INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images APRIL 2022 PRINT SHOP POOCHES [L-R] Gwen, Doris and Florence are busy looking out for cardboard boxes for Florence to rip up #77 Gwen, Doris and Florence 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 Gwen, Doris and Florence from DoomsdayCo in Bridgend, South Wales Full names: Gwen, Doris and Florence Breed: Gwen and Florence are both cane corsos while Doris is a boxer. Age: Gwen is 18 months old, Doris is four years old and Florence is just 11 months. Job title: Gwen is head of HR, Doris has the role of head supervisor, and Florence is full-time box-ripper. Job description: Gwen’s main role is making sure everyone feels welcome and enjoys their time at work. Doris makes sure everything is running smoothly and greets every visitor with a hug and kiss. Florence has the weighty task of making sure every cardboard box in the studio is compacted to the smallest chunks possible. Special skills: Gwen always listens, Doris will cheer anyone up no matter what, and Florence – you’ve guessed it – can rip apart anything in seconds. Favourite colour: B69574, a favourite for Gwen due to matching her fur. Doris has opted for red 032 C, and Florence’s top colour is black 6 C. www.doomsdayco.com Lynka and Result support effort to help Ukraine refugees European distributor and garment decorator Lynka has been working with clothing company Result to donate hundreds of reflective vests to people helping Ukrainian refugees. The vests, printed with ‘volunteer’ or ‘translator’ in Ukrainian, are being worn at the border with Poland by the teams providing support to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. By early March, the United Nations reported that the number of refugees from Ukraine had reached two million, representing the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two. The support has been spearheaded by Lynka, which is based in Skawina, on the outskirts of Kraków in southern Poland – only 230 kilometres west of the Ukrainian border. Separately, Result sent a shipment of R039 Polar fleece 300gsm blankets and PPE worth another £25,000 in March in a 40ft trailer donated by its transport partner, Simarco, to Poland Red Cross in Warsaw. Closer to home, Lynka has “adopted” a local ‘Centre for Ukrainian Refugees’ in the nearby village of Grabie where 300 Ukrainian people have already started moving in. Lynka is supplying furniture, beds and clothing to the new residents. Lynka’s US partner company, Vantage Apparel from Avenel, New Jersey, has joined forces with Lynka on this initiative. Lynka has also changed its website’s home page, adding an image featuring the Ukrainian flag and the message ‘Stand with Ukraine’. imagesmag.uk/lynka-ukraine Follow us on Twitter @imagesmaguk Virus Inks launches sustainable black ink for screen printing A new eco-friendly sustainable black ink has been launched for textile screen printing that has been manufactured from organic waste. Virus Inks has created Virus Rethink Black ink in partnership with Silicon Valley’s Bioforcetech, which has developed a bio-dryer system that can turn organic waste into a biochar with high colouring properties. The new black ink is described as a high-performance ink that is easy to print with good durability on a wide range of fabrics and materials. It can be used on nylon, synthetic and recycled materials. Announcing the new Virus Rethink Black, Virus Inks explained: “The vast majority of black inks and dyes used in the various industries are made with a highly polluting pigment called Carbon Black, obtained from the incomplete combustion of heavy oils. “For each ton of this material produced are emitted in the atmosphere more than three tons of CO2, the main cause of global warming. “The health risk, the high carbon footprint and the dependency on fossil fuels associated with this material led to a rapid growth of the demand for alternative ecological inks.” imagesmag.uk/virus-black Result reflective vests donated via Lynka to help on the Polish-Ukraine border The new sustainable Virus Rethink Black printed on garments
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