ImagesMagUK-July-2020

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 16 images JULY 2020 IPIA merges with BAPC The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) has merged with the British Association for Print & Communication (BAPC). Sidney Bobb, who has now assumed the role of president of the BAPC, said: “In these times of unprecedented change it is important that the leading industry bodies work together. That is why we have chosen to merge the BAPC with the IPIA, combining all our respective strengths and values, to support all the members and deliver the most comprehensive range of services possible.” Brendan Perring, general manager of the IPIA, and now chairman of the BAPC added: “I have worked with Sidney and the BAPC for more than a decade, and our two organisations have already developed a strong bond and partnership. Both trade associations will retain their unique values and character, but by combining our operational assets and conducting platform sharing, the whole will no doubt be greater than the sum of its parts.” imagesmag.uk/IpiaBapc UK government launches new UK global tariff regime The UK government has announced a new UK global tariff regime will be applied from 1 January 2021 to products imported into the UK from countries with which the UK does not currently have a trade deal. There are almost 1,200 tariff lines for the fashion and textile sector, explained the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT). “Under the new regime, 67% of these will remain completely unchanged — virtually every single fashion line will remain at 12%, and the vast majority of yarns and fabrics will continue to attract an import duty of between 4-8%.” imagesmag.uk/tariff The IPIAand BAPC have combined forces to support the UK print industry The death of George Floyd while being arrested in the United States in May sparked a wave of Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality that rapidly spread around the globe. The protests have prompted numerous new T-shirt designs, many of which have been sold to raise money for different charities supporting racial equality, including this one from UGD Apparel in the UK. Owner Richard Stanislaus explains: “I felt like I needed to do something regarding the Black Lives Matter campaign and the best way I could think of was to use the UGD Apparel brand as a platform. I recruited one of my old friends to hand-draw a design and redraw our logo.” The goal was to spread the message and also to raise DECORATED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH David Springer of Prints and Promotions with the UGD Apparel T-shirt. All profits are being donated to The Black Curriculum Pin it... on the Images Pinterest boards: www.pinterest.co.uk/imagesmaguk/ Nipa Threads Nipa Threads in Hertfordshire has joined a local initiative to create scrubs for those on the frontline during the coronavirus crisis. imagesmag.uk/NipaThreads The new UK global tariff regime will apply to products imported to the UK from 1 January 2021 money – all profits from the T-shirt are going to The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise that aims to facilitate social change through the teaching of black history. The T-shirts were printed at Prints and Promotions in Birmingham by the company’s head printer, David Springer. “We used our M&R Automatic Diamondback Series to print this and the ink we used was Amex white,” says company director Rakesh Bansal. “We used a range of garments, including Gildan Softstyle short-sleeve T-shirts, Skinnifit [SF Clothing] vests and Just Ts by AWDis long-sleeve T-shirts.” www.instagram.com/ printandpromotions www.instagram.com/ugdapparel