Industry Events

Following on from last year’s very successful launch, The Big Promotional Trade Show has expanded the 2019 series of events due to popular demand. Showcasing many of the industry’s leading companies, the shows will feature up to 50 of the top suppliers of promotional merchandise and services from the UK …

The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide will host the PCIAW Summit at the London Marriot Hotel on April 2. The event is being promoted as the most informative summit for the professional clothing industry, and it has limited spaces. The conferences will be held by PCIAW’s well-known guest speakers which …

Companies from a wide variety of sectors – including graphics, packaging, textiles and aerospace – attended the Open House hosted at Zünd UK’s dedicated demonstration suite in St Albans. Held on November 14 and 15, the event offered visitors the chance to learn how the flexible range of Zünd cutting …

Innovation and authenticity will be the key drivers of growth in UK manufacturing post Brexit – that was the overarching message of over 100 leading British manufacturers, producers and brands at this year’s Make it British Forum on November 2 at the Textile Centre of Excellence, Huddersfield. They met to …

The ASBCI’s Athleisure conference on November 14 in Nottingham took the trend from the macro to the micro, examining the origins and future direction of what has become a cross-generational lifestyle shift before drilling down into the minutiae of the fibres, technologies, and testing processes required to optimise garment comfort, …

The organisers of the Promotion & Branding Shows have reported that a record number of visitors attended the road shows throughout 2018. The first of the road shows occurred during June and after a summer break the remainder of the six shows took place throughout September and October. All of …

From November 26 to 30, Your Embroidery Services Ltd will be hosting a Ricoma and Wilcom open week. Each day visitors will be able to witness live demonstrations, receive useful technical advice and bring in their own products for sampling. The week is the best way to experience Ricoma’s embroidery …

More than 96% of the planned 160,000sq m floor space for drupa 2020 has already been booked by companies from more than 40 countries. Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, president and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, said: “The companies in the print industry know that every four years they find the perfect platform …

The Schoolwear Show was back at Cranmore Park, Solihull, with a new open plan feel and plenty of new exhibitors. P&P editor Melanie Attlesey reports on the biggest event in the schoolwear calendar. Gone were the long corridors and closed in feel. In its place were bright, colourful and open …

The first of the 2018 Promotion & Branding Shows occurred during June and after a summer break the remainder of the shows have been taking place throughout September and October. The last in the series of six shows is at the Doubletree Hilton Strathclyde in Glasgow on Wednesday, October 31. The …