The 21st Printwear & Promotion LIVE! closed on March 2, with Exhibitions Manager, Richard Smith, reporting another record-breaking year.

With visitor numbers up 2% on last-year's show – also a record-breaker – Printwear & Promotion LIVE! is bucking the national trend with almost 4,500 attendees.

The show was held over three days at Birmingham's NEC. And for the first time, the International Promota Show co-located with P&P LIVE! on the second two days.

Said Richard Smith: "In the current financial climate, and at a time when the NEC are reporting a 30% per cent reduction in visitor numbers, we are delighted to report that not only did we hold our visitor numbers for 2010, but we actually exceeded last year's attendance by 2%, making it the second consecutive record-breaking year for Printwear & Promotion LIVE!

"Many exhibitors said it was the best show that had been to in many a year, with some reporting they had had the best results in the last 10 years of exhibiting at trade shows.

"Coupled with the high levels of solid inquiries, many from new customers, Printwear & Promotion LIVE is being hailed as a success all round."

Visitors to the show were also able to see the winners and runners-up in this year's Printwear & Promotion Garment Decoration Awards, sponsored by Crystal Galleries.

The list of winners follows. For a full round-up of stories from Printwear & Promotion LIVE! please see the April issue of Printwear & Promotion.
 
The Printwear & Promotion Garment Decoration Awards
 
Best screen print on a dark garment
Winner: Logomotif Garment Printing & Embroidery
Runners up: Evolve Branding Ltd; Certnfase Limited
 
Best screen print on a light garment
Winner: Certnfase Limited
Runners up: PAS; Eazzee.co.uk
 
Best special effect screen print
Winner: Screenworks Ltd
Runners up: PAS; PAS
 
Best embroidery
Winner: Patrick Sanders Embroidery Digitising
Runners up: Digitising Mart; Hilltop Designs
 
Best direct to garment inkjet print
Winner: GS UK Ltd
Runners up: YES Ltd; GS UK Ltd
 
Best combined or other decoration
Winner: Evolve Branding Ltd
Runners up: Screenworks Ltd; TheMagicTouch
 
Best dye sublimation print
Winner: WeAdmire.net
Runners up: WeAdmire.net; WeAdmire.net
 
Best transfer print
Winner: T Print
Runners up: T Print; TheMagicTouch