François Hollande becomes the president of France, while Vladimir Putin is appointed as the president of Russia for the third time; a pastel version of The Scream by the painter Edvard Munch sells for US$120 million at auction – a new world record for an auctioned work of art; the Olympic Flame arrives in Cornwall from Athens in readiness for the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 summer Olympic games; and Sarah West becomes the Royal Navy’s first female warship commander when she takes up her post on HMS Portland at Rosyth. Meanwhile in the imprintable garments industry…
From left: Cover stars Henbury promotes its purple polos, Dalesway secures the Vastex UK distributorship, Mascot gets casual in trainer-style safety shoes, Bella+Canvas ‘Go with the Flowy’ in womenswear, and we report on the criminal gangs that are targeting blank garment suppliers
Cover stars Henbury is resplendent in purple polos on the cover of the May issue of Images; Gildan announces its acquisition of Anvil Holdings; Regatta receives the Queen’s Award for enterprise; Roland DG introduces new white ink configuration for the VersaStudio BN-20 desktop inkjet printer/cutter; Crazy Bags secures alliance with Halfar; Mascot introduces new concept of trainer-style safety footwear; Victory Design celebrates 25 years in business; Dalesway secures the UK Vastex distributorship; M&R launches Sidewinder Solo manual press; and Images reports on the criminal gangs that are targeting garment decorators with a credit card scam.
