Gildan Activewear is to buy Doris Inc., the Canadian market leader when it comes to manufacturing branded sheer hosiery, legwear and shapewear products to retailers in Canada and the United States.
?One of the key attractions at the Shima Seiki stand this week has been the new SRY123LP, a four-bed flat knitting machine that can be used to produce both high quality garments as well as technical textiles and home furnishings.
Stoll develops new flat knitting models for fashion and technical textiles
Visitors to the Stoll stand at this week?s ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition have the opportunity to see two new prototype machines from the German flat knitting machine builder, one for the mass market sweater sector and one for the production of a wide range of technical textiles.
With a higher than expected level of interest in in its Single Line MSC 3.2, German circular knitting machine builder Mayer & Cie is now considering making the machine, which now comes with an open-width option, available to markets outside China.
CEMATEX has launched a new Sustainable Innovation Award to recognise outstanding contributions to sustainable development in the global textile and garment industry.
?The May-June printed edition of Knitting Trade Journal, the leading technical magazine for the global knitting sector, includes a comprehensive preview of June?s ITMA Asia + CITME Exhibition.
?This latest issue also includes an exclusive, in-depth interview with Andreas Schellhammer, the new chief executive of flat knitting machine builder Stoll.
?There is a feature looking at some of the latest developments in the footwear sector, particularly knitted football boots.
?The May-June issue also includes all the latest, and original, industry news, insight, new patent developments as well as show reports from our correspondents at key exhibitions.
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