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NH INDUSTRY NEWS

Gildan succeeds in bid to buy American Apparel brand

Gildan won the auction to buy the American Apparel brand and certain assets on 10 January 2017. The acquisition, which was approved by Bank- ruptcy Court on 12 January 2017, is said to have cost Gildan US$88 million for the intellectual property and certain manufacturing equipment, and a further US$15 million on purchase orders and wholesale inventory, which it has purchased to ensure a “seamless supply of goods to the printwear channel”. The deal is expected to be completed by early February and does not include any of the brand’s 110 retail stores or its manufacturing facilities. “We are excited to be moving forward with this acquisition. The Ameri- can Apparel brand will be a strong complementary addition to our grow- ing brand portfolio,” said Glenn Chamandy, president and CEO of Gildan. “We see strong potential to grow American Apparel sales by leveraging our extensive printwear distribution networks in North America and interna- tionally to drive further market share penetration in the fashion basics segment of these markets.” American Apparel voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November last year. w www.gildan.com w www.americanapparel.net/wholesale Images partners with Sign & Digital UK for 30th anniversary show Images is delighted to have been appointed as a media partner for the Sign & Digital UK 2017 exhibition, which takes place at the NEC, Birming- ham from 28-30 March 2017. The 2017 Sign & Digital UK show will be extra special as the event will be celebrating 30 years as a national exhibition serving the UK market. Visitors will be able to discover the latest market leading products and technologies from hundreds of leading suppliers across the sign making, display solutions and digital printing industries, many offering attractive show offers. The show will also include the Creative Theatre, an extensive programme of free seminars. Exhibitors that have already confirmed their attendance at Sign & Digital UK 2017 include: Amaya Sales UK, Doro Tape, Grafityp, Hewlett-Packard, Hybrid Services/Mimaki, Nova Chrome, Perfect Colours, printMAX, Reso- lute DTG, Roland DG, Signwaves, Solent Sewing & Welding Machines, and The Magic Touch. For more information or to register for free entry, visit the show website. w www.signuk.com

Peter (left) and Gary in the newwarehouse

Orn invests in new warehouse, staff and stock system Orn showed no signs of slowing down for the festive break–instead it used the time to move its ware- house operations into a 55,000 sq ft warehouse in Buckingham. The company had moved into a new warehouse in May, after exiting a third-party logistics arrangement; however, its continued rapid growth has meant that a further move to an even larger warehouse was necessary just seven months later. As well as investing in a new building, the company took on two new logistics personnel in December: Peter Johnson and Gary Dowler. Peter, who has more than 30 years’ experience in logistics, working for firms such as General Electric and The White Company, is running the new logistics facility, while the team is also benefiting from Gary’s experience of working at companies such as Wincanton and Wolseley Group. The new warehouse, which offers triple the volume currently available to the company, offers more than 4,000 pallet locations together with more than 7,000 pick locations and space for more than 2,500,000 garments. Orn will also be introducing Snapfulfil, an award-winning warehouse management system, in April 2017. w www.ornclothing.com

Anvil introduces its new logo

explains the brand. Anvil looked at designs in printwear and retail for inspiration and took into account the brand’s evolution into a fashion product collection. In 2017, Anvil says it will continue to de- velop products that will “resonate with the fashion-driven decorator”, using “innova- tive fabrics, product finishes and fits”. w www.anvil.eu

Anvil has launched its new logo following the brand’s repositioning and the crea- tion of a fashion collection featuring soft cotton and blended fabrics. “Although the current logo had the Anvil heritage and credibility, we felt it was more associated with the Anvil basic apparel positioning, and we needed to create a logo that aligned with our fashion apparel position,”

The new Anvil logo which reflects the brand’s fashion apparel position

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