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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 10 images APRIL 2019 Follow us on Instagram: @imagesmaguk CHANGING FACES Graphtec GB has appointed Tom Kneale to its board of directors. Tom will take over many of the responsibilities currently held by managing director Phil Kneale, including financial and legal management. He joined Graphtec GB in 2014 as a sales engineer and subsequently gained experience in all of the company’s departments, particularly sales and marketing, in which he will remain especially involved. Neil Roberts will now assume the role of general manager. The moves coincide with a management restructuring programme that the company says aims to better accommodate its continuing market diversification. www.graphtecgb.co.uk Fespa news: Brother GTX to demonstrate polyester printing, largest ever stand from Mimaki and new products from Epson At Fespa Global Print Expo 2019, Brother will be showing for the first time ever how its GTX DTG printer can be used to print on dark and coloured 100% polyester garments using its eco-friendly, water-based inks. The company will also be holding presentations in line with the Brother Academy Concept, with topics including how to start a successful business and tips and tricks for DTG. Mimaki‘s largest ever Fespa stand will encompass four areas: sign graphics, industrial products, textiles and 3D. The company’s latest dye sublimation printer, the Mimaki TS55-1800, will be on show. Designed for entry and mid-level markets, it prints with the new Sb610 inks that hold the Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex certification. The company, a gold sponsor of Fespa Global Print Expo, will also be a key participant in Fespa‘s Print Make Wear feature. Epson is set to launch two new wide format printers at Fespa Global Print Expo 2019 in May – but isn‘t revealing anymore until the show. For more information about what to expect at Fespa Global Print Expo 2019, turn to page 26. www.fespaglobalprintexpo.com Mimaki‘s print capabilities across various segments, from sign graphics to textile and apparel, will be demonstrated at Fespa ASBCI conference focuses on sustainability and ethics The upcoming Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI) conference will see industry experts, retailers and academics examine sustainability in the fashion supply chain. From carbon footprints to modern slavery, and from wasteful retail practices to landfill, the conference aims to address the big issues and ask: is it up to the industry to change the way consumers shop, or up to consumers to change the industry? The conference takes place on Wednesday 8 May 2019 at the Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel, and speakers include Daphne Guelker from UL Consumer Retail Services, Phil Townsend from Marks & Spencer, Mark Sumner, lecturer in sustainability, fashion, and retail at the University of Leeds, and Vanessa Wakefield, general secretary of the Recyclatex Group. Places can be booked, and more event information found, on the ASBCI website. www.asbci.co.uk The ASBCI conference takes place on 8 May 2019