Industry Advice

There are currently over 750,000 different types of promotional products in the marketplace with thousands of items being imprinted and handed out every week. So, in such a busy market, how can you stand out from the crowd and cut yourself a slice of the revenue pie? Jimmy Lamb, manager …

Every successful fledgling screen printing business will inevitably arrive at a crossroads where automating their processes becomes a serious consideration. Here, Colin Goode, sales manager (Asia Pacific) at Adelco, provides a few points to contemplate when thinking of taking the next step. Order volumes As businesses grow, word of mouth …

In this informative article, Andy Rogers, marketing manager at Target Transfers, details the right transfers to use for all kinds of different fabrics. With Custom Heat Transfers, all you need to do is provide artwork. Once you are happy with your design, send it to your supplier and they will …

As lockdown restrictions are slowly being lifted, the majority of students are expected to return to school in September, welcome news for garment suppliers, printers and embroiderers alike. Here, Natalie Greetham, senior marketing co-ordinator at Madeira UK, outlines how to choose the correct backing for embroidering schoolwear. When dealing with …

Trousers and shorts present a big opportunity for embroiderers. Jas Purba, managing director of ETC Supplies, provides his top tips so you can capitalise. Embroidery on trousers and shorts is a big opportunity for you. Not only are the pockets larger which makes it easy to frame up and get …

Six months ago, not many of us would have believed that we’d be talking, and writing, about making face masks, but with the easing of lockdown and the new requirements to wear masks on public transport, demand for face masks has come out of nowhere and is growing very quickly …

Ricky Nunn, systems specialist at Xpres, outlines three top tips that you can use to make the most of your direct to garment printer. Direct to garment printers are one of the UK’s most popular solutions for short-run and one-off retail quality garment prints. This type of printer is famed …

Peter Wright, managing director of Amaya Sales UK, explains why transfer printing is great for both start-ups and for existing garment decoration businesses. Garment transfer printing is a lower cost way of applying full colour designs and printing them on to a dark or light-coloured garment. Although I have called …

In this informative article, Andy Rogers, marketing manager at Target Transfers, outlines the basics you need to start your own clothing brand using heat transfers. While thrilling, entrepreneurship can be a 24/7 commitment, so it’s important that you’re ready to start a clothing brand. What you need to get started …

The industry we are in is constantly changing and there are a multitude of ways to print onto T shirts currently. Find out more about the dark art of discharge printing with Tony Palmer of Palmprint Consultants It takes most of us long enough to master the art of pushing …