LONDON - UK retailers M&S and Tesco have teamed up with The Fairtrade Foundation to help promote a wider range of certified products, including school uniforms.

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Brescia - The full spectrum of machinery and other equipment for the hosiery and finishing industries will be on display at the second edition of the FIMAST exhibition in Brescia, Italy later this year.

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Leicester - The installation of a line of brand new Shima Seiki WholeGarment knitting machines, including the latest fine gauge Mach2X and Mach2S technology, has signalled a major phase in the “rebirth” of a knitwear manufacturing operation in the UK.

019 Clothing is the brainchild of Brian de Zille, founder of the Sweater Shop and his long-time colleague Alan Hodges, both of whom visited the Knitting Trade Journal booth at the recent ITMA exhibition to outline their plans, and invite us to see the new venture in operation at their Leicestershire premises.

After launching the Seamless Technics business in 2010, which produced specialist fire proof racing wear, Mr. de Zille and Mr. Hodges decided to expand, back into the industry they know so well, and now produce a range of high quality v-neck and crew cut sweaters, T-shirts and knitted dresses, with the entire manufacturing process taking place at the company’s newly kitted out 7,500 square feet factory.

The full interview will appear in the next issue of Knitting Trade Journal. CLICK HERE to ensure you receive your copy.

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MUNICH – Clad in lederhosen, Steve Richardson from Patagonia launched a new material traceability working group at ISPO yesterday, which aims to develop new ways for brands to be able to make claims about their textiles and clothing, and to enable them to know ‘where’ and ‘how’ they are made.

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NEW YORK – The new Continuum boutique textile trade show on sustainability, which ran alongside the established Kingpins at its recent launch in New York City plans to run again in July.

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TOKYO — Together with two subsidiaries of Asahi Group holdings, Teijin has launched what is says is the first closed-loop recycling system in China for polyester uniforms as it reveals it is now working with brands such as Henri Lloyd, Li Ning, Quiksilver as well as Patagonia on garment take-back programs.

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ALBA - CCS Digital Fabric GmbH, a large format, digital textile printer manufacturer and textile firm Awitex has developed a new fabric made using Newlife yarns from Filature Miroglio.

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Shanghai – Chinese scientists claim to have developed a new cotton textile that cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunlight that could result in knitted t-shirts or socks that clean and de-odorise themselves when hung on a clothesline in the sun or draped on a balcony railing, writes John Mowbray.

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Vancouver – A deal between Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. and US-based Tuscarora Yarns to explore the possibilities of using Crailar in new blended yarns could significantly widen the potential use of the flax fibre in knitted fabrics and garments.

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VANCOUVER - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. has teamed up with US-based Tuscarora Yarns to explore the development of new, blended yarns using Crailar flax fibres.

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