Images_Digital_Edition_July_2019

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images JULY 2019 Follow our daily industry updates on Twitter @imagesmaguk PRINT SHOP POOCHES #44 Nelly and George O’Connor Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Nelly and George from Sumo Sam T-Shirts in Tilehurst, Reading Full name: Nelly and George O’Connor Breed: Nelly is a pug; George is a rare all-black English bulldog Age: Nelly is four years old; George is two Time at company: Four years for Nelly; George has been clocking in since he was eight weeks old Job titles: Nelly is head of security while George is head of human relations Job description: Nelly handles the more difficult customers; she also manages George as he quite likes to eat cardboard boxes. Special skills: Sleeping in the most uncomfortable, small spaces that really shouldn’t have a dog in. Favourite colour: 161U as it’s the same colour as Baker’s meaty chunks. www.sumosam.com “What are you talking about, it fits perfectly” Nelly does whatever it takes to stop George eating another cardboard box The Old Salt Loft acquires Stitch Print The Old Salt Loft in Burham, Essex, has bought print and embroidery shop Stitch Print. The Old Salt Loft, which specialises in bespoke sailcloth products, bought Stitch Print from its owner Nikki Bender in April, who sold her company after 18 years due to ill health. Sarah Buckley, owner of The Old Salt Loft, said: “I started The Old Salt Loft nine years ago, originally making bags from old sails. The business grew year on year, and I found myself buying a [Roland] BN-20 to produce transfers to turn the bags into merchandise. I then acquired a single-head embroidery machine and naturally fell into garment printing and embroidery. “Due to the growth of the business, my husband came to work with me in January this year, and in March Stitch Print came up for sale and we saw it as an opportunity not to be missed to grow the business further.” Sarah has acquired Stitch Print’s machines and customer list, with all further business now carried out under The Old Salt Loft name. Following the acquisition, the company has also bought new Happy embroidery machines, as well as heat presses, vinyl printers and mug and cap presses from Xpres and TheMagicTouch. www.theoldsaltloft.com [L-R] Paul Buckley, Nikki Bender and Sarah Buckley at The Old Salt Loft New Roland TrueVis VG2 printer/cutter wins EDP award The new TrueVis VG2 eco-solvent printer/cutter from Roland DG won ‘Best Print & Cut Solution’ at the European Digital Press Association (EDP) awards 2019. Gillian Montanaro, head of marketing at Roland DG EMEA, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have won the EDP Award for ‘Best Print & Cut Solution’ with the new TrueVis VG2. When we launched the VG2 just a few months ago we were ready to show the industry something special, a solution that could genuinely change print professionals’ working lives in terms of colour quality, turnaround speeds, reliability, longevity of their output and much more.” The judging panel said: “Roland DG has not adhered to existing concepts, but has redefined product development.” Offering new orange ink, the VG2 was awarded for its “breadth of colour gamut, optimised colour accuracy and colour reproduction capability, plus a host of technological advancements to deliver high-precision print and cut performance”. www.rolanddg.co.uk Gillian Montanaro [right] accepts the EDP Award 2019 ‘Best Print & Cut Solution’ for the TrueVis VG2