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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images AUGUST 2021 PRINT SHOP POOCHES Bandana on, tongue out – Betty was ready for another day at work Watch Betty on security patrol # 69 Betty Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Betty from Studio Print Press in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Full name: Betty Scampie Harrison Breed: Teapot Yorkie Terrier Age: Nine years old Time at company: Four years and three months Job title: Head of security and studio hoover Special skills: Betty has exceptional hearing and she lets us know when one of our lovely customers is coming to visit by giving them a very loud welcome! She’s also made quite an impression on our local DPD drivers. Betty spends most of her time patrolling the studio round and round in circles until she gets tired or hungry. Betty has quite often been found sleeping on the job! Favourite colour: Betty’s fave colour is red (Pantone 199c). Most of her wardrobe is this colour, including her work uniform. www.studioprintpress.com PenCarrie adds Stormtech to its brand line-up PenCarrie has become a distributor for the Stormtech brand of technical outerwear and apparel in the UK. The supplier was appointed by Stormtech Europe to help the brand expand in the UK market, and it increases the range of performance outerwear offered by Devon-based PenCarrie. It started distributing a selection of Stormtech’s bestselling technical outerwear and apparel collections across seven categories, including its technical bags and backpack collection, in July. Andrew Kouroushi, director of sales UK and northern Europe at Stormtech Europe, said: “Personally, I am delighted to welcome on board PenCarrie to the portfolio of Stormtech distributors. PenCarrie has an exceptional reputation for service in the UK market, as do the business development team. “The Stormtech brand continues to grow in Europe and aligning with PenCarrie further enhances our offering in the UK, giving the resellers an even greater selection of products and enabling them to find and purchase our collection more easily. We are really looking forward to getting started.” imagesmag.uk/pencarrie-stormtech 16.3k Twitter impressions June 2021: @imagesmaguk Brother adds DTF capability on Brother GTX series Brother has enhanced the technology of its GTX Series printers to make it possible to print direct to film (DTF). After consultation with customers and dealers, it has developed a new ‘reversal’ driver that customers can get free of charge from Brother or a certified dealer. It means that the printers can be used to print to film as well as on polyester and leather. Brother’s CadLink now also offers special DTF software for the Brother GTX Series printers. However, the company has opted not to develop its own DTF foils and powders because there are already ‘proven’ foils and other accessories on the market. In a statement, Brother said: “The DTF technology is fairly good for special applications like small logos, prints on difficult material like synthetics and difficult areas such as sleeves, caps and neck tags.” imagesmag.uk/brother-dtf DTF printing on the Brother GTX printer with new DTF driver PenCarrie now distributes Stormtech outerwear and bags including backpacks