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14 images FEBRUARY 2017
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.
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w 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.
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Peter (left) and Gary in the newwarehouse
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.
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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,”
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”.
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Anvil introduces its new logo
The new Anvil logo which reflects the brand’s fashion
apparel position