Industry Advice

Following on from last month’s article discussing strategies to adopt when operating in the market, industry consultant Will Hemming looks more in depth at the steps involved in fulfilling your sales orders on demand. Breaking the process down into steps can help to identify what processes you need to set …

Laura Dutton, marketing executive at Premier Workwear looks at why a rising number of students are opting for a career in the hair and beauty industry. With an increasing number of beauty salons and nail bars popping up on our high street, comes a demand for qualified individuals to carry …

One of the most fiercely defended sectors of garment decoration is babies and childrenswear; this is reflected across the garment industry by parents and buyers alike. Danielle Park and Natalie Greetham of Madeira UK explain further. We all want the assurance that our children are safe within their clothing, and …

The UK has over 3,000 golf clubs and in 2014 golf accounted for about 14% of the UK’s consumer spend on sport, and golf equipment and clothing was worth £939 million in consumer spend, as reported by Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) As a garment decorator these …

Digital decorating is an art form. Yes, there is a certain level of technical knowhow that needs to be developed in order to be a successful decorator. You will have to learn how to use some kind of graphics software. After all, you’ll be decorating products digitally. The experts at …

This month Colin Marsh, managing director of Resolute DTG, talks through how you can efficiently and effectively prepare your files for direct to garment printing. No matter what DTG printer you have, prints made from poorly prepared artwork will look dull and often pixelated. The process of DTG printing is …

Managing director for Resolute DTG, Colin Marsh, talks about a new print process for textiles that’s moving the goal posts again. Not many of us are aware that printing textiles and hard substrates on the same machine is now possible. Using a single set of inks with no changeover procedure …

Consultant to the garment decoration industry, Will Hemming, looks business strategies and how to survive the tough world of the schoolwear market. I’ve had some great feedback since my last article – thanks to everybody who has emailed – we’ve had some interesting discussions about the coming year. One thing …

The question is: do I carry on using the same machines or do I look for another manufacturer? Amaya Sales UK’s managing director, Peter Wright, answers this important question. Obviously, the easiest route is to buy the same make that you already have and from the same supplier. The problem …

There are many ways, many methods and many products that you can use to decorate activewear. What are you waiting for? It’s time to impress your customers and get active. Worth a staggering £7billion in the UK alone, the activewear market has exploded – partly down to the boundaries between …