The first genetically modified food products go on sale in the UK, the IRA bombs London’s Docklands, Take That split up, and Chess computer Deep Blue defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov for the first time. Meanwhile in the imprintable garments industry…
From left: Cover stars, Airak introduce their new Near-Stock Service. The news headlines in February 1996; Kustom Kit launches its new Tipped Collar Polo; and we visit Charterhouse Xpres to review the new Cad-Cut Xpres system
Fresh Air has invested in a new 12-colour Hopkins test printer – the largest in Europe… AJS is set to debut the new Tajima TMCE-600 chenille embroidery machine… Madeira Threads (UK) launches The Madeira/Women’s Institute annual award for embroidery… London printers Things wins a blind test of printed T-shirts… We interview John Potter, sales manager at Geoffrey E Macpherson, about the company’s exclusive distribution agreement with Advance American M&M… AWT launches its Auto-Tex automatic press line… PenCarrie introduces the new Quadra bags range to its collection… John Mason launches new inks supplier, Simba Technologies… TheMagicTouch wins the Canon Award for Innovation and Creative Use of a Colour Copier for the second year running… Target Transfers is delighted to have added Noddy and Pingu designs to its transfers range… and Harry Tucker, of T-shirts brand Jt’s, steps onto the Images Soapbox to condemn the practice of garment manufacturers competing for business with customers.
