Social Imprints, San Francisco, a swag company based in the Bay Area, is raising the standard for sustainability in the promotional products industry. The company curated the world’s largest collection of eco-friendly promotional products, launched a tree planting...
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Next Level Apparel and GK Global Form Strategic Nearshore Fabric Supply Partnership
Next Level Apparel (NLA), Los Angeles, has announced a strategic partnership with Honduras-based GK Global (GK) to provide nearshore fabric. The combination of NLA and GK, a diversified global textiles company, is the latest advancement toward 100 percent U.S. grown...
Roland DGA Announces Major Expansion of TrueVIS Printer Family
Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, California, has announced an expansion of its TrueVIS line, with six new and innovative inkjets joining the product family. The newly launched models include the AP-640 resin printer, the LG-640/540/300 high-productivity UV printer/cutters,...
Impressions Expo Long Beach Reaches New Heights
Every January, the Impressions team highly anticipates traveling to the first Impressions Expo event held in Long Beach, California. This year, the excitement was even more palpable due to the current energy radiating throughout the decorated apparel industry. After a...
Gildan Launches New Positioning and Marketing Campaigns for Core Brands
Gildan, Montreal, has announced the release of the newest positioning and marketing campaigns for the Gildan, American Apparel, and Comfort Colors brands. This change comes at a time when the brands are evolving and expanding their respective global reach, in line...
Next Level Apparel Requires 100% Cotton in All Fabric & Implements Origin Testing Protocols
Next Level Apparel (NLA), Los Angeles, has announced two significant steps in continuing its long-standing commitment to ethical and responsible sourcing. NLA is expediting its requirement to have all fabric suppliers utilize 100% U.S. grown cotton for purchase orders...
HanesBrands Recognized by CDP for Sustainability Leadership
HanesBrands (HBI), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has received an A- score on the global CDP annual sustainability disclosures across two key areas of environmental impact—climate change and water security. HBI achieved this recognition for its leadership in...
Inktavo Names New Head of Partnerships
Inktavo, Tempe, Arizona, has named JP Hunt, president, InkSoft and GraphicsFlow, as head of partnerships. Inktavo is the umbrella company for InkSoft, GraphicsFlow, and Printavo, which were all purchased in February 2022 by private equity firms PSG and Blue Star...
STAHLS’ to Host New Puff HTV Free Webinar
STAHLS’, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, will be hosting a free webinar introducing its new CAD-CUT Puff heat transfer vinyl. Join Stahls’ Trend Expert Kelly Walters as she introduces CAD-CUT Puff, showing how to use it, plus other trending special effect transfers paired...
SanMar Launches Brooks Brothers Collection
SanMar Corporation, Issaquah, Washington, has introduced Brooks Brothers to the supplier’s best-in-the-business selection of retail brands. Through an exclusive licensing partnership, SanMar adds 33 styles of wovens, knits, outerwear and accessories for both men and...
Infinity Product Group Unveils New Headwear Brand
Infinity Product Group (IPG), Lowell, Arkansas, has announced the launch of Infinity Her, its newest brand of headwear thoughtfully designed for women. IPG has partnered with Sportsman Cap and Bag, Kansas City, Missouri, to launch Infinity Her this spring. The line...
M&R Printing to Feature New Equipment at Impressions Expo Long Beach 2023
M&R Printing Equipment, Roselle, Illinois, will be featuring the Polaris Industrial Inline High-Speed DTG Printing System, and the brand-new COBRA TSE 20 Station/18 Color High Performance Automatic Carousel Screen-Printing Press at the first Impressions Expo event...