Imprintables Warehouse, Masontown, Pa., will host a two-day VersaCAMM workshop in July. Taught by Steven Jackson, education specialist and trainer for Stahls’ and Imprintables Warehouse, the class will be held July 11-12 at Stahls’ St. Clair Shores, Mich.,...
River’s End Trading Co., Medina, Minn., recently announced the appointment of John Maher as CEO and a capital investment from private-equity firm GCI. Financial terms were not released. These announcements highlight River’s End Trading’s focus on growth through...
The Screen Print Biz Group, a new decorated apparel business management and development alliance, will hold its first meeting May 8 in Nashville, Tenn. After a successful exploratory phase, this new business group wishes to capture the momentum gained and roll...
Nazdar Ink Technologies, Shawnee, Kan., recently announced that Keith Nixon has joined the company as director of EMEA sales and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business development. In this role, Nixon will oversee all sales- and channel-development activities...
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., has launched two new content-driven websites tailored specifically to graphics producers and garment decorators. The new SGIA.org is home to all things graphics and sign, and printed electronics; while...
This past March, Madeira USA, Laconia, N.H., offered customers and prospective customers an opportunity to learn all about rayon. Invitations went to thousands, and Madeira hosted a virtual full house. The webinar was recorded and is available for viewing on Madeira’s...
Axiom America, Archdale, N.C., has named Michael Snyder as its new general manager. Snyder’s primary duties include, but are not limited to, effective planning, delegating, coordinating, staffing, organizing and decision making to attain desirable profit-making...
Consider this: A customer comes into your shop and wants a T-shirt designed for an event his car show group is putting on. He has a great hot rod, but has no good photos of it. All of the photos he has are from a standard Cruise-In that was held in a parking lot in...
Nazdar SourceOne, Shawnee, Kan., recently announced that Lindsay Ortmeier has been named marketing analyst for the company’s marketing team. In this role, Ortmeier will be responsible for analyzing and researching consumer data, as well as assisting with targeted...
Kenro Industries/KenroBrands, Mineola, N.Y., recently appointed Neil Lipper as its director of promotional products. With more than 30 years of experience in this industry, Lipper brings expertise in all aspects of promotional products, according to the company. He is...
In the decorated apparel industry, one of the ever-present challenges of our business is choosing the proper method for applying the desired design to our products. In my case, the choice of the ideal printing method to use for our hats is not one that I can make...
Garments are always evolving, a fact that is dramatically evident in the ladies, juniors and girls categories. New fabrics, weaves, treatments and different constructions all have become the norm in ladies apparel. In particular, the average fabric weight of the...
