Images Magazine Digital Edition October 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images OCTOBER 2018 Matthew Silver wins iPad in Fluffy Weigle competition Orn Clothing has announced the winner of its Fluffy Weigle competition, where visitors to Printwear & Promotion Live in January 2018 were invited to take a Fluffy Weigle (a teddy version of Orn‘s eagle) and photograph it in an iconic location. Matthew Silver took a picture of Weigle in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, winning himself an iPad in the process. “It‘s a great picture, well done Matthew and thank you for entering,“ said Orn. “We would also like to say a big thank you to everyone else that entered the competition, it was a difficult choice to make!“ www.ornclothing.com Promotion & Branding Showwelcomes Barudan and Disley Embroidery machine company Barudan has confirmed it will be joining the remaining Promotion & Branding shows to be held throughout October in Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow. The Barudan BEKY/S1504CII four-head machine will be demonstrated at all three shows while the BEXT-S901CAII will be available at Belfast and Dublin. A further addition to the Ireland Promotion & Branding shows will be corporate workwear brand Disley. Established in 1951 and known for its shirts and blouses, Disley‘s stock- available garments are divided into three distinct ranges and include everything from contemporary, slim-fit shirts to scarves and ties. The Belfast and Dublin shows take place on Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 October 2018, and the Glasgow show is on Wednesday 31 October 2018. The shows are open from 9am–4.30pm with giveaways, refreshments and free parking available. Visitors can pre-register for the shows on the website. www.promobranding.events [pic – coming Friday morning] MatthewSilverreceiving his new iPad fromJane Peters, Orn‘s head ofmarketing Matthew‘s winning picture Grahame Gardner achieves NHS accreditation Uniform supplier Grahame Gardner, which has provided workwear to the NHS since the service was founded in 1948, has gained level three of the Labour Standards Assurance System (LSAS). This is the NHS‘s own benchmark to ensure that the businesses it works with are ethically sound and protect its labour market. Simon Ward, group director of Grahame Gardner, said: “As a family business, founded in 1906 with family values at our core, we never compromise on the ethical side of our business and it is extremely important to us that we know the factories we work with in the UK as well as in other parts of the world have the highest possible standards. LSAS allows us to demonstrate this and we are delighted to have moved up from level two to three on our recent assessment.” The company has also been confirmed as a rated supplier on the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Sustainability Index (CIPS) for the third year running. This covers Grahame Gardner, as well as its sister company Gymphlex and the GForce sportswear brand. www.grahamegardner.co.uk Simon Ward of Grahame Gardner says the company is delighted to gain level 3 of the LSAS Barudan and Disley are joining Promotion & Branding