March 2011 – The east coast of Japan suffers a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, with emergencies declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake; civil war breaks out in Syria; HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, is decommissioned; British, French and American air forces bomb Colonel Qaddafi’s Libya; the average price of a litre of petrol in the UK hits a record high, passing the 130p mark for the first time; and League One Peterborough United offers a limited number of season tickets at £15,000 each! Meanwhile in the imprint industry…
T-Print announces a complete dryer replacement programme, installing a suite of new Adelco dryers; the Textile Exchange reports that organic cotton production is up by 15%; M&R introduces the Diamondback L auto; YES launches the new Uprint transfers system; Bonnie Nielsen explains how to plan the digitising of designs; we review new Surridge styles as part of our Howzat cricketwear feature; Scott Fresener continues his review of retro screen printing techniques with a look at blurred text for tees; and Graydon UK shares some practical tips on how garment decorators can protect their businesses against fraudsters.
