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Key trends and market shifts on Personalisation and Sportswear with Epson
Debbie McKeegan speaks to Duncan Ferguson, VP of Commercial and Industrial Printing at Epson Europe about the market shifts and current trends around personalisation. Duncan shares the key trend of merging both fashion and sportswear.
Sustainable substrates for vehicle wrapping
As demand for environmentally friendly applications continues to increase, Rob Fletcher takes a closer look at some of the more sustainable materials available to companies working in the vehicle wrapping sector.
Available substrates for outdoor sign and displays
Nessan Cleary details the available substrates for outdoor sign and displays.
New sustainable materials at Sustainability Spotlight
Sustainability Spotlight returned by popular demand to FESPA Global Print Expo last month in an exhibit curated by The Good Factory.
Sportswear Pro: building ‘Brand Me’
After the success of the inaugural Sportswear Pro last month, we spoke with panellist and personalisation expert James Lawrence-Jones about the most exciting revelations at the event.
Packaging regulation – a warning to UK printers
We spoke to George Atkinson, Head of Policy at environmental consultancy Valpak, about how printers should be cautious regarding stricter packaging regulations.
How to minimise water usage in textile printing with the Mimaki TRAPIS
We speak to Arjen Evertse, General Sales Manager EMEA and Marc Verbeem, Supervisor Product Management from Mimaki Europe about the Mimaki TRAPIS, an environmentally friendly, two-step, waterless textile transfer printing solution.
FESPA Brasil 2024 breaks records and establishes its position in Brasil
FESPA Brasil Digital Printing 2024 established its position as the main digital printing trade show in Brasil and Latin America. The exhibition took place from 11th – 14th March 2024 at the Expo Center Norte, in São Paulo, Brasil. The exhibiton was organised by both APS Eventos and FESPA.
How to make transfer prints and sublimation printing more sustainably
We speak to Jorg Borker, General Manager EMEA Digital Media from Felix Schoeller at FESPA Global Print Expo 2024 about their film products for textile transfer applications with a key focus on ensuring their solution is sustainable and reduces the use of plastics.
FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo to return in Berlin, Germany in May 2025
FESPA has today announced that its flagship annual FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo events will return to Messe Berlin, Germany, from Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 May 2025, covering screen, digital and textile printing, signage and visual communications. Confirmed features include Personalise Make Wear, World Wrap Masters, Club FESPA and the return of the bi-annual FESPA Awards.
New technologies and materials rewire and remap the silk road
Debbie McKeegan speaks to Thomas Poetz about the changes within the textile sector in the last 30 years. Thomas shares his insights and discusses the latest innovations in textile fibres.
Sustainable sportswear: Closing the loop for a circular economy
Joanna Czutkowna is a consultant and doctoral researcher specialising in circularity within sports apparel. With over 20 years’ experience managing global sourcing strategy and innovation departments for some of the world's largest brands, she has extensive experience in product development and global supply chains. In this blog, and ahead of the ‘Designing for the Circular Economy’ panel at the 2024 Sportswear Pro conference (21 March at RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands), she delves deeper into closing the loop with circular garment business models for sustainability benefits.
Sportswear Pro Conference
Duncan MacOwan, Head of Marketing & Events at FESPA shares details the upcoming Sportswear Pro Conference 2024 taking place on 21st March at the RAI Amsterdam.
FESPA Italia: digital and sustainable solutions
FESPA Italia President Nicola Posarelli on the continued spread of digital printing into new markets.
The latest sustainable innovations in digital signage
With the rise in demand for sustainable signage showing no signs of slowing down. Rob Fletcher takes a look at some of the more planet-friendly options available to those businesses working in the digital signage sector.
Sustainable options for indoor displays
Nessan Cleary shares how Large format printing is not always seen as the most environmentally conscious area yet there are plenty of sustainable options and opportunities for indoor applications.
Sustainable sportswear: How circularity lies in product design
Former pro-athlete Ana Kristiansson combined her passion for fashion and long-lasting sustainable garments to establish creative agency Desinder, which specialises in developing strategy, branding, design and communications for sports, outdoor, and lifestyle clothing brands. In this blog, and ahead of her talk at the 2024 Sportswear Pro conference (21st March at RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands), she explains how garments can be built to last…