Images Magazine June 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 16 images JUNE 2018 BTC Activewear donates stock to CLIC Sargent BTC Activewear has helped CLIC Sargent raise more than £40,000 over the past four years thanks to its donations of unwanted garments to the charity's online and high street outlets. Emilie Debbonaire, stock collection coordinator at the charity, said, "CLIC Sargent is incredibly grateful for the donated stock we have received from BTC Activewear. Thank you so much for all your support!" CLIC Sargent provides specialist support for young cancer patients and their families, as well as fighting for them on a personal, local and national level. CLIC Sargent relies entirely on donations to fund vital work and welcomes any donation, big or small. www.clicsargent.org.uk www.btcactivewear.co.uk T he Hunger Games print by Russian company A-Design Ink won the Special Effect on T-Shirt, Garments and Other Textiles category in the Fespa Awards 2018 in May. The design, which took two days to print, was made using MagnaPrint water-based inks and pigments, and was printed on an M&R Chameleon press. Regular Images readers will remember A-Design’s Lizard King print, which won a 2015 Fespa Gold Award ( http://images-magazine.com/the-lizard-king-reigns-at- fespa-2/). To see this year’s winner of the T-Shirts and Other Garments category and the runners-up of both categories, turn to the Fespa review on page 36. www.a-adesign.ru DECORATED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH The team at CLIC Sargent celebrate raising £40,000 with BTC Activewear’s support Dalesway announces new course with Douglas Grigar Dalesway Print Technology is running a three-day A-Z of Screen Printing course with industry expert Douglas Grigar on 9-11 August 2018 in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. "The class is ideal for either existing businesses who want to iron out production issues by getting their team up to date with the latest techniques and thorough, step-by-step procedures, or for newcomers who want to avoid the pain of correcting bad habits years down the line," said Dalesway. www.dalesway.co.uk Gordon Glenister resigns from the BPMA After 11 years as director general of the BPMA, Gordon Glenister informed the association in May of his decision to leave. “I will certainly miss so many of the members whom I’m pleased to call friends,” he commented. “I have seen so many changes in the industry, from the recession to the pharmaceutical ban on gifts, from the launch of our own exhibition, which was then replaced with the highly successful Merchandise World, to our own education programme and the launch of Product Media magazine.” Gordon is currently looking at “a host of ideas” for what to do post-BPMA, but he promises there will be a smooth transition for the next director general during his lengthy notice period. www.bpma.co.uk US industry expert Douglas Grigar [front, left] is running a three-day course at Dalesway Print Technology