The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (FESPA) recently announced its 2013 Hall of Fame winners. Suresh Babu, AB Screens, India, was this year’s overall global winner. The top five global winners, listed below, were announced at FESPA 2013’s 50th...
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, recently reported U.S. promotional products industry revenues in 2012 of $18.5 billion, up from $17.7 billion in 2011, an increase of 4.38%. According to the association’s annual sales volume study,...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a free webinar called “Work It — Selling to More Than Schools and Teams.” Presented by Andy Curtis, Transfer Express training coordinator, this hour-long webinar offers ideas and examples of types of businesses and niches...
Mimaki, Netherlands, will introduce new labeling solutions at LabelExpo Europe 2013, to be held Sept. 24-27 in Brussels, Belgium. The company will demonstrate its capabilities with white and silver inks, its ability to take advantage of a larger sheet size for...
Hanes Branded Printwear, Winston-Salem, N.C., attended the Race Directors College Workshop held this spring in Charleston, S.C., to promote the Hanes Cool DRI shirt to attending race directors from across the Southeast. As part of the Race Directors College,...
Imprintables Warehouse, Masontown, Pa., has released a new how-to video on outlines, contours and cutlines. Presented by Steven Jackson, sales and education representative for Imprintables Warehouse, the 11-minute tutorial demonstrates how to fix a graphic that was...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, has introduced a new video on how to get started in the decorated apparel industry. The video, shown above, offers tips on how to create custom decorated apparel with only a heat press. Titled “Meet Your Screen Printer,” it explains how...
Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., recently received the National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) 2013 All-Star Community Collaboration Award and was an honoree at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center’s annual fundraiser The One Hundred. NSGA’s All-Star...
Hirsch Intl., Hauppauge, N.Y., has promoted Jim Wesolowski to vice president of sales. Formerly senior director of sales, Wesolowski has been with Hirsch for 17 years. In his new role, he will manage the national sales staff for Tajima embroidery machines and...
KYS Embroidery Supplies, Duxbury, Mass., will become a full distributor of Robison-Anton embroidery threads in early August. All major threads, including Super Brite polyester and Super Strength rayon, will be stocked for immediate delivery in the company’s warehouse...
Inksoft, Albuquerque, N.M., recently added a mobile image uploader to its Design Studio online designer program. The upgraded uploader allows customers to directly upload artwork or photographs from mobile devices, such as phones and tablets. Customers also can upload...
SFS Manufacturing Group Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K., now offers heat press base pads made from its specially formulated silicone sponge LEV250. The pads provide longer operating life at the temperatures experienced within heat presses and are easy to fit,...
