Network Association of Uniform, Manufacturers
And Distributors
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64 EXHIBITORS
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2022 CONVENTION
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2022 NAUMD AWARD WINNERS!
Our Divisions
Uniforms
Since 1932, the NAUMD has been a leading voice and networking organization for those companies involved in the manufacture and sale of uniforms, image apparel and workwear.
Image Apparel
The Image Apparel Institute division of the NAUMD promotes the manufacture, sale, and brand awareness of image, identity apparel worn every day by millions of workers.
Public Safety Suppliers
The Public Safety Suppliers and Retailers division of the NAUMD promotes the manufacture, sale, and brand awareness of equipment and accessories used every day by millions of workers engaged in public safety.
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We aggregate, curate, and deliver uniform industry-related news to our members on a weekly basis.
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We are a community-focused association, producing events, meetings, and networking opportunities among members.
2022 WEBINAR SERIES
Head to toe uniform sizing in an accurate, efficient and cost effective manner
Taking the measurements of a uniform shopper from head to toe is a time consuming process. And errors result in returns, additional costs, environmental impact, and more.
As the uniform industry hunts for technology solutions to this, there is an Australian company that brings an award winning solution to the market. Bodd 3D Solutions is working with uniform companies to minimize the time it takes and the costs involved in measuring uniform wearers.
Uniform Dealer Training: Workwear Considerations Season By Season
This webinar will explore how workwear may be adjusted to assist workers on a seasonal basis.
Industrial occupations face temperature, safety, visibility and other challenges depending on geography and seasonal variations.
We will look at how a uniform distributor can specify and recommend workwear that meets the needs of the wearer any time of the year when it comes to safety and comfort.
Sponsored by Berne Apparel
AI Body Modeling: Best Practice To Avoid Needing Reps for Sizing, Size Run Samples, and Product Returns
Are you curious how AI Body Modeling technology is being used by apparel brands and retailers like Canada Goose, Men’s Wearhouse and Fire-Dex? They use body data to reduce returns, boost conversion and enable data-led product design.
This webinar will look at how uniform companies can simultaneously reduce fit-related returns while streamlining employee reorders. One model explored is where a shopper answers four to six simple questions to receive a contextualized smart size recommendation.
NEWS
Bright Future for Post Pandemic U.S. Uniform Industry, Says BLS
Uniforms, whether for public safety, medical, industrial or corporate, strengthen the structures of organizations today. Workplace uniforms are associated with enhancing brand awareness, but they of course go beyond this. The uniforms establish and support a business...
Smart and Sustainable, Akasa Air Crew’s Uniform is Made from Recycled Marine Waste
India’s newest airline is all set to ditch pencil skirts, saris and heels for a uniform that allows flight attendants to move with ease. Akasa Air, which could take off later this month, just unveiled its crew's uniform, which looks fun, practical and good for the...
Revenues Trending Up in TRSA’s June 2022 Uniform and Linen Rental Survey
Robert W. Baird & Co. and TRSA recently released the June 2022 Uniform & Linen Rental Survey. The results noted rising revenues among survey respondents in the second quarter as well as a positive growth outlook among both uniform rental and linen rental...
Recycling Cotton Into New Fabric
Many of us try to recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are actually very difficult to reuse, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, that in turn can...
Featured Network Member: Michael A. Hessberg, Inc.
t is only fitting that during the week that the United States celebrates its independence, The Pulse features an American company, one that has been a Network member for quite some time. Michael A. Hessberg has manufactured in the U.S. since 1962. For over 50 years,...
Awards Profile: COBMEX® Contemporary Collection
COBMEX®’s Contemporary Collection, a 2022 Innovation Award winner for garment comfort, is a modern take on corporate knitwear. The design team researched runway trends as well as the needs of corporate employees to build products that employees would want to wear,...