Hoops, Queensland, Australia, is a business-management software solution for decorated-apparel businesses. It provides a platform that undertakes the everyday tasks and processes in an all-in-one, simple and easy-to-use, cloud-based application, according to the...
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PolyOne Unveils Zodiac Aquarius Digital Hybrid Ink System
PolyOne Specialty Inks, Avon Lake, Ohio, recently launched its new Zodiac Aquarius Digital Hybrid eco-conscious water-based ink system at Impressions Expo, held Jan. 17-19 in Long Beach, Calif. Consisting of a white underbase and matte top coat designed to protect and...
Operation Team Player Seizes $123 Million in Fake Super Bowl Merchandise
Federal authorities in Miami seized an estimated $123 million worth of counterfeit sports merchandise for teams playing in Super Bowl LIV, according to media reports. According to a statement released by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials found...
Penn Emblem Supports Australia’s Surviving Animals
Penn Emblem, Trevose, Pa., is providing aid to Australia’s animals amid the catastrophic bush fire that recently swept across the country. The company wanted to do its part to help the millions of animals that were displaced, orphaned or worse. The Animal Rescue...
Vantage Apparel Receives Top Awards for Decoration
Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., has won two industry awards for decoration and service. The company accepted its 24th Promotional Products Association Intl. (PPAI) Gold Pyramid Award for Supplier Decorating in the embroidery category at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas....
Primoprint Partners with MaidPro
Primoprint, Charlotte, N.C., recently announced an official partnership with MaidPro Franchise. The partnership impacts more than 220 franchises, including MaidPro, FlyFoe and Men in Kilts. MaidPro Franchising relies on Primoprint’s Business Automated Platform (BAP)...
Textil del Valle Selects Kornit Digital for DTG Printing
Kornit Digital, Rosh Ha’ayn, Israel, recently announced that Textil del Valle South America, a vertically integrated garment-manufacturing company based in Peru, has chosen to implement Kornit’s digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printing technology at its 1.1...
Transfer Express Offers Free Athletic Uniforms Webinar
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a free February webinar for baseball, softball and soccer teams and leagues. The “Tips and Tricks for Selling Athletic Uniforms” webinar will be held Feb. 13 from 2-3 p.m. Topics will include number sizes; what and when to...
Towel Specialties Names Wesco Marketing as 2019 Sales Reps of the Year
Towel Specialties, Baltimore, recently announced Wesco Marketing as the recipient of its 2019 Sales Rep of the Year Award. Industry-veteran sales reps Jeff and Shelley Stevens; Mark Fulwider; and Larry Willis comprise Wesco Marketing. Based in Southern California, the...
HanesBrands Renews EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently announced that the company has renewed its partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport program. A program partner for three years, Hanes submitted its data on shipping and...
SGIA’s Congress of Committees Sets 2020 Agenda
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va. recently hosted its annual Congress of Committees in Phoenix on Jan. 7-8. Representatives from across the printing industry met to discuss strategies, trends and opportunities for 2020. Each January, SGIA’s...
GEAR for Sports Expands DTG Printing with Kornit NeoPoly Technology
Kornit Digital, Englewood, N.J., recently announced that GEAR for Sports, Lenexa, Kan., a division of Hanesbrands Inc., has installed a Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro system to supplement previously implemented Kornit Digital direct-to-garment (DTG) print systems within...






