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Vetta LLC Appoints CEO

Vetta, LLC, Webberville Mich., the parent company of J. America Wholesale Blanks and Top of the World, has named Glenn Silbert as its chief executive officer. Silbert has extensive executive leadership experience as a brand and product leader. During his 25-year...

Hanes Donates Socks to Help Homeless

Hanes Donates Socks to Help Homeless

Hanes, Winston-Salem, N.C., has donated 225,000 pairs of socks and 18,000 pairs of underwear to organizations fighting homelessness across the United States as part of its eighth national sock drive. Since the program began in 2009, the brand has provided more than 2...

Ryonet Offers Weekly Cyber Savings Deals

Ryonet Offers Weekly Cyber Savings Deals

Ryonet, Vancouver, Wash., is offering "Seven Weeks of Savings" cyber deals each Monday through Jan. 1, 2018 to help customers save on screen-printing equipment and supplies. The special prices will be available through Sunday of each week. To find out what's on sale,...

Vastex Announces 2018 Training Schedule

Vastex Intl., Bethlehem, Pa., has announced the dates for its 2018 "Screen Printing A-Z" introductory courses at its new headquarters location. The dates are as follows: • Feb. 1-3 • April 5-7 • May 31-June 2 • July 19-21 • Sept. 20-22 • Nov. 15-17 For a complete...

Vantage Apparel Expands Sales Team

Vantage Apparel Expands Sales Team

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., recently hired Scott Meade as its regional sales representative for Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. Meade has a 20-year career in the promotional products industry. He previously served as a board member of PAPPA and is...

Equipment Zone to Host Open House at New Location

Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., has opened a new Tempe, Ariz., showroom and will host an open house even there on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The new showroom is located at 4700 S. Mill Ave., Suite 1 in Tempe. Equipment Zone staff from Tempe and Franklin Lakes...

Lawson Offers Free Shipping on Supplies

Lawson Offers Free Shipping on Supplies

Lawson Screen & Digital Products, St. Louis, now offers free shipping on printing and garment-decorating supply orders totaling more than $99. The company will cover shipping on all types of supplies, including screen-printing ink or chemicals, squeegees, frames,...

Alternative Expands Sales Team

Alternative, Atlanta, recently added Emma Williams to its sales team to further develop its growing customer base in the Northeast. Williams, originally from Boston, started her career in technical design and later transitioned into the screen-printing world as a...

New Era Launches First REPREVE NFL Cap

New Era Launches First REPREVE NFL Cap

New Era, Buffalo, N.Y., and Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., recently debuted the first-ever NFL cap made with recycled plastic bottles via REPREVE fiber. The new, eco-friendly Denver Broncos hat now is available at the Broncos Team Store at Sports Authority Field at...

Transfer Express Offers 30-Day Free Trial

Transfer Express Offers 30-Day Free Trial

Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a free 30-day trial for decorators to become dealers. Transfer Express dealers gain access to more than 7,000 pieces of clip art, 5,000 predesigned template layouts and the unlimited use of the Easy View online designer....

Badger Sportswear Acquires Garb Athletics

Badger Sportswear, Statesville, N.C., recently acquired Garb Athletics, a boutique manufacturer of custom-tailored sports uniforms. Coupled with Badger's earlier acquisition of Alleson Athletic, the Garb Athletics purchase bolsters its team-uniform offering with...

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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series