ImagesMagUK_Digital_Edition_Feb18

www.images-magazine.com FEBRUARY 2018 images 03 CONTENTS 28 SHOP TALK 05 Editorial 08 AskAdy… 10 Print Shop Pooches #27 Oscar of Direct Print & Promotions 16 Decorated product of the month 68 Up close & personal Mark Somerfield of Direct Textiles NEWS HUB 6 Industry news Ricoh, Kornit and Epson launch new DTG printers; Shima Seiki teams up with Resolute; Plastindia creates world’s largest T-shirt; Target introduces the Hotronix Heated Lower Platen; and Dye Sublimation Supplies launches the Reveal Sublimation Imaging System KNOWLEDGE BASE 20 The Business Clinic Could you claim R&D tax relief? Adam Kene of Kene Partners has the answer 22 DTG helpdesk Neil Greenhalgh of Epson Europe discusses how to increase your DTG sales opportunities 28 Patch job Erich Campbell advises how to recreate retro- styled patch caps 31 Turbocharge your press workflow Get the maximum return from your press with Marshall Atkinson 50 Stepping into the charity sector Nina Barough explains what Walk the Walk charity expects from its garments 52 How to know when to change gear Dave Roper offers advice on moving from a manual press to an automatic PRODUCT FOCUS 18 Trendwatch The latest high street polo styles and their imprint pairs 36 Prize polos This year’s standout styles from the premier polo brands 41 Featured product Stand Collar Stretch Polo Shirt from Front Row 43 Talking polos with Helene Gadenne Helene of Sol’s discusses stripes, smaller collars and cotton/elastane fabrics 44 Warming up for 2018 Winning performancewear styles for 2018’s summer of sport 54 Screen stars We review the current manual and automatic screen printing press options from the industry’s main suppliers 61 Telling it like it is: Screen printing presses Four screen printers tell us how their recent machinery purchases are working out for them INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 24 A grown-up approach to kidswear Bella + Canvas introduces its new kids styles for fashion-conscious minors 26 Unbroken and unbowed Despite nearly losing everything, Alex Greig of Supreme Screen is back on track to living his screen printing dream 16 24 52 44 36 54