Beaver Paper Group, Atlanta, recently announced a general price increase of 8-12% across its global portfolio of products beginning Sept. 1. “We are taking this initiative due to the current market pressures and the rising costs of raw materials as well as, increases...
Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., announced it has acquired a majority stake in full-service European corporate apparel supplier, Lynka, headquartered in Poland. This acquisition will make Vantage the largest global supplier and decorator of corporate apparel, according...
If you’re a direct-to-garment (DTG) decorator, have you found the colors in your prints to be less vibrant on certain brands and materials? This is a common problem with this printing method, as the quality of the shirt’s materials highly dictate how the resulting...
If one of your customers wants to add a new treatment to a logo, offering special-effects (SFX) prints can help elevate your shop. Don’t let failed past attempts deter you from using this popular technique. Here are a few tips on how you can successfully master...
Stabilizers, also known as backings, always should be used during machine embroidery. We use embroidery stabilizers to secure the fabric in the hoop while embroidering, and they prevent puckering in garments and provide the foundation — quite literally — for the...
Polyprint, Thessaloniki, Greece, has announced the appointment of Fernando A. Tissnes as general manager of its subsidiary, Polyprint USA. Tissnes has an extensive background in business development and project management. Over the years, he has served in senior...
Textile screen printing is starting to rebound as our country recovers from the economic strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the business lull gave decorators time to retool and make equipment upgrades in anticipation of busier days ahead as sporting...
Hour after hour, day after day and week after week, you have to be creative and come up with fantastic new ideas that not only look great, but also sell. As time passes, things start to look stale. Lazy thinkers resort to mirroring or copying past designs, or maybe...
Our Success Group, St. Peters, Mo., recently announced “The 5 Keys of Business Success - Growing and Launching Online Training,” a new resource for small businesses starting their business or ready to grow with a strong foundation of business success principles. Over...
The Lenzing Group, Lenzing, Austria, is partnering with Orange Fiber, an Italian company which has patented the pulp production process for citrus by-products, to produce the first TENCEL branded lyocell fiber made of orange and wood pulp. The new TENCEL Limited...
Nazdar, Shawnee, Kan., has announced that Greg Bengtson will be the company’s new vice president commercial ops officer. In this strategic role, Bengtson will lead sales and marketing functions across the Nazdar family of businesses—including Nazdar Ink Technologies,...
Beaver Paper Group, Atlanta, recently announced the appointment of Johannes Diener as EMEA sales director. Diener will play an essential role in generating new sales and market opportunities while expanding Beaver Paper’s reach in EMEA markets, according to the...
