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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 10 images SEPTEMBER 2021 PRINT SHOP POOCHES Myszka prepares to take James out for a run to keep him fit #70 Myszka 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 Myszka from MyWorkwear in Telford Full name: Myszka (which means ‘little mouse’) Breed: Whippet Age: Seven years old Time at company: Seven years. Managing director James Worthington has had me since I was a puppy so I’ve been coming into MyWorkwear since then. Job title: Company model and fundraiser Job description: My job is to entertain the troops, but I am also James’s partner in crime and we do lots of running events for charity. Special skills: My special skills would be speed and keeping the MD fit! Favourite colour: #dfc223 – the MyWorkwear yellow on my jacket and the colour of sunshine so it means it’s time for walkies! www.myworkwear.co.uk Vantage Apparel buys majority stake in Lynka US-based Vantage Apparel has acquired a majority stake in leading European corporate clothing supplier Lynka. The deal is described as making Vantage the “largest global supplier and decorator of corporate apparel”. Lynka, based in Poland, services customers across Europe, including the UK. It means that Lynka, known for its multi-brand wholesale apparel and merchandise, will add Vantage’s core product selections to its existing portfolio. Vantage says this will make it easier for customers to implement global uniform programmes – a growing sector for both companies over the last five years. Lynka’s previous stakeholder, promotional products distributor Berendsohn AG of Hamburg, has fully exited the business. Lynka’s leadership will remain intact with founder and shareholder John Lynch at the helm as president, plus a team of more than 250 staff based at its facility just outside Kraków. imagesmag.uk/vantage-lynka 21.9k Twitter impressions July 2021: @imagesmaguk RS Components rolls out PPE and workwear range RS Components has launched a wider range of workwear, bringing in brands from its acquisitions of PPE specialists Needlers and John Liscombe. The company is adding workwear from Needlers’ own brands Pro-Fit and Reldeen, as well as Pollyboot, Tilsatec and Metsa. They include polo shirts, T-shirts, shirts, jackets, shorts, sweatshirts, fleeces, trousers, waistcoats, hats and footwear. Hull-based Needlers was acquired in December by RS Components, a trading brand of Electrocomponents. Needlers is a specialist in personal protective equipment (PPE) and other workwear for the food manufacturing sector, with its own in-house embroidery service for branding. The acquisition of John Liscombe Ltd, a leading supplier of industrial safetywear and PPE, took place in March this year. imagesmag.uk/rs-needlers [L-R] Ira Neaman, CEO of Vantage Apparel, and Lynka founder John Lynch The Hull headquarters of Needlers, which was acquired by RS Components