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News9 Feb 2015W.L. Gore & Associates is set to present a new function on the Gore Business Portal: the Gore Fabrics Academy. The new e-learning platform offers retailers, buyers, floor staff and retail employees with courses about Gore products and services. It is available in 12 languages and will be launched at ISPO 2015.
Although Italy has been making headway with international exports over the last year, it has experienced a check in exports in recent months. However, domestic sales, which has been languishing, have experienced something of an upturn. As one of Europe’s largest textile manufacturers, Italy’s domestic machinery sales remain important but it is also vital than it keeps pushing forward to increase its overseas markets.
Insight2 Feb 2015The last year or so has seen increasing interest in UK-made textiles and clothing and, to a modest extent, some reshoring of manufacturing by retailers. However, after years of difficult trading conditions for UK-based manufacturers, many skilled workers have left the industry and put off by the gloomy headlines, fewer young people have considered a career in the industry.
Insight29 Jan 2015Ongoing political violence and blockades in Bangladesh involving the country’s opposition parties – Bangladesh National Party and the Jamaat Party is causing concern for leaders of Bangladeshi associations representing its knitwear and garments industry.
Insight26 Jan 2015News that one of the largest hosiery knitting facilities in the world, based in the US, is to reshore its finishing and packaging operations, increasing its workforce by more than a quarter demonstrates the new confidence permeating US-based manufacturing.
Germany-based polyester manufacturer, Trevira anticipates a €250m turnover this year, similar to last year. Economic activity in the euro area remains weak, while export business in overseas markets, which has shown a steady rise in recent years, could be further expanded, said the company.
Oerlikon has launched rotating tangle unit, RoTac3 for its BCF plant S+ at carpet exhibition, Domotex. Oerlikon Neumag said its stand, (A31 in Hall 5), demonstrates how substantial energy savings can be achieved and highlights further benefits of its 3-end plant S+ technology for the production of BCF carpet yarn.
Following an announcement earlier this week that UK-based luxury knitwear manufacturer John Smedley is to close its Clay Cross factory which employs 47 people, managing director Ian Maclean spoke to WTiN about future plans for the company.
News15 Jan 2015Zero Waste Scotland is offering funding to Scottish textile and apparel designers to help them reduce textile waste by adopting new innovative methods for a more circular economy – one where materials are kept in a high value state for as long as possible.
As it seeks to gain more direct exposure to knitwear and sportswear buyers, Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki, together with its Italian subsidiary Shima Seiki Italia SpA, is to participate for the first time at the ISPO exhibition in Munich, Germany next month. It has exhibited at leading fabric shows such as Prèmiere Vision for several seasons and even earlier in the value chain, yarn show Pitti Filati this year as it works to raise awareness of technology applicable to the whole chain.
News15 Jan 2015SDL Atlas is launching the second generation of the MMT Moisture Management Tester. The open design for the test area allows use of larger samples and a portion of a completed garment to be tested. It also makes routine cleaning of the test sensors easier. The metal housing makes the instrument more robust, while a new motorised upper sensor and sample positioning light make the test procedure simpler, according to SDL Atlas.
