Images Magazine November 18

Tactical Threads sponsors Warrington Wolves Regatta Professional‘s new workwear brand Tactical Threads is now the official sponsor of Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club, with club captain Chris Hill, who runs his own plumbing business, being named brand ambassador. “This is the first partnership for Regatta Professional and it just made perfect sense to team up with Warrington Wolves,“ said Megan Pacey, Regatta Professional‘s assistant marketing manager. “The whole ethos of rugby revolves around perseverance and tactical thinking. Rugby teams as successful as Warrington Wolves have to have a game plan. This is true for Tactical Threads: our clothes have to be designed to the highest standard, with the best fabrics and with real style. We also love the all-inclusive family atmosphere that goes along with it and the passion and dedication of the fans. This is exactly the kind of audience that we want to interact with. The team is also local to our head office, keeping Regatta Professional as close to its roots as possible.“ Many of the Regatta team members are also fans of the team, she added. The newly launched Tactical Threads range has been nominated for Workwear Brand of the Year in the On The Tools awards, along with Dickies, Scruffs and Snickers Workwear. www.regattaprofessional.com Workwear brand Tactical Threads is sponsoring Warrington Wolves INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images NOVEMBER 2018 Chadwick announces three-year partnership with Raleigh International Sports and teamwear company Chadwick Textiles has formed a three-year partnership with youth-led sustainable development charity Raleigh International. The partnership, which will run from 2018 to 2020, will focus on supporting Raleigh‘s natural resource management (NRM) programme in Tanzania to combat deforestation and desertification. James Sutton, head of corporate partnerships at Raleigh International, said: “It is responsible businesses like Chadwick Textiles who are leading the way in their sectors, and demonstrating that through genuine collaboration we can strive to achieve the sustainable development goals through win-win partnerships”. The first project being funded by Chadwick Textiles began in September. Read the full story about the project at www.images-magazine.com . www.chadwicktextiles.co.uk www.raleighinternational.org Chadwick Textiles is supporting a Raleigh International project that plants tree seedlings in Tanzania The Texart RT-640M, first seen at Fespa 2018, is now available in the UK Roland DG announced in October that the Texart RT-640M multi-function dye-sublimation printer that was on its stand at Fespa 2018 in Berlin in May (see Images June 2018), is now available to buy in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and India. The machine, the latest addition to the brand’s Texart dye-sublimation range, is capable of printing directly onto fabrics with a minimum of 70% polyester and also on to dye-sublimation transfer paper, using the same ink and RIP. “Delivering an unparalleled price to performance ratio, the RT-640M offers textile print suppliers a truly versatile digital dye-sublimation print solution,” said the company. The RT-640M makes it possible for decorators to print onto both polyester fabrics as well as rigid items such as promotional products and Chromaluxe. It can also be paired with a 3D vacuum oven to create sublimated 3D objects, reports Roland DG. Roland Texart ink, specially formulated for Texart sublimation devices, promises fast drying times and transfer rates, plus an “exceptionally wide colour gamut” which ranges from dense blacks to high intensity orange and violet, fluorescents and soft pastel shades. ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 RIP software is included with the RT-640M. Paul Willems, head of business development and product management at Roland DG EMEA, added: “The Texart RT-640M multi- function sublimation solution really is the first of its kind on the market and offers exceptional performance at an accessible price point. There is huge profit potential for savvy print suppliers in the growing digital textile print sector and the RT-640M is the ideal entry point system.” www.rolanddg.co.uk The new Texart RT-640M printer