ImagesMagUK_February_2022

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 20 images FEBRUARY 2022 “Huge” ETrader Websites update introduces new features ETrader has announced “a huge update” to its ETrader Websites solution for garment decorators, featuring a host of improvements and new features. Described as “game-changing”, the update will include improvements to the supplier integrations, quoting system, categories, filters and web shop capabilities. It will also give companies more control over the branding, banners and promotions that appear on their websites. In addition, the relaunched ETrader Websites solution promises to streamline more “mundane, time-consuming” tasks, such as listing products and managing print positions, and boasts significantly improved navigation to deliver a “truly intuitive” user experience. The new-look ETrader Websites will be officially launched ‘in person’ at Printwear & Promotion Live, NEC Birmingham, 24 - 26 April 2022. However, customers don’t have to wait until then to experience the new sites as the ETrader team is on hand to demonstrate the platform on Zoom now. ETrader comments: “We’d like to thank our existing customers for their loyalty and patience as we’ve worked hard behind the scenes to deliver them an even better solution. They will all be upgraded over the next couple of months.” The company has also committed to a full schedule of future upgrades later in 2022, which will further simplify the garment decoration process behind the scenes. These future upgrades are set to include several new features, including an order process management system, a supplier order pad solution, and integration with more couriers and payment providers. Email andrew@etraderwebsites.co.uk to book your free demonstration of the new ETrader Websites platform. imagesmag.uk/eTrader-update22 Slick Stitch expands with new Dutch base Wolverhampton-based garment decorator Slick Stitch has set up a new company, Slick Stitch BV, in Born in the south of the Netherlands, to help expand its offering in mainland Europe. The move will allow the company to support existing customers, enabling them to improve their supply chain free of tariffs and with faster delivery to market. Initially offering embroidery, heat seal print and third-party logistics, Slick Stitch plans to increase its services with more techniques in 2022, which it says will lead to “significant” investment in equipment and staff over the coming months. Inder Jain, CEO of Slick Stitch, said: “We are really excited to now be fully operational in Europe. It has been a long time in the planning and is in line with our strategy to offer all of our customers the best supply chain options whilst never losing our unique and fully integrated service offering.” imagesmag.uk/slickstitch-dutch Graphics One unveils new DTF products to decorators Graphics One (GO) has unveiled a range of new products for garment decoration including solutions for direct-to-film (DTF) printing. The line-up includes the new GO TransferMate DTF system, announced in November, led by the TransferMate DTF-814 which prints with CMYK colours and is meant for use with white and light substrates. The new DTF systems premiered at the 2022 Impressions Expo, the American exhibition for decorated apparel, at the Long Beach Convention Center in January. They included GO TransferMate DTF Ink – a pigment ink developed in the US by Graphics One’s parent group, Prism Inks, specifically for DTF applications. Another component is GO TransferMate DTF Film, which was developed specifically for use with GO DTF Ink, and GO TransferMate DTF Powder. Graphics One has a family of DTF products in the pipeline, including systems with CMYKW for black, dark and coloured substrates to be introduced at a later date. imagesmag.uk/go-dtf Slick Stitch has set up a new company in the Netherlands Acorn Creative These bold beanies were embroidered by Acorn Creative in South Littleton for J Russell Digger Hire. imagesmag.uk/Acorn-Creative-Digger Graphics One’s new inks, film and powder for DTF printing View daily news updates at: www.images-magazine.com You can book a demo of the new platform now