GAME Sportswear (asi/55752) has moved all production to its headquarters in Yorktown Heights, NY. The firm’s design and embellishment department has added heat transfer and screen printing to its chenille, embroidery, tackle twill and custom design services. In addition, a new large-bid support department will help with custom orders, sourcing, and guiding customers through the governmental bid process.

Penn Emblem Company (asi/77120) has been announced as a winner in the North-American Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) Innovation Awards. Honoring innovations in the image apparel and uniform industry, the Innovation Awards score each product in a variety of divisions. Penn Emblem’s PennFlex Emblem took home the award for “Best Badge or Emblem Design” at the recently held Annual NAUMD Convention.

Transfer Express (asi/91804) offers class list transfers, making it easy to import a list of names and put together a professional-looking, custom design with Easy View online designer.

Dalco Athletic offers Spotlight, a textured appliqué fabric with the look of faux alligator skin.

Brother DTG offers the AccuLine Camera System for its new GTX digital direct-to-garment printer.

Hotronix offers a can cooler platen, allowing you to add names, company logos, school mascots or other images via heat press to can coolers. The platen lets you print up to eight can coolers at once.

Boxercraft (asi/41325) has hired Jon Ryder as its new Vice President of Sales, Wholesale Division.  Ryder will lead sales efforts in the wholesale channel and will be responsible for developing and growing Boxercraft’s strategic direction to increase sales and market share. He comes to Boxercraft with more than 25 years of sales and account management experience. “Jon’s impressive sales and account management experience made him a perfect candidate for the position,” said Shelley Foland, CEO of Boxercraft. 

Royal Apparel (asi/83731) is celebrating Earth Day by releasing its latest video dedicated to its collection of Earth-friendly apparel. The collection includes products made of organic cotton, rPET recycled bottles plant-based viscose hemp and viscose bamboo.

Lawson Screen & Digital Products offers the re-engineered Zippy Pre-Treat Sprayer, a fully automatic, compact and economical pre-treat sprayer.

Hirsch Solutions (asi/14982) offers the Adelco Digi-Cure digital and screen-printing textile dryer, designed to provide maximum curing ability with minimum effect on fabrics. The dryer uses high-pressure airflow for optimal curing penetration. The company has also released a new comprehensive guide to the Tajima line of industrial multi-head and specialty embroidery machines.

Ryonet offers startup Screen-Print Experience classes in May and June. These two-day sessions run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch provided. The $299.99 classes cover every step of the screen-printing process and are limited to 20 participants.

Transfer Express (asi/91804) offers a names and numbers video, giving an intro to pre-spaced, custom screen-printed Express Names and Easy Print Numbers. The company also offers the new Elasti Prints Clear, designed for heat-sensitive, stretchable polyester fabrics.

InkSoft offers a new Thought Starter mini-podcast series, brief sessions designed for busy decorators. The 15-minute sessions are meant to help you generate ideas and solutions by sparking your ingenuity with thought-provoking comments and examples. The biweekly series kicked off with “The Print Hackathon.”

Vastex International has introduced the LittleRed X2D infrared dyer that rapidly cures direct-to-garment printed textiles, as well as plastisol, water-based and discharge-printed garments at high rates, according to the company.

Fruit of the Loom (asi/84297) recently accepted the Offsite Renewable Energy Award at the 2018 Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Summit in Austin, TX.

Vantage Apparel (asi/93390) is now an approved decorator for the SanMar (asi/84863) PSST program at each of its locations in Avenel, NJ; St. Louis, MO; and Santa Ana, CA. Vantage says distributors will benefit from free shipping into Vantage, no restocking fees, and a spoilage protection plan among other positives.

Stahls’ offers new AquaTru Dye-Block CAD-CUT heat transfer ink sheets, a solution for dye migration when using your own vinyl cutter to create heat-applied logos, names and numbers.

InkSoft has released a trademark and copyright law podcast with Seth Gardenswartz of Blackgarden Law. The software company also recently added the entire catalog from A4 Premium Sports Apparel to its ecommerce webstore platform for easy ordering and product creation.

Vapor Apparel (asi/93396) has released the Solar Headband, sublimation-certified items made from microfiber performance fabric and featuring UPF 50+ solar protection, moisture-wicking technology and M Shield antimicrobial defense.

Great Dane Graphics offers new vintage car designs. Artwork includes front, side and rear views of various makes and models of vehicles, rendered in various styles.

The PAS Store offers four new Durkee SturdiFrames designed to be used on Brother Entrepreneur six- and 10-needle and Baby Lock 10-needle embroidery machines.

Augusta Sportswear Group (asi/37461) has announced the upcoming release of its Fall/Winter 2018 catalog, which will contain all three of its brands: Augusta Sportswear, Holloway and High Five.

Threadfast Apparel (asi/91163) recently hosted a party for alphabroder’s (asi/34063) Philadelphia inside sales team at Arch Enemy Arts gallery in Old City Philadelphia. The event was held to recognize the alphabroder team for their work supporting the Threadfast brand.

Champion Athleticwear has opened its first American specialty retail location. The store opened over the weekend in Los Angeles. Offerings include onsite customization, which allows shoppers to design one-of-a-kind Champion garments on-demand. Champion is a brand of Hanesbrands (asi/59528).

Ennis Inc. (asi/52493) has appointed Jennifer Pettiford as the General Manager of Mutual Graphics.

SanMar (asi/84863) announced Marshall Macias has joined the company as director of digital experience. In this newly created role, Macias will work closely with SanMar customers to identify, understand and help solve some of their biggest business challenges. Macias has consulted for several Fortune 100 companies, helping them improve the digital experience.

Blue Generation (asi/40653) has hired Michael Reisbaum as director of national accounts. Reisbaum has experience as a distributor, decorator and supplier representative.

Expert Brand (asi/53404) has updated its website with an updated photo gallery, improved search functionality, product resources and a personalized experience.