Can promotional menswear be stylish? Sara McDonnell looks at some examples that are proving that the answer to this question is a resounding ‘yes’.

In the April 2006 edition of Printwear & Promotion, an article was published entitled ‘Coping with Legislation’. Initially introduced by Blue Max, it detailed a new childrenswear standard that the company had learnt about and felt the need to convey to the promotional industry.

To be a competent and successful screen printer you need to have the right machinery that will not only do the job well, but also be well constructed to provide a daily service. MHM Direct told P&P about two of its leading machines.

Smart or casual, workwear or teamwear, Kustom Kit has a huge choice of menswear for all types of applications.

Blue Max is well known for offering excellent quality garments and is well established as a supplier of a growing range of workwear and leisurewear.

This year’s summer menswear range from BTC activewear’s sees the addition of some vibrant new colours and a much wider choice of fashionable T-shirts and Polo shirts.

In the past, plain garments and muted colours were the dominant choices for men's clothing, but these days, as a result of demand from men for more interesting attire, bold colour and cutting edge design are now the prevailing looks on the high street.

There is an unparalleled choice of menswear garments in the current Spring & Summer 2006 collection offered by New Wave Sportswear.

As menswear sales at UK Leisurewear continue to soar, the company continues in its quest to provide well-chosen collections that fit the needs of the 21st Century Man.

Analogous to the women's blouses introduced by Hanes for 2006, the men's shirt range now includes six new styles.

Saf is pleased to announce the arrival of its hooded zip-up jackets.

Fashion easily bridges the gap between gender, trendy men like slim fitting clothes and bright colours, whether it is a tank top, polo shirt or a layer shirt – every trend setter can find fashionable products in James & Nicholson’s extensive collection.

Front Row is unbeatable for rugged, good looking active leisurewear for men.

Skinnifitmen has quickly become one of the driving forces within the menswear sector with its range of easy-to-wear, great looking and modern clothing.

2006 has seen B&B Leisurewear develop a collection for men that combines practicality, comfort and quality, underpinned by an awareness of current trends.

As influenced as men may be by the styles around them, the demand for more diverse, creative styles and colours has been quite clear over the past 12 months.

For men in the summer, EthicStar is offering new styles from stock and bespoke options.

Kariban is all about fashionable leisure clothing that appeals to the industry.

PenCarrie stock a huge number of menswear styles across a dozen different categories of clothing.

Henbury focuses on providing high quality garments that ensure fit and durability from performance fabrics.

The recent FESPA Digital printing exhibition saw the rapidly-rising technology given its own platform on the world stage. Dan Raywood was among the attendees.

Dan Raywood talks to BTC Group's Print Manager Chris Davies who voices his opinions on the UK screenprinting industry and how he sees the current state of it and its future.

Improved drying performance for water-based inks can be achieved by using Victory Lighting fast response, medium wave infra-red NDA lamps.

Dave Renton Screenprinting Supplies offer a service of buying second hand machinery and redistributing it throughout the world, and supplying the Hopkins/BWM range of screenprinting products.

If you're looking for a reliable supplier of bags, sportswear company Team Colours have an excellent range of quality bags and holdalls.

For expertise in bags, you could do a lot worse than head to Bagco. The Sevenoaks based company, with warehousing facilities and in-house branding at the main office in South Yorkshire, has developed a wide range of products for the promotional and incentive markets.

The abundance of styles, colours, sizes and even shapes of bag on the market at the moment means that choosing one that will make the greatest impact can be overwhelming.

New Wave Sportswear has steadily increased its offering of bags to the promotional market.

With sporting activities and summer sunshine hopefully the case throughout the coming months, BTC activewear has introduced new styles to cater for the anticipated growth in demand.

Retail and high street themes continue to dominate in all sectors of the promotional industry, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the design of this seasons bags at UK Leisurewear.

William Turner & Son has been busy adding to its list of schoolwear accessories by introducing new styles to their school bag range.

There is a massive choice of bags offered by PenCarrie, including bags from the specialist brands of Quadra and BagBase as well as from niche operators such as Westford Mill and Tour Collection.

With bags for almost every occasion and activity, brands are becoming ever more innovative with their designs in order to catch the attention of the customer.

Port Designs manufacture a range of colourful laptop bags and cases that are an economic high quality alternative to other styles.

Crazy Bags has introduced a small presentation bag called the ‘Desk Storage System.’

Garment decorator T-O-T Shirts has introduced an online tracking service called the t-o-t line.

Interworld is pleased to announce the take over of the Macpherson design service.

Gildan has been honoured with a Mercuriade prize for its social responsibility and development practises.

FESPA is launching the “FESPA Digital Print Awards - Europe 2007” supported by HP.

BTC Group has launched its new and improved website which brings together the full range of products and services on offer.

The 12th annual ASBCI industry conference saw major issues debated in May.

Held at the Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicester, issues of child labour, workers’ rights, the growth of the ‘organic’ cotton industry, the corporate social responsibility role of retailers, the rise of the fair trade industry and the consumer response to ethical trading were all discussed at length by industry experts.

This year’s Euro Trophex show will take place at the MECC Exhibition Centre in Maastricht from 14th -16th October.

FESPA has launched an online technical Question and Answer service for members of its national Associations.

BTC activewear has announced the release of a new mailer for clothing in the catering sector.

Digital specialists Hybrid have introduced a new wide format solvent inkjet printer.