Images_June_2020_Digital_Edition

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 14 images JUNE 2020 59.2K tweet impressions April 2020 @imagesmaguk Supporting key workers: David Sharp offers free embroidery designs Embroidery digitising company David Sharp has created two free embroidery designs to help decorators show their support to frontline workers during the coronavirus crisis. Dominic Bunce, director at David Sharp, said: “The designs have been provided free of charge to over 2,000 embroidery companies. So far, we have seen the design on a variety of garments from T-shirts to polos, caps and canvas bags.” The embroidery designs were digitised using Wilcom’s EmbroideryStudio e4.2, and the company sampled out the design using Madeira Classic 40 threads. imagesmag.uk/DavidSharp Hybrid provides volunteers with digitally printed patterns for the ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ campaign Hybrid Services has assisted volunteers working on the national ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ campaign by producing digitally printed patterns for scrubs and other protective items needed by frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Emma Dalzell, who set up a ‘Mid Cheshire Hospitals – Leighton/Northwich’ local offshoot group of the national campaign, reported that one of group’s biggest challenges has been sourcing patterns. Brett Newman, Hybrid’s chief operations manager, said: “As soon as we realised that we could help, a number of the Hybrid staff volunteered to assist, returning to our office to produce the plans at A0 size to help the group with this challenge.” Hybrid made the patterns using the instant dry UV ink on the 1.6m wide Mimaki UCJV300-160. The Leighton/Northwich group has managed to deliver more than 400 sets of scrubs so far. “We’re hugely grateful for the patterns,” added Emma. imagesmag.uk/scrubs Glasgow Kelvin College supports NHS Scotland ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ campaign Staff and former students in the fashion department at Glasgow Kelvin College have offered their support to NHS Scotland’s ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ campaign. The initiative calls on skilled volunteer machinists to manufacture essential workwear for frontline and supporting staff in the NHS. imagesmag.uk/Glasgow GS UK makes and donates face shields GS UK began production of face shields in April to help protect those fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The company has been laser- cutting face shields using its FB1500 laser-cutting machine along with a design cut file made available to them by Nottingham-based companies Kitronik and Smoke & Mirrors. Julie Spooner, production manager at GS UK, said: “The face shield is made up of a visor and three pieces for the headband, which very simply slot together. We have the capacity to produce 500 shields per day in our production area.” GS UK said it has donated over 300+ face shields so far to a number of care homes, as well as the Nottinghamshire Hospice, Nottingham GP Alliance, Partners Health and Eastwood Primary Care Centre. imagesmag.uk/GSUK GS UK has donated face shields to a number of local companies Staff at Glasgow Kelvin College have donated fabric and created pattern templates for the ‘For The Love Of Scrubs’ campaign The free embroidery designs were digitised using EmbroideryStudio e4.2 Nurse Rachael Slater in her new scrubs Cottonridge has raised nearly £3,000 through Crowdfunder for the face shield materials Cottonridge donates face shields Cottonridge is producing face shields for the NHS and care homes throughout the UK in response to the coronavirus crisis. The industry garment supplier has donated face shields made by its staff to more than 22 care homes and hospitals. The company has set up a Crowdfunder page to buy materials for the shields, which has so far raised nearly £3,000. imagesmag.uk/Cottonridge