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P&P editor Melanie Attlesey sat down with Felix Tiller of Produkt // Jack & Jones to find out more about the brand’s launch into the UK blanks market. The eagle-eyed among our visitors to Printwear & Promotion LIVE! in February would have noticed an exciting new brand showcasing its fashion-forward …

Signmaster Systems, a UK-based company in Whitchurch, Shropshire prides itself on being ‘run by printers, for printers’, showcasing a customer-centric approach. The company’s ownership by ex-printers ensures a unique perspective, allowing them to understand the needs of end-users thoroughly. This mindset shapes their decisions, ensuring that their offerings and services …

Inkcups outlines the opportunities for businesses looking to enter a new promotional market Where there are challenges, there are opportunities. Amid fierce competition, finding ways to retain sustainable profit margins poses an ongoing challenge for many print businesses. Therein lies an opportunity; as segments converge and evolve, exploring new revenue …

Jamie Stokes, content writer for The Professional Industry Clothing Association Worldwide, outlines some of the latest trends in the professional clothing sphere. The professional clothing industry, consisting of uniform, workwear, and PPE, is an essential part of the textile and apparel market, clothing employees and protecting frontline workers around the …

Shire Leasing’s Alex Hall examines the increasing noise around the AI industry and the potential implications… AI has been around for years, from asking Alexa to tell you the weather forecast to getting your FAQs solved by a chatbot on websites. But with the public release of ChatGPT at the …

P&P Live and Sign & Digital event director, Tony Gardner, outlines the huge opportunities for the printwear and promotion industry, as we look ahead to the co-location of the two events in February 2024. It was fabulous to see the industry reunite at our 2023 exhibition! Our first event since …

Digital print is fast becoming a fashion essential as designers explore the creative edge and production flexibility. At this year’s London Fashion Week numerous notable pieces were created with digital print as designers chose to adopt more unique, colourful, and flexible ways to take their inspired work from imagination to …

Alex Hall examines how finance and leasing can support businesses in the printwear and embroidery sector with sustainability goals. In 2019, the UK signed a legally binding target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Many UK SMEs are already working towards achieving their own sustainability goals, not only for …

Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing markets have been under a significant pressure over the recent several years. Dmitry Sarbaev, general director at Fluxmall, examines why it’s important for various printing methods to coexist… The season of the signature tradeshows, which included not only FESPA 2023 Munich in May, but also ITMA 2023 …

Is your website like a leaky bucket? Javan Bramhall, owner of Digital Glue, examines how to optimise your website’s performance… You fill your website up with visitors, bringing thousands of people to the site. You carry the bucket to its destination, and by the time you’ve got there, its nearly …