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Screen printers are encouraged to make the switch to environmentally sensitive water-based products through a new initiative launched by MagnaColours. The Make the Switch programme sets out a 10-step process, which includes an equipment audit, an invitation to the Magna HQ and product samples and testing. As well as this, …

Online printing specialist, Pixartprinting has announced its entry into the world of merchandise. The first release of the new range includes over 50 products, with thousands of different combinations: bottle openers, business card holders, pens, umbrellas, bottles, mugs, selfie sticks and much, much more. These everyday items, when branded, become …

Luke and Daniel Smith have both been appointed to the position of engineering director at Adelco. Luke will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the sales department within the business and will contribute to the overall growth strategy, helping the business achieve further success both in the UK and …

Innovation Schoolwear has moved into its new 80,000sq ft purpose-built warehouse. Over the last two weeks of December, the schoolwear supplier moved its business to the new site in Edmonton, North London. The new warehouse is even larger than the one previously used by Innovation Schoolwear and has been filled …

An interactive event will take place on London’s Southbank this February, giving brands, creatives and marketing agencies the opportunity to explore the latest on-demand product personalisation technology. Hosted by printMAX, Roland DG’s imaging systems premier partner, and retail experience software specialist CoDesign, the two-day pop-up event will introduce a range …

Britain’s schoolchildren are getting taller, latest figures from Trutex show. The producer of school uniforms has revealed that the demand for longer trousers and skirts has soared. Some 13% of children now need long length trousers for their age compared with 11% just four years ago while over half of …

Gregory Bilsen has been promoted to the role of president, Roland DG EMEA. Based in Belgium, Mr Bilsen has started the role with immediate effect, while continuing to act as president and CEO of Roland DG Central Europe. Reporting to Eli Keersmaekers, president of global sales and marketing and executive …

Simon Jersey has revealed the suiting it will provide to Team GB for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The company, which has been Team GB’s official formalwear supplier since 2014, will kit out 200 athletes and officials with outfits for formal events including a reception in PyeongChang ahead of …

The Pen Warehouse and Snap Products have been awarded with Supplier of the Year awards at the inaugural Exceed Awards, hosted by Charles Alexander Distribution. The first Exceed Awards evening took place in Leicester on December 22 and included a performance from boy band 5IVE. As well as recognising Everything …

This year marks the 20th anniversary since the introduction of the UV Standard 801 – a process developed to test the sun protection factor of textiles. The standard was developed and founded in 1998 by three testing institutes: the Hohenstein Group, the Swiss textile testing institute TESTEX and the Austrian …