Broder Bros. Co., Trevose, Pa., recently announced its agreement to exclusively distribute Russell Athletic branded products in 2013. Russell’s 37 performance styles range from soft cotton T-shirts to sporty polos and technology-advanced fleece. The company’s...
In the August/September 2012 issue of Impressions, I discussed making practical financial decisions with regard to embroidery businesses. I will continue that concept with a focus on economics and efficiency in terms of digital decoration. The digital concept crosses...
Madeira USA LTD, Laconia, N.H., is offering some colors of its fire-resistant Fire Fighter embroidery thread in larger put-ups. Initially sold only in 1,100-yard spools, nine of the 24 colors are now available in 2,734-yard cones as well. The remaining 15 colors will...
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., has acquired Henderson Bay Products LLC and Riley Hopkins Screen Printing Machinery, Gig Harbor, Wash. With this acquisition, Ryonet will continue to offer the Riley Hopkins screen printing press and associated products, and plans to...
Mind’s Eye Graphics Inc., Decatur, Ind., will host a professional screen making workshop in partnership with SAATI companies. The two-day, hands-on workshop will be held Feb. 22-23 at the Mind’s Eye Graphics facility. All aspects of screen making will be addressed,...
Bodek and Rhodes, Philadelphia, has expanded its offering with four new brands: A4, New Balance, Boxercraft and Igloo. The company’s lineup now includes A4’s entire team apparel line of 168 products, various athletic styles from New Balance, spiritwear from Boxercraft...
Printavo, Chicago, recently relaunched its cloud software designed to help screen printers manage their shops. With the all-new Printavo, screen printers can easily manage scheduling, invoices and payments from their phones, tablets or computers, according to the...
When HanesBrands restructured and refocused its branded printwear business last spring, it involved changing the name of the Imagewear division to HanesBrands Branded Printwear, and also included the sale of the European Imagewear division, discontinuing...
Communicating with a customer or a vendor about printed colors may sound easy at first, but it can actually become a complicated chore without some sort of standard to measure against. Fortunately, there are color books on the market that the printer and customer can...
Caps Direct, a manufacturing partner of Sportsman Cap & Bag, Kansas City, Mo., has received full Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) accreditation. The company participated in the accreditation process, which is designed to ensure that it is consistently...
One thing smaller shops handle better than larger ones is the idea of cross training. For smaller shops, one or two people could perform every single task in the company. After all, who else is going to do the work? As companies increase in size, however, it’s...
Whether you’re new to the industry or shopping for equipment, trade shows — such as the Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) — are the best sources for seeing machines in action, making contacts, establishing relationships and gaining useful information that only happens...
