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PenCarrie hosts fundraising event for The British Red Cross

PenCarrie’s Staff Forum team recently hosted a fundraising event in aid of The British Red Cross. Each year the Staff Forum team arranges a vote for the staff’s chosen charity from a series of nominations. Following the events in Ukraine, PenCarrie staff choose The British Red Cross to support with …

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New regional account manager at Madeira UK

Chris Camm joined the team at Madeira UK in the role of regional account manager. He said: “With eight years of B2B sales experience within the tool and workwear industry I joined Madeira in April 2022 to manage accounts in the north of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The Madeira …

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FESPA seeks input for third global Print Census

FESPA has launched its third global Print Census to provide fresh insight into industry trends and recognise the challenges and opportunities faced by printers and sign makers post-pandemic. Graeme Richardson-Locke, FESPA’s head of associations and technical lead, said: “At FESPA, our purpose is to deliver education and inspiration to our …

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Clothes2order invests in Fabryx to revolutionise fashion on-demand

Fabryx, a premium fashion on-demand scale up that empowers brand owners to launch their own clothing lines, has announced funding from Clothes2order. The £500,000 investment will allow Fabryx to scale and position itself as an emerging leader in the growing on-demand print space for quality custom clothing and fulfilment. Clothes2order …

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Screen Ink & Solvent Supplies acquires Premier Screen Services

Screen Ink & Solvent Supplies has acquired Birmingham-based Premier Screen Services as managing director Phil Lewis enters retirement. Premier is a long-established business offering screen print supplies and screen stretching to the Midlands area. Screen Ink & Solvent Supplies will absorb Premier into its UK operations, distributing from its head …

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Founder of TheMagicTouch passes away

Juergen Hagedorn, founder of TheMagicTouch and industry pioneer of the digital image transfer business, passed away on April 16 after a short illness. He was 72-years-old. Mr Hagedorn was recognised as the original creator of coated image transfer papers. He formed TheMagicTouch back in 1989, a company which is now …

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MyWorkwear announces support to fight dementia

Telford-based MyWorkwear has pledged to help fight dementia by making Race Against Dementia its nominated charity. The workwear specialist has supported businesses, including numerous local and national charities, across the UK with its workwear and uniforms for nearly 50 years. However, following the passing of its founder Mike Worthington to …

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ROQ hosts second Adventure Summit

Last month, ROQ hosted its second Adventure Summit which brought together the ROQ US team and customers. During the week, which started on Monday, May 16, several activities were held that provided the sharing of knowledge among participants. ROQ, despite being a European company, has subsidiaries in the USA and …

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Direct Textiles + Bags grows the team

Direct Textiles + Bags (DTB) has appointed Angelika Krygiel to the new role of European account executive joining the growing team based in Poland. Responsible for the account management of Direct Textiles + Bags Europe DTBEU, Ms Krygiel will be managing European production and fulfilment solutions for all UK customers’ …

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Mantis World achieves Science Based Target approval

After two years of work with the Carbon Disclosure Project, Mantis World has had its carbon emissions target validated by the Science Based Target initiative. The SBTi is a partnership between the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. Together they …

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