Latest News

American & Efird has achieved 100% zero waste to landfill in each of its United States manufacturing facilities as well as its two corporate office buildings. This environmental achievement is just the latest sustainability milestone, supporting A&E’s global Eco Driven initiative. CEO Fred Jackson said: “We are very proud of …

Wild Thang showed its support for The British Red Cross by taking part in a one-off fundraising concert. The With Love from Liverpool concert took place on September 19. Leaders, musicians and businesses from across the Liverpool region rallied together at the concert hosted by John Bishop and Janice Long. …

Mimaki has unveiled its brand new direct to object UJF-7151plus industrial small format LED UV flatbed printer. The UJF-7151plus has a maximum printable size of 710x510mm, which ensures quality printing and productivity. This printing solution for the screen printing industry improves accuracy, consistency and reliability by modifying the mechanical structure …

September saw the third Promotional Products Week take place and a lot of support was shown for this industry initiative. The theme this year was ‘Promotional Products Invoke Action’ which was designed to encourage the sharing of photos of branded merchandise in use. The week was organised by the British …

In its 80th year, Rowlinson has become an employee owned business. The company was formed in 1935 by Wilfred Rowlinson and apart from a brief cessation during the war years, it has produced knitwear garments ever since. In the beginning Rowlinson manufactured only 240 garments a week, whereas today it …

Gildan Activewear has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the third consecutive year. Gildan is the only North American company in the textiles, apparel and luxury goods industry group to be included in the index. Glenn Chamandy, president and chief executive officer, said: “We are pleased …

Roland DG’s Better Business Experience Day was held on September 16 and has been hailed as a success. Existing and potential Roland DG customers were invited to enjoy a learning, advice and experiences at the Roland DG Creative Centre, where Roland’s partners Corel, Vivid Laminating, Lightbar, Adventa and Tecna UK …

Carrie Dwerryhouse of branded clothing, merchandise and print company, Wild Thang, has completed a 350km charity bike ride in Tanzania, Africa. She completed the final leg on October 7, which consisted of a 35km cycle uphill to the finish line. Wild Thang provided Ms Dwerryhouse with all of her branded …

More than 100 party-goers helped to celebrate the British Promotional Merchandise Association’s (BPMA) 50th anniversary with a cruise down the Thames. The association was founded by Samual Raymond ‘Nobby’ Clarke from Prestige Group in 1965, following a visit to Chicago where he attended the National Premium Sales Executives show and …

Roland DG has released an ink developed specifically for use with its VersaUV UV-LED inkjet printers. Available from the end of October, EUV4 ECO-UV ink is cured by exposure to UV light enabling Roland DG VersaUV users to print brilliant colour on a wide variety of materials – including paper, film, leather, …