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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 16 images DECEMBER 2019 Neenah Coldenhove announces partnership with Vivid Chemical Neenah Coldenhove has announced an exclusive partnership with Vivid Chemical to manufacture and market the company’s single-step, self-weeding Reveal transfer papers worldwide. Julie Schertell, president of technical products at Neenah, said: “This partnership demonstrates Neenah’s continued emphasis on serving our customers with new and innovative technologies. Vivid Chemical is a leader in developing and providing premium transfer papers for the garment decoration market— a perfect complement to Neenah’s strong portfolio of digital transfer papers.” James D Cobb, founder and CEO of Vivid Chemical, said that Neenah Coldenhove was a natural fit for a partnership. “Neenah is a renowned market leader in speciality papers and transfer technologies and understands the need to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions.” www.neenah.com www.vividchemical.com Glenmuir has acquired the technical golfwear brand Jonathan Wilton, managing director of Positive Branding View our latest online videos: www.images-magazine.com Glenmuir acquires Sunderland of Scotland Sunderland of Scotland has been acquired by Scottish golf clothing brand Glenmuir. From 1 January 2020, Glenmuir will own the global rights and distribution of the technical golfwear brand outside of Asia. The acquisition follows a successful 10- year partnership between the two companies, during which Glenmuir acted as European distributor for the Sunderland of Scotland brand. Toby Sunderland founded Sunderland of Scotland in 1911. His son, Warren Sunderland, said: “We are delighted that the brand will retain its Scottish roots and heritage, and is in safe hands with such a well-respected brand like Glenmuir.” Both brands, in addition to the MacWet golf rain glove brand, will continue to be designed, marketed, embroidered, finished and distributed from Glenmuir’s headquarters in Lanark, Scotland, with no changes to employment planned. The company will also continue to launch separate Glenmuir and Sunderland of Scotland brand collections for spring/summer and autumn/winter, in addition to capsule collections. www.glenmuir.com/sunderland Positive Branding wins Workwear Branding Company of the Year award Family-run company Positive Branding has been named Workwear Branding Company of the Year at the Corporate LiveWire London Prestige Awards 2019/20. The London-based company, which specialises in printed and embroidered workwear and corporate clothing, was highly commended for the excellent customer service that it offers. Jonathan Wilton, managing director of Positive Branding, says: “We’re a small business but I feel we punch above our weight simply because of the very personal service which we offer. We have a London showroom and customers value our recommendations and advice. The judges were impressed by the number of five-star reviews that we’ve received.” www.positivebranding.co.uk Neenah Coldenhove will manufacture and market Vivid Chemical’s Reveal transfer papers worldwide