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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images NOVEMBER 2020 Visit us on Facebook for all the latest news updates: @imagesmaguk TecStyle Visions 2022 reveals show date Expo 4.0 has announced the 2022 date for its next TecStyle Visions tradeshow. The textile finishing and promotion trade fair will take place from 31 March to 2 April 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany, alongside parallel events GiveADays and Wetec. Under the theme ‘Print. Produce. Promote’, the combined trade fair will exhibit machines and technologies for printing processes, decoration technologies for textiles and advertising media, as well as promotion and merchandising. TecStyle Visions 2022 will focus on the constantly changing retail industry, alongside relevant topics such as sustainability, digitisation and customisation. imagesmag.uk/TecStyle-2022 TecStyle Visions will take place from 31 March to 2 April 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany Hybrid Services, the UK and Ireland Mimaki distributor, appointed Brett Newman as its new managing director in September. Having held the role of chief operations manager at Hybrid since 2017, Brett has now taken on overall responsibility for the day-to- day running of the business along with increased involvement in the company’s strategic direction. Brett has worked at all levels of reseller, manufacturer and distributor organisations with experience across technical, sales and marketing roles. He said: “When I joined Hybrid three years ago, I was attracted to the combination of Mimaki’s innovative and continually advancing product portfolio, and the team at Hybrid and its reseller partners. “Taking this role enables me to continue the work we’ve already started to further develop the business, our people and our product line-up.” imagesmag.uk/Brett-Newman- MD GS UK has announced the appointment of Mike Hipkiss as its new UK and Ireland sales manager. Mike has worked in sales in the textiles industry for over 20 years. In his new role, he will be principally responsible for the GS UK embroidery and print consumables division, with a cross over into the Merlin embroidery machines and Brother DTG printer sales, and will also be out on the road visiting GS UK customers. Ruben De Regge, sales director at GS UK, commented: “Mike will make a great addition to the GS sales team. His wealth of knowledge and experience within the textiles industry ensures that GS UK can continue to offer and expand the reach of our outstanding products and services.” imagesmag.uk/MikeHipkiss CHANGING FACES Brett Newman Mike Hipkiss GeigerBTC rebrands as Geiger UK promotional products distributor GeigerBTC has rebranded as Geiger. First formed in 1977, UK distributor BTC Group merged with the US promotional products company Geiger in 2018. Vicky Kinasz, managing director of Geiger, commented: “We’re delighted to take this opportunity to evolve our brand further and to realign our value proposition. “Being now known as Geiger will further strengthen our position as a global industry leader with worldwide reach, supported by market-leading standards of service and compliance.” www.geiger.com/uk UK promotional products distributor GeigerBTC has rebranded as Geiger