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The ultimate adventurer, Bear Grylls visited Wirral to officially open Pioneer Point ­ the new Regatta Group Global Distribution Centre. The Regatta Group, which owns four dynamic outdoor clothing and footwear brands ­ Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b and Hawkshead, took over the entire 640,000sq ft distribution centre in Ellesmere Port last …

Launched last spring, the Unique Hoodie’s popularity continues to grow, even in some unlikely sectors. While it couldn’t be classed as traditional uniform, it has caught the eye of after school groups such as dance troupes, drama clubs and sports teams. Kirsty Button, marketing manager, said: “For garment decorators the …

Roland DG UK is gearing up for its busiest Sign & Digital UK show yet and will be showing the widest selection of machines ever demonstrated at the show (Hall 2, NEC, Birmingham, April 29th to May 1st). On show will be the recently launched VersaUV LEF-20 and LEJ-640F flatbed …

Surrey-based FM-Tags went for an impulse buy at Trophex in January with a Digi-Foil system from i-Sub Digital. Nicola Funnell, owner of FM-Tags, signed on the dotted line at i-Sub Digital’s stand after seeing the Digi-Foil system in action. Digi-Foil uses a combination of a Mimaki UJF-3042FX desktop printer, foil …

Clothing brand Henbury has announced sponsorship of up and coming professional golfer James Tobia. Henbury was delighted to welcome James when he visited the company’s stand at Printwear & Promotion LIVE in February. James was sporting his branded Henbury Golfwear which he will be wearing throughout UK and European golf …

Fruit of the Loom Inc. has received the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award. The award recognises organisations that publicly report and verify corporate GHG inventories and set aggressive goals to reduce those emissions. Fruit¹s commitment to reducing electricity-related GHG emissions by 40 per cent by 2015, set against …

Deal signed at P&P LIVE sees original order for eight almost double As reported in February, Slick Stitch Embroidery Company Ltd were due to complete a significant order with Barudan UK for eight machines – totalling more than 70 heads. But by the time the deal was signed at February’s Printwear & …

When Linda Hendy, of Birkenhead-based Wirral Screen Printing, attended this month’s Printwear & Promotion LIVE, little did she know that a day later, she would be the owner of a brand new, special edition R-Jet DTG printer, courtesy of Resolute DTG. The prize – no.500 of the successful direct to …

There’s so much more to see… Printwear & Promotion LIVE is always a fertile ground for new technology and product launches, and this year’s 25th anniversary show is no exception. Let’s take a look at some of the exciting new garment decoration equipment that is set to be unveiled and …