational costs considerably all by the simple use of a barcode. WAS works for all type of users including large, medium, small and micro businesses, thereby offering scalability as the business grows. No special hardware is required, the traffic data on the networks connecting the shop floor is reduced and the only requirement is a good and reliable shop floor network together with an operator to scan the barcode and press print.
staff, enjoy strong relationships with our customers and weʼre all very much looking forward to writing the next chapter of the William Turner business story. Iʼm confident my grandfather would have been proud of what weʼve achieved.”
Graphtec GB T
om Kneale has been appointed to Graphtec GBʼs board of directors. This appointment coincides with a management
restructuring programme to better accommodate the companyʼs continuing market diversification. Mr Kneale will now take over many of the responsibilities currently held by managing director Phil Kneale,
appoints new director
Tom Kneale joins Graphtec GB
including financial and legal management. After successfully completing a Masterʼs Degree in Philosophy at Warwick University, Mr Kneale was invited to join Graphtec GB in 2014 as a sales engineer, engaging with customer relations and commissioning and installing the companyʼs wide range of cutting, printing and finishing systems. He subsequently gained experience in all of the companyʼs departments and in particular sales and marketing with which he will remain especially involved.
Complementing Mr Knealeʼs appointment, Neil Roberts will now assume the role of general manager to ensure the continued smooth running of Graphtec GBʼs day-to-day business.
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