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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 20 images MARCH 2020 Creating a buzz in music and fashion Want to know what your industry colleagues really think of the clothes and accessories they decorate? Each issue, one reader tells us why they rate a particular garment This month, Jason Gould of Somerset Contract Print Services explains why his current favourite garment to print is the Men’s Staple Tee (5001) from AS Colour. Jason reports that the T-shirt has proved extremely popular with his customers, adding that the mid-price range garment comes in a range of fashionable colours and that “stock levels are always brilliant”. ”We have had huge interest from the music and fashion clients for this product, hence why I’m banging on about it,” he comments. “The 5001 has a great overall shape, and the fit seems consistent throughout large volumes. Huge positives are its super-soft feel and no fibrillation. “It washes really well, keeping its shape and, more importantly, its print quality. On drying, the T-shirt again keeps its shape, and the label doesn’t distort.” When printing with plastisol inks, Jason notes that the 5001 “glues well to the boards, settles nicely under heat and the ink lays really well”. He says that when printing the 5001 with discharge inks “the coverage is amazing, but the colour is not as vibrant as we would like and opacity isn’t as punchy as some other brands. However, AS Colour is working with us to improve these minor issues.” His tip for garment decorators using discharge inks with the 5001? Use lower than normal mesh counts. www.somersetprintco.com • Contact us at editoral@images-magazine.com to share your favourite garment or accessory style The 5001 [inset] has generated “huge interest” amongst Jason’s customers in the music and fashion industry READERS’ CHOICE GForce Sportswear provides national roller derby team with 2020 World Cup team kit GForce Sportswear has announced its renewed association with the England’s men’s roller derby team by providing kit for the 2020 World Cup in July. The Leicester-based sportswear company has created and sponsored a brand new kit for the national team with help from its players and team manager Chrissy Andrews. This is the second time GForce Sportswear has provided the men’s national roller derby team with new uniform, having previously created its 2018 World Cup kit. The company’s sponsorship package for this year’s World Cup competition includes 66 shirts, which were printed using dye sublimation. Chrissy said: “Support from sponsors with shirts or equipment make the sport more accessible for everyone, which is something we want to promote wherever possible. “Specifically, the support we have received from GForce means we know we are going into the tournaments with reliable, high performance shirts that will help us play at our best.” Simon Ward, group sales director at GForce Sportswear, added: “We are very proud to continue our association with the successful England side.“It’s always good to see GForce kit being used by a national team, and we look forward to working with England Men’s Roller Derby through 2020 and beyond.” www.gforcesportswear.co.uk Simon Ward, group sales director at GForce Sportswear, with the newly designed England men’s roller derby team kit