Scottish knitwear companies up for UK Export Awards

Glasgow – Two Scottish knitwear companies and a weaving company will fly the flag for Scotland as finalists in the prestigious UK Fashion & Textile Export Awards, presented by HRH, The Princess Royal and UK TV’s Joanna Lumley, on Thursday 13 May in London.

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Fashion talent to reveal undergraduate collections

Nottingham - The next big names in fashion are set to reveal their unique undergraduate collections as part of Nottingham Trent University's eagerly-awaited fashion catwalk shows on 20 and 21 May.

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German textile machinery orders soar in run up to ITMA Asia

Frankfurt am Main – Germany’s VDMA Textile Machinery Association has reported a 130% increase in orders in the first quarter 2010 for German textile machinery builders compared to the first quarter of last year. The association predicts an overall increase in sales of 30-35% in 2010, compared with 2009.

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Shima Seiki: ITMA Asia + CITME Preview

Wakayama – Leading Japanese computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. will be exhibiting its range of advanced computerised flat knitting machines at this year's ITMA Asia + CITME 2010 exhibition. On display will be a representative cross-section of its technology, ranging from conventional shaping and intarsia machines to its latest high-spec Wholegarment knitting machines, in a wide range of gauges from coarse to ultrafine.

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Personal Protective Clothing: Ensuring Worker Safety 2010 Edition

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Textiles Intelligence's new report "Personal Protective Clothing: Ensuring Worker Safety" to its offer.

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Knitwear manufacturer expands on Broadway

New York, NY – KBL Group International, one of the largest North American based producers of sweaters, is the latest company in the sector to expand in New York City’s Garment District.

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Speakers announced for International Textiles Coating & Laminating conference

Cannes - Organisers of TCL 2010, the International Textiles Coating and Laminating conference to be held in Cannes, France, on 4-5 November 2010, have announced a keynote speech entitled ‘Breakthrough Coating Technologies for Advanced Textiles’. Prof. Marc Van Parys, Head of Textile Department and Research Lab TO2C, at the University College Ghent, Belgium, will present a discussion on process and product innovations and how they will affect the coating and laminating industry.

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