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Print on-demand merchandise platform Merchr has swung into production at its Manchester facility after securing £350,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed fundraising round. The latest investment in Merchr, which exceeded its initial target of raising £250,000, has enabled its founders to further develop the company’s technology, invest in equipment and recruit …

Gildan has announced its full-year results for 2022 and reported a revenue increase of 11% during the 12-month period. The company achieved record sales of $3,240 million, up 11% when compared to 2021. This is despite Q4 sales of $720 million, down 8% versus the prior year. Glenn J. Chamandy, …

Clive Allcott of Direct Textiles + Bags has been appointed to the role of vice chair of the BMPA Board of Directors to support the current chair, Haydn Willetts. In line with board plans, the BPMA has also co-opted Jules Adam of WCM+A and Richard Sullivan of Navillus to join …

Renowned fashion designer Richard Quinn’s Autumn/ Winter 2023 collection exemplified Epson’s dye sublimation’s capabilities on the runway at London Fashion Week 2023 in February. Guests were dazzled for the second consecutive year by a display of colourful vibrance and environmentally conscious application of digital textile printing in fashion. But digital …

Roland DG’s TrueVIS VG3 and SG3 wide-format eco-solvent inkjet printer/ cutters with TR2 ink have been approved for the 3M MCS warranty program. The 3M MCS warranty provides full, non-prorated protection for the intended life of each graphic, including fading, cracking, peeling and other aspects of graphic performance. The weathering technology …

Avery Dennison has completed its acquisition of Thermopatch, a leader specialising in labelling, embellishments, and transfers for the sports, industrial laundry, workwear and hospitality industries. Thermopatch will become part of the company’s Solutions Group. The acquisition will allow the combined business to build on collective industry knowledge, leveraging the company’s know-how, …

In addition to its already very successful three-day embroidery service, One+All now offers direct to film printing on garments. Using a Sublistar DTF-6002ProMax Film Printing Machine, One+All is now able to add school logos, school trip names, business logos, club logos and names and initials to Woodbank Polos, Woodbank Sweats …

The Responsible Online Commerce Coalition (ROCC) is a recently formed trade association for businesses that rely on Amazon and other large online commerce platforms to reach their customers. The ROCC will work to ensure fair play for all businesses that operate in online commerce – from the very smallest third-party …

The managing director and founder of Somerset-based Jester Prints, has decided to call time on his career and enter into retirement. Geoff Thorne started the custom heat transfers business from his parents’ spare room in 1976. The development of heat applied transfer technology has never stopped over the almost 50 …

The International Sign Association UK has produced two Best Practice Guides to help companies in the sign and display industry reach and maintain high standards. Available to purchase and download from the ISA-UK website, the two guides (the ISA-UK Best Practice Guide and the ISA-UK Best Practice Guide – Inspection …