ImagesMagUK_January_2022

www.images-magazine.com 18 images JANUARY 2022 INDUSTRY NEWS New guidance to open up supply of schoolwear Schools must allow people to buy uniforms from any store and not just designated suppliers and retailers, according to new legally binding government guidance that has been published. The Department for Education announced the new rule for England in November, saying it was aimed at making sure school uniform costs were “reasonable”, “affordable” and “value for money”. From autumn this year, state schools and academies will be required to help keep costs down by taking steps to remove “unnecessary” branded items and allowing more high-street options such as supermarket own-brand uniform. Matt Easter, co-chair of the Schoolwear Association, said: “We welcome this guidance as it takes a balanced and proportionate approach towards ensuring parents get good value for money from uniforms without creating unreasonable burdens on schools or uniform suppliers.” Read the new guidance at www. gov.uk/government/publications/ school-uniform. imagesmag.uk/uniform-guidance View our latest videos: vimeo.com/imagesmaguk Laughing Whale Print & Embroidery This bold logo was embroidered by Laughing Whale Print & Embroidery in Whitby on workwear for WWilson Wholesale. imagesmag.uk/Laughing-Whale-Wilson The Schoolwear Association welcomes new guidance on schoolwear Anatol’s all- electric Volt screen printing press, now distributed in the UK by Kippax Kippax becomes Anatol screen print equipment distributor US-based Anatol Equipment Manufacturing Co has formed a new partnership with Huddersfield-based HG Kippax & Sons to distribute its textile printing equipment in the UK and Ireland. The distributorship agreement will see Kippax supply Anatol’s full line of manual and automatic textile screen printing machines, including presses, dryers, pre- press equipment and accessories. Kippax will also provide customer service support, drawing on its industry experience dating back over 60 years. Andrew Kippax, commercial director of Kippax, added: “We are delighted to be a key component in the distribution of Anatol Equipment in the UK and Ireland. Our collaboration of expertise is the result of two industry leaders’ ingenuity and cutting-edge technology.” imagesmag.uk/anatol- kippax Inkthreadable and Holiauma join exhibitors at P&P show The organisers of Printwear & Promotion Live! have announced a number of first-time exhibitors for its show in February. These include drop- shipping and print-on-demand specialist Inkthreadable, embroidery machine supplier Holiauma UK, B2B equipment finance company Shire Leasing, and The Brick Factory, a fully integrated workflow and commerce solution. Also exhibiting will be software developer Cadlink, which has had a presence on various suppliers’ stands in the past, but in 2022 is exhibiting on its own stand for the first time. Printwear & Promotion Live! will run in Hall 20 of the NEC in Birmingham from 20 to 22 February 2022. Visitor registration is now open. imagesmag.uk/inkthreadable-show Amy and Alex Cunliffe, directors of Inkthreadable, a first-time exhibitor at P&P Live! 2022