Images Digital Edition DEC 2018

Sharon Lee completes Smeta audit Sharon Lee has completed its annual Smeta (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) audit and has been informed there are no corrective actions to undertake. Sales director Danny Butterfield said, “With more and more customers demanding evidence that goods containing their logo and carrying their brand values are produced in a 100% socially complaint chain, it is great that we can support our customers with such proof.” www.sharonleeltd.co.uk Fashion showcase Fashion SVP, the apparel, denim and accessory sourcing event, is taking place at London Olympia on 15-16 January 2019. Buyers and sourcing professionals can meet with more than 150 international manufacturers, as well as attend the free seminar programme, where speakers from both retail and manufacturing will offer insight and advice on issues such as the latest developments in fashion sourcing and fabric development, sustainable and ethical sourcing, costing and negotiation and logistics and supply chain. Register for free online. www.fashionsvp.com And the winner of the Brother TapeCreator Pro competition is... Jon Sinkins, partner at Lorna Wiles, was named the winner of the Images competition to win a Brother TapeCreator Pro package worth £1,743 + VAT. The Cornish company, which manufactures and prints tea towels and other cotton textile goods, had the machine installed by Mike Kelly of Brother in early November. “It‘s an excellent printer,“ said Jon. “It‘s easy to use, a very good piece of equipment for what it does, and prints very fast. It‘s ideal for one-offs – it‘s going to be used for individually wrapping tea towels.“ The Brother TapeCreator Pro (TP- M5000N) is capable of printing both adhesive tape and fabric ribbon of varying widths. The machine comes complete with P-Touch Editor software, which has more than 200 templates as well as the ability to quickly and simply create bespoke designs using customers’ logos etc. www.brother.co.uk www. lornawiles.co.uk Jon with the Brother TapeCreator Pro INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 20 images DECEMBER 2018 Clean Cut Blades now available in the UK Dean Roscoe of Paramount Embroidery has set up Decoration Technology with a partner and taken on the sole European distributorship for the American- made Clean Cut Blades. “Clean Cut Blades of Iowa, US, manufactures high-quality replacement blades for vinyl cutting machines and plotters,” explained Dean. “They have a strong following in the States; customers say they can cut finer detail with Clean Cut Blades and they outlast the life of the originals.” According to Dean, the sharpness of the blades stems from the fact that they are made from high-grade carbide rods that go through a five-stage diamond grinding process before being micro- polished to form a razor sharp edge. “In fact, the blade edges are so sharp there is a warning sticker instructing you to reduce the cutting force of the machine by 50%,” added Dean. Previously only available from the US factory, the blades can now be ordered direct from UK-based Decoration Technology. The range, which includes Roland-, Graphtec-, Mimaki-, Summa-, Mutoh-, GCC- and Ioline-compatible blades, is available from stock with delivery within one to three days. The company is currently offering a ‘buy four, pay for three’ promotion. www.cleancutblades.com Clean Cut Blades are now available in the UK from Decoration Technology Cematex launches Itma Innovation Lab In keeping with the theme of ‘Innovating the World of Textiles’ at Itma 2019, Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, has launched the Itma Innovation Lab. The four main components of the Innovation Lab are the Research and Innovation Pavilion (R&I Pavilion), Itma Speakers Platform, the Innovation Video Showcase and the Itma Sustainable Innovation Award. Itma 2019 will be held from 20 to 26 June at Fira de Barcelona. Visitor registration has started and an Itma app has been launched. www.itma.com