Images October 2019 Digital Edition

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images OCTOBER 2019 Follow our daily industry updates on Twitter @imagesmaguk PRINT SHOP POOCHES #47 Miss Maple 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 Miss Maple from Print It Stitch It in Kirkcaldy. Full name: Miss Maple (aka Marbles – because she has none) Breed: Cocker Spaniel Age: 16 months Time at company: 13 months. She was eight weeks old when she did her first shift and she slept for the whole day Job title: Therapet Job description: Greeting customers and offering stress relief to staff Special skills: Enticing customers to shop by sitting in the window display, always being happy and shredding paper Favourite colour: Pantone 7412c — three of her favourite toys are that colour www.printitstitchit.co.uk Miss Maple specialises in stress relief Ronald Britton introduces new Deco Bioglitter Sparkle Plus Ronald Britton has announced the launch of a new version of its eco- friendly Deco Bioglitter Sparkle. Stephen Cotton, brand director at Bioglitter, said: “The Plus version has been designed to create superior coverage, so users need 33% less of the product to create the same coating effect, which means reduced glitter loading and a major cost saving.” He adds: “Deco Bioglitter Sparkle had excellent resistance qualities for use in applications like printing and garment decoration, but as part of the redevelopment process we’ve improved further on this heat resistance, making the product ideal for the coatings market.” Bioglitter Sparkle was independently tested by OWS Belgium to ISO14851 fresh water biodegradability, and is said to biodegrade extremely well in the natural environment, with “87% biodegradation achieved in 28 days”. www.discoverbioglitter.com FAB Bespoke Clothing launches new clothing brand Pete Randall, founder of FAB Bespoke Clothing, has introduced a new clothing brand. Available exclusively from PenCarrie, the new Original FNB collection is made using organic combed cotton and includes a T-shirt, hoodie and sweatshirt. The collection has been made using GOTS-approved chemicals and all fabric production processes are certified under OekoTex 100 Class 1 Standard. Pete explained: “We strongly believe in the environment and, in our opinion, the most ecological thing you can do is to produce a garment that people want to wear again and again: the opposite of disposable fashion.” The team at FAB has supplied both bespoke and ‘retail-ready’ garments to garment decorators, music merchandise companies and independent retail fashion brands for more than 20 years. www.originalfnb.com The new Original FNB collection is available exclusively from PenCarrie The new Deco Bioglitter Sparkle Plus is designed to give an additional 33% coverage