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The UK's premier trade publication for garment and textile printing and embroidery
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Around 150 people came to a regional “brand day” run by wholesaler PenCarrie to provide garment decorators with inspiration, exclusives and support.
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PenCarrie celebrates success of brand day for garment decorators - Images magazine
Around 150 people came to a flagship regional event run by wholesaler PenCarrie for garment decorators
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December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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British business leaders have called for customs reforms in the UK as small businesses face “significant” new costs for exporting low-value goods into the EU.
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UK firms to pay higher costs to export low-value goods to EU - Images magazine
Businesses called for UK customs reform as small businesses face “significant” new costs for exporting low-value goods into the EU
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December 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Ownership of UK garment printing specialist TheMagicTouch has been transferred to its employees to safeguard its future.
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Ownership of TheMagicTouch in the UK transfers to employees - Images magazine
Ownership of UK garment printing specialist TheMagicTouch has been transferred to an employee ownership trust (EOT)
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December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Neil Felton, CEO of print industry body Fespa, has won an award from Girls Who Print for his contribution to helping communities around the world.
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Fespa CEO wins Ally Award from Girls Who Print - Images magazine
Neil Felton, CEO of print industry body Fespa, has won an award from Girls Who Print for his contribution to helping communities
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December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Stormtech has won the title of apparel product of the year in the BPMA Product Awards with its RX-2 Vertex Stormshell jacket.
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Stormtech jacket wins apparel product of the year in BPMA awards - Images magazine
Stormtech has won the title of apparel product of the year in the BPMA Product Awards with its RX-2 Vertex Stormshell jacket
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December 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Norty and Stahls’ UK are celebrating the success of their latest joint industry event, The Garment Lab, which brought together more than 50 printwear and embroidery businesses.
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Norty and Stahls' UK celebrate success of joint event - Images magazine
Norty and Stahls’ UK held an industry event, The Garment Lab, which brought together more than 50 printwear and embroidery businesses
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December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Print technology specialist Epson Europe is on course towards achieving net zero by 2050, according to its latest sustainability report.
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Epson on course to hit net zero through sustainability initiatives - Images magazine
Print technology specialist Epson Europe is on course to towards achieving net zero by 2050, according to its latest sustainability report
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December 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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The team at embroidery supplies specialist Madeira have paid tribute to the achievements and career of Karen Burrows who is retiring from the business this month after 40 years.
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Madeira thanks Karen Burrows as she retires after 40 years - Images magazine
Embroidery supplies specialist Madeira has paid tribute to the achievements of Karen Burrows who retires from this month after 40 years
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December 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Printing software specialist Caldera has completed a restructuring of its RIP solutions to bring them under a single identity, Caldera RIP.
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Caldera streamlines RIP software into single identity - Images magazine
Print software specialist Caldera has completed a restructuring of its RIP solutions to bring them under a single identity, Caldera RIP
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December 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Wilcom has announced the worldwide release of EmbroideryStudio 2026 with new features designed to boost creativity and productivity.
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Wilcom boosts creativity with new EmbroideryStudio release - Images magazine
Wilcom has announced the worldwide release of EmbroideryStudio 2026 software with new features designed to boost creativity and productivity
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December 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Garment decorator Essential Branding and clothing supplier United Brands of Scandinavia are among companies voted the best in the Sourcing City Awards for the promotional merchandise sector.
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Top suppliers for promotions named in Sourcing City Awards - Images magazine
Garment decorator Essential Branding and supplier United Brands of Scandinavia are among companies voted the best in the Sourcing City Awards
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December 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Colour specialist Pantone has declared that a shade of white called Cloud Dancer is its colour of the year for 2026 because of the need for calm in a frenetic world.
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A whiter shade is Pantone's 'calming' colour of the year for 2026 - Images magazine
Colour specialist Pantone has declared a shade of white, Cloud Dancer, as colour of the year because of the need for calm in a frenetic world
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December 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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New “game-changing” features for colour accuracy, workflow, markup and layout have been added with version 12 of RIP software Digital Factory for DTF and DTG printing.
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Fiery adds 'game-changing' features for Digital Factory version 12 - Images magazine
New features for colour accuracy, workflow, markup and layout have been added with the launch of version 12 of RIP software Digital Factory
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December 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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United Brands of Scandinavia and BTC Activewear have today announced a strategic merger to create “the UK and Ireland’s most powerful premium apparel distribution business”.
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United Brands of Scandinavia and BTC Activewear to merge - Images magazine
United Brands of Scandinavia and BTC Activewear are to merge to create “UK and Ireland’s most powerful premium apparel distribution business”
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December 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Policymakers came together with workwear suppliers for the parliamentary launch of the new UK standard for “inclusive” PPE clothing and accessories.
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Policymakers and workwear firms launch UK's PPE clothing standard - Images magazine
Workwear suppliers came together for the parliamentary launch of the new UK standard for “inclusive” PPE clothing and accessories, BS 30417
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December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Global print on-demand specialists Printify and Printful are looking ahead to growth and “faster innovation” under the new platform name, Fyul.
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Print-on-demand specialists unite under new platform Fyul - Images magazine
Print-on-demand specialists Printify and Printful are looking ahead to growth and “faster innovation” under the new platform name, Fyul
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December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Industry association UKFT and the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT) have launched a festive prize draw to raise funds for supporting vulnerable families.
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UKFT launches Christmas prize draw to raise charity funds - Images magazine
UKFT and the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT) have launched a prize draw to raise funds to help vulnerable families this Christmas
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December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Business owners have welcomed a Government U-turn that has seen it abandon plans to introduce unfair dismissal rights from day one under the Employment Rights Bill.
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Businesses welcome U-turn on unfair dismissal rights from day one - Images magazine
Businesses have welcomed a Government U-turn that sees it abandon plans for unfair dismissal rights from day one in the Employment Rights Bill
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December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Young and emerging textile designers learned about direct-to-film (DTF) and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing as part of a day of workshops and presentations run by technology specialist Epson.
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Epson academy promotes sustainability to emerging designers - Images magazine
Textile designers learned about direct-to-film (DTF) and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing at the latest Epson Textile Academy event
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November 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Fairtrade International has announced that it is carrying out a “major evolution” of its standards including the Fairtrade cotton and textile standards.
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Fairtrade standards to undergo 'major evolution' - Images magazine
Fairtrade International has announced it is carrying out a “major evolution” of its standards including its cotton and textile standards
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November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Papergraphics, a supplier of equipment for large-format and garment printing, has invested £1m in sustainability initiatives including solar panels.
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Print equipment supplier invests £1m in sustainability initiatives - Images magazine
Papergraphics, a supplier of equipment for printing, has announced investment of £1 million in sustainability including solar panels
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November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today announced that British businesses will face no further rise in national insurance costs alongside a freeze in fuel duty.

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No rise in national insurance as businesses face higher wage costs - Images magazine
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced British businesses will face no further rise in national insurance costs alongside a freeze in fuel duty
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November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Safetywear and PPE specialist Arco has set out plans to build on its sustainability achievements including greater reuse of personalised garments.
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Arco to boost reuse of branded garments in sustainability drive - Images magazine
Safetywear specialist Arco has set out plans to build on its sustainability achievements, including reuse of branded garments
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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American Print and Supply (APAS) has launched The Sentinel, described as “the first vision-based laser cutter” for direct-to-film (DTF) production.
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APAS launches vision-based laser cutting system for DTF - Images magazine
American Print and Supply (APAS) has launched The Sentinel, “the first vision-based” laser cutter for direct-to-film (DTF) production
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November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Nearly half of manufacturers report they are worried they will struggle to survive over the next five years, according to a survey by MyWorkwear, but workwear remains the least likely cost they would choose to cut.
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Businesses invest in workwear despite worries from rising costs - Images magazine
Nearly half of manufacturers are worried they will struggle to survive over the next five years, according to a survey by MyWorkwear
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November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM