Creative Ticking Hires Tim Witherell As Executive Vice President

GASTONIA, N.C.  — January 24, 2019 — Creative Ticking, a Beverly Knits company headquartered in Gastonia, N.C., has named Tim Witherell to the position of executive vice president. Witherell will be responsible for managing the Creative Ticking business as well as managing sales, design, and product development.

“Creative Ticking has an outstanding team of engineers, technicians, and designers as well as the most unique knitting and finishing capabilities in the industry,” Witherell said. “I am looking forward to the new possibilities that lie ahead of us.”

Witherell has spent the past six years with Hickory Springs Manufacturing, focusing most of his time in sales management for the bedding market segment. At Hickory Springs Manufacturing, he served as regional director of sales – bedding, and director of sales – bedding. Most recently, Witherell was senior director of business development. Prior to Hickory Springs, Witherell worked with Nomaco for more than 10 years serving as national accounts manager in the home furnishings business unit.

“Tim brings exceptional experience and capabilities from many years in the industry to our Creative Ticking team,” said Ron Sytz, president and owner of Beverly Knits and Creative Ticking. “With Tim’s management capabilities, knowledge in product development and intellectual property, and sales experience, we feel that he is a great addition to our team at Creative Ticking.”

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Creative Ticking/Creative Fabric Services — a division of Beverly Knits Inc.

Reed Exhibitions Announces Launch Of Functional Fabric Fair Powered By PERFORMANCE DAYS® – October 22-23, 2019, In Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. — January 24, 2019 — In partnership with PERFORMANCE DAYS®, the prominent functional fabrics fair produced by Design & Development GmbH Textile Consult (Germany), Reed Exhibitions announces the launch of a West Coast U.S. Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days. The new sourcing event, featuring products and technologies to kick off the winter 2021 season, is scheduled for October 22-23, 2019, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

Concept III Textiles, a prominent developer and marketer of better performance textiles, will collaborate with Reed Exhibitions and Design & Development GmbH Textile Consult on the launch event.

“Following the successful launch of the U.S. Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days this past July, we are pleased to address a market void for a curated sourcing platform for outdoor and activewear functional fabric and accessories in the fall on the West Coast,” said Steve McCullough of Reed Exhibitions. “The biannual Performance Days Functional Fabric Fair in Germany is the gold standard of the industry and we are especially pleased to organize this second U.S. event in cooperation, maximizing their breadth of proven expertise to deliver a fair where tomorrow’s outdoor textile trends are on display today.”

“Having just celebrated our 10th anniversary in Munich this past year and experiencing tremendous industry response with a 50-percent growth in visitors and exhibitors, we are pleased to bring this same standard of business in our commitment to the U.S.-based events,” commented Marco Weichert, general manager of Design & Development GmbH Textile Consult. “The timing, the caliber of programming and exhibits, and the collaboration with Reed Exhibitions and Concept III, promises to deliver a remarkable sourcing event for the outdoor and activewear market.”

The Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days on the West Coast will include curated exhibits, workshops, industry presentations, professional networking and matchmaking programs. Textile manufacturers, suppliers and service providers will present their performance materials and technical textiles for the winter 2021 season. Industry guests to attend the fair include designers, product managers, purchasing agents and textile decision makers representing sports and outdoor activewear and functional wear manufacturers.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Reed Exhibitions

Men’s Custom Clothing Brand J.Hilburn Announced Simon Kneen as Chief Creative Officer

DALLAS — January 24, 2019 — J.Hilburn today announces design leader Simon Kneen has joined the company as chief creative officer. This newly created role will ensure creative vision across all customer touch-points from collection design, styling, and showroom presentations to retail stores.

Kneen previously lent his design vision to two leading iconic brands in the United States. First, he served as creative design director for the Retail Brand Alliance setting the direction for Brooks Brothers and Adrienne Vittadini. Then he was recruited as executive vice president of design and creative director for Banana Republic, the GAP owned brand where he remained for six years leaving in 2013 marking an era of successful designer collaborations with brands such as MadMen, L’Wren Scott and Narciso Rodriguez, to name a few. Kneen’s early work in Europe included luxury designer brands, and he was head designer for the French pret-a-porter house, Balmain in the late 1990s.

“Simon is an innovative and experienced leader of men’s design and is a perfect fit for our disruptive brand,” said J.Hilburn CEO Andy Janowski. “I am excited to have his creative vision and leadership as we build the future of custom-made total lifestyle fashion.”

Kneen joins the already heavy-hitting leadership team consisting of CEO Andy Janowski (former COO of Burberry and CEO of Smythson), COO Joe Dixon (former CEO of Size Stream and senior vice president of Brooks Brothers), and newly promoted James Burgess as vice president of Stylist development.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the leadership at J.Hilburn with their modern approach to servicing the customer through one-on-one tailoring experts,” explained Kneen. “I look forward to building a strong collection point-of-view across the various price points, using my extensive knowledge of Italian fabrics and tailoring.”

J.Hilburn started with one mission: to guarantee fit and eliminate unnecessary markups in menswear.  Led by an expansive network of nearly 2,000 expert Stylists across all 50 states and a mix of online and retail sales, these leadership changes continue to position the brand for strong future growth.

“I was attracted to J.Hilburn’s unique direct-to-consumer business model that provides a very high-quality and customized product at a much more accessible price point,” continued Kneen. “This marries to one of my own philosophies around design that everyone should be able to wear beautiful pieces without breaking the bank and that can be worn well beyond one season.”

Kneen also will continue in his role as creative director of his own brand Grey New York Grey New England, a luxury accessories collection exclusively made in Italy.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: J.Hilburn

Unifi Introduces New Sustainable Offerings At 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show

GREENSBORO, N.C. — January 24, 2019 — Continuing its commitment to sustainable innovation, Unifi Inc., global textile solutions provider and one of the world’s leading innovators in manufacturing synthetic and recycled performance fibers, will launch three new product offerings at Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2019.  Focused on consumer demands for recycled products, Unifi is introducing TruFlexx™ sustainable, engineered stretch fiber made with REPREVE®, TruClean™ chemical-free anti-static fiber, and Repreve nylon staple fiber.

“Our customers continue to ask for fibers and technologies that will not only help them meet their sustainability goals, but also provide superior performance,” said Jay Hertwig, group vice president of global branded sales for Unifi. “At Unifi, we continue to develop solutions that help our customers make a difference.”

TruFlexx engineered stretch fiber is a breakthrough 100-percent polyester, sustainable stretch option that eliminates the need for spandex. When spandex is knit into a fabric, it greatly limits recyclability of the fabric after its useful life. TruFlexx engineered stretch can replace spandex in the 5 to 10 percent content range for comfort-stretch knits, creating the possibility of a 100-percent closed-loop recyclable polyester fabric. It is engineered for stretch and recovery, providing shape retention with less compression while also improving moisture management.

Static is a significant issue for apparel and home textiles, as it makes black and white jeans look dirty and faded, and creates a cleaning problem for pet hair. TruClean anti-static fiber is a chemical-free option and permanently inhibits static and cling, repelling pet hair, lint and other small particles to keep fabrics looking newer. TruClean anti-static is a sustainable option available with Repreve recycled fiber, and applications include apparel, pet bedding, upholstery, curtains and automotive.

Unifi is also launching Repreve nylon staple fiber, a new, more eco-friendly option for spun yarns. Repreve recycled nylon staple fiber can be used to improve the hand feel and strength of fabrics, add a natural heather effect, or a cooling effect. Nylon is lightweight, durable, moisture wicking, and resists pilling and abrasion; desirable characteristics that can easily be blended into a more sustainable yarn using Repreve nylon staple fiber.

“We believe that true innovation starts in the fiber, and our goal is to provide even more options to inspire our customers to innovate at the fiber level to achieve sustainable, high-performing products,” said Richard Gerstein, Unifi’s executive vice president of global branded premium value-added products and chief marketing and innovation officer. “True innovation happens when we collaborate with our brand and textile partners to create unique performance technologies that are embedded in the fiber, and we are excited to share these exciting new products at Outdoor Retailer Snow Show.”

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Unifi Inc.

Smartwool Launches Into New Year With World Cup Champion Mikaela Shiffrin

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — January 24, 2019 — Smartwool is launching into the New Year with a new partnership with World Cup champion alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin signed a three-year contract to exclusively wear Smartwool® socks as she races and breaks records on the World Cup circuit.

Shiffrin is the winningest skier in U.S. history, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the current two-time reigning Overall World Cup champion.  She has won 54 World Cup races, including 37 World Cup slalom wins. She is the first skier, male or female, to win all six ski racing disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super-G, combined, and the most recently added, parallel slalom. She’s predicted to win more races and more championships than any other skier in history. And, Mikaela is just getting started.

“Mikaela is crushing what is possible in ski racing and to do so she demands the most innovative, high performing equipment available. This includes socks that are the critical interface between her feet, boots and her skis,” said Scott Bowers, Smartwool vice president of marketing and sales. “She is an incredible athlete with a great future ahead. We could not be more proud to welcome her to the Smartwool family.  As athletes demand the very best in their equipment selection Smartwool is thrilled at the opportunity to develop a ski sock with technical benefits specific to Mikaela’s requirements.”

Mikaela will collaborate with the Smartwool product development team to create Mikaela Shiffrin exclusive socks to add to the company’s PhD® Pro performance sock category. The PhD® Pro Mikaela edition will be available this fall for the 2019-20 ski racing season.

“I’m already in love with Smartwool socks and have been wearing them for years,” said Shiffrin. “Socks are a core component of my racing gear. High performance socks make my high performance ski boots fit perfectly. Now, I’m excited to co-develop my own Smartwool PhD Pro ski sock.”

This partnership deepens Smartwool’s relationship with the U.S. Ski Team, which it has sponsored for nearly two decades. Shiffrin joins Smartwool’s team of elite athletes. These partnerships are a component of Smartwool’s larger strategic goal to align itself with the best athletes in the world and to work with them to develop highly technical clothing from natural performance fibers.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Smartwool

Snow Angel Presents Eastman Naia™-Based Collection At Outdoor Retailer

KINGSPORT, Tenn. — January 24, 2019 — Naia™, the cellulose acetate yarn from Eastman, showcases its sustainability and versatility at Outdoor Retailer, January 30 to February 1 in Denver, Colo. Bio-based Naia has inherent comfort, ease of care and a low environmental impact, making it ideal for Snow Angel, the premier base layer line designed by women for women that pairs functionality and fit with fashion. Naia combines fashion attributes with sustainability, offering an eco-conscious option for womenswear.

“Naia is the perfect yarn for Snow Angel because of the way it shows rich, deep color,” said Jerris Greenblat, director of design and merchandising at Snow Angel. “Sustainability is of critical importance in the fashion industry, and we’re excited to offer a product that is truly our brand and right for our customers who are keenly aware of the environmental impact of apparel manufacturing.”

Snow Angel’s sister company, Hot Chillys, has been working with Eastman for several years to develop fabrics for its performance apparel. This partnership led Snow Angel to adopt Naia for its signature Crush Collection velour line of base layer clothing. Using Naia has allowed Snow Angel to deploy a fashion-forward eco-driven strategy. In addition to the luxurious hand, the custom-made Naia-based velour has a rich sheen that illuminates the brilliant colors of the crushed finish. Furthermore, Naia  yarn weaves seamlessly with spandex for better fit and shape retention.

“We’re pleased to offer a sustainable option for women who love to be comfortable in the outdoors,” said Ruth Farrell, Eastman global marketing director of Textiles. “As Snow Angel looks to meet the needs of discerning shoppers, including Naia in its garments reduces environmental impact without compromising comfortable, carefree style.”

Naia is made with wood pulp sourced from sustainably managed pine and eucalyptus plantations and forests, resulting in no deforestation of ancient and endangered forests. The yarn is produced in a closed-loop production process where safe solvents and water are recycled and reused, ensuring that Naia has a low tree-to-yarn carbon and water footprint.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Eastman

Coats Sells North America Crafts Business

UXBRIDGE, England — January 22, 2019 — Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has sold its North America Crafts business to Spinrite, a craft company and provider of craft knitting yarns in North America.

Spinrite produces both branded and private label products and has a diversified presence across multiple channels with a focus on craft retailers. Founded in 1952, it is headquartered in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. It is well positioned, experienced and connected to drive the NAm Crafts business forward.

Approximately 560 North America Crafts employees, will become part of Spinrite. The manufacturing site and distribution center in Albany, and the sites in Toccoa and Douglas will transfer to Spinrite ownership. The sale includes the well known Crafts brands Red Heart, Coats & Clark, Aunt Lydia and Susan Bates. Anchor, Dual Duty XP and J&P Coats will be licensed for varying terms.

Rajiv Sharma, group chief executive, Coats, said: ‘We are proud of our 120 years of crafts heritage in North America and the long association we have had with crafters but the crafting market has evolved in the past decade. This requires a higher degree of specialization, scale, innovation and digital capabilities to succeed. The sale of our standalone North America Crafts will have a stronger future with Spinrite. It also allows us to focus complete attention on our high performing business-to-business global Apparel and Footwear, and Performance Materials segments.’

The initial cash consideration payable at completion is $37 million. The sale which is conditional upon a limited number of conditions usual for this type of transaction, is anticipated to complete during the coming weeks. Proceeds from the sale will be used to make further value accretive acquisitions in the strategic focus areas of high-tech Performance Materials and Software Solutions businesses.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Coats Group Plc

Dr. David M. Stelly Receives 2018 Cotton Biotechnology Award

CARY, N.C. — January 23, 2019 — Dr. David M. Stelly of Texas A&M University was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Cotton Biotechnology Award for his contributions known all over the world covering cytogenetics, chromosome substitution lines, and the widely used 63K SNP Chip genotyping tool. The award announcement was made by Dr. Don Jones of Cotton Incorporated at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference in San Diego.

Commenting on the research efforts of Dr. Stelly, Dr. Jonathan Wendel of Iowa State University lauded his history of accomplishments: “His training was in classical plant cytogenetics, but over the years he has expanded into many different aspects of plant genomics, including comparative mapping, the development of new tools for germplasm characterization, the creation and genomic evaluation of chromosome substitution lines, and genome sequencing. Dr. Stelly has maintained a record of significant publication throughout his career, with more than 150 contributions to the scientific literature including many in high impact journals.”

Similar accolades came from Dr. Josh Udall, soon to be Research Leader at USDA-ARS in College Station, Texas and recipient of the award in 2014. “A consistent professional attribute that obvious to the cotton research community has been Dr. Stelly’s ability to work with others and establish collaborative research. These community building efforts include research projects in chromosome substitution lines, SNP markers, and genome sequencing to name a few. In each case, Dr. Stelly provided leadership and a collaborative vision that was always larger than his own professional aspirations”.

The Cotton Biotechnology Award, endowed by a gift from Dr. Norma Trolinder in 2000, has been presented on six previous occasions. The recipient receives a monetary award and a plaque. It is presented to a scientist or group of scientists for outstanding biotechnology research in cotton and is administered by the Agricultural and Environmental Research Department at Cotton Incorporated.

Cotton Incorporated, funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products, is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton. The program is designed and operated to improve the demand for and profitability of cotton.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Cotton Incorporated

JEC Group, EuCIA Join Forces To Promote The Composites Industry

BRUSSELS — January 22, 2019 — On January 22, JEC Group and EuCIA signed a partnership agreement to join forces in Europe to promote composite solutions throughout application industries and help national organizations to share their best practices and identify opportunities of development.

The first common action will take place during JEC World 2019, on Wednesday, March 13th, in Paris where EuCIA will present the Eco Impact Calculator for Composites which is a Life Cycle Analysis to allow the calculation of the environmental footprint related to a product, a process or a service in terms of key impact parameters. It is a web based, free Eco Calculator Tool, that can be used by manufacturers, academia and authorities without the specialism that is required for full Life Cycle Assessments.

The research published by EuCIA about the prospect for New guidance in the Design of FRP structures will also be presented by Luigi Ascione, Professor, University of Salerno during the JEC World Construction Composites Circle on Thursday, March 14th, 2019.

“I am very proud to announce this partnership and to support EuCIA initiatives as I strongly believe that joining common efforts and strategies will benefit to the overall composite industry in Europe but also worldwide”, stated Eric Pierrejean, JEC Group CEO.

“The partnership with JEC Group is a major step toward integration of strategic projects for the benefit of European composite materials industry in a global context of innovation and cooperation”, stated Roberto Frassine, EuCIA President.

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA)  & JEC Group

Applied DNA Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Sun Chemical Supply Company To Bring CertainT® Authentication Platform To Textile Manufacturers In Asia

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — January 24, 2019 — Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (Applied DNA), announced today the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sun Chemical Supply Co. of Taiwan. Under the terms of the MOU, Sun Chemical Supply will serve as a distributor of the CertainT platform in the heart of Asia’s textiles industry. Established for more than 60 years as a chemicals, synthetic materials and equipment distributor in China, Taiwan and Vietnam, Sun Chemical Supply will provide deep industry knowledge, infrastructure and client base to expand Applied DNA’s reach to service its currently commercialized business and further build its pipeline. The MOU is expected to be followed by a definitive agreement.

The multi-dimensional, non-exclusive strategic alliance outlined in the MOU will also enable Sun Chemical Supply to provide value-added services, such as marketing, product stocking and customization, in-field testing, deployment and training. The ability to provide these services locally is imperative to Applied DNA’s commercial and prospective customer base currently manufacturing CertainT authenticated home textiles in China. At the same time, Sun Chemical Supply’s Asia customer base represents additional textiles verticals whose profiles make them strong candidates for adopting the CertainT authentication platform to differentiate and protect brands and supply chains with manufacturing locations in Asia.

Sun Chemical Supply offers 9 locations and 59 staff in Asia with highly-trained professionals in chemical analysis, innovative solutions, end-to-end manufacturing processes and equipment. Its product portfolio is complementary to Applied DNA’s, drawing synergy in customer solution sets for selling, marketing, and installing. For example, Sun Chemical Supply distributes finishing treatments, chemicals and oils used in textile manufacture that may act as efficient carriers for Applied DNA’s SigNature® T molecular tags. Sun Chemical Supply distributes textiles manufacturing equipment which could be adapted for use in delivering SigNature T tags.

Dr. James Hayward, president and CEO of Applied DNA, said: “We are pleased to take these first steps toward a formal relationship with Sun Chemical Supply to facilitate our reach to Asian manufacturers that are central to many textile supply chains. Sun Chemical Supply is a leader in its field and we believe our collaboration will drive additional adoption of our physical traceability solutions in the global textiles markets.”

David Lai, chairman and CEO of the Sun Chemical Supply, said: “Asian countries play a key role in global textile supply chains, and we are excited to deploy Applied DNA’s CertainT platform to protect our industries and consumers with reliable authentication and traceability solutions.”

Wayne Buchen, vice president of Strategic Sales for Textiles at Applied DNA Sciences, added: “Partnering with Sun Chemical Supply enables us to drive adoption of our CertainT platform throughout the global textile supply chain, beginning at its origin in Asia. We believe that a CertainT-certified supply chain elevates customers’ brands and products by establishing the transparency and truth that consumers desire. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Sun Chemical Supply.”

Posted January 24, 2019

Source: Applied DNA Sciences

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