The US Navy is launching a maternity uniform pilot program in 2022 for expecting sailors, providing them with maternity uniforms at no cost. The wear test for pregnant volunteers, from Jan. 2, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2026, will allow enlisted sailors and officers in the...
Antistatic fabrics are a must for personnel involved in manufacturing, working with or servicing electric vehicles, according to Carrington Textiles’ quality assurance manager, Sean Moore. Moore says that ‘grounded’ fabrics for uniforms in this niche sector are...
The NAUMD global network is continuing its push beyond North America. The association has just signed on as a supporting organization of ITMA 2023, the world's largest largest textile and garment technology exhibition. Held once every four years since 1951, the...
Fibers and products converting company, Teijin, says that it has developed a self-adjusting fabric which responds to perspiration by changing its structure three-dimensionally, thereby increasing breathability and eliminating the feeling of stuffiness. Teijin Frontier...
Researchers in Belgium have unveiled the design for a fabric that could keep a person warm when worn one way, while cooling them down if worn inside out. Although large-scale manufacturing of the material is not yet feasible, the researchers hope their results will...
The Build Back Better bill passed by the House of Representatives and awaiting Senate approval includes $95 million for local fire departments to purchase firefighting foam and gear made without the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Studies show that...
Logistik Unicorp is pleased to announce that B. James Bottoms, a top executive in the uniform industry, formerly at Unisync Group and Affinity Apparel, will join the company in January 2022 as Executive Vice President, Strategy and International Business Development....
NAUMD and the entire uniform industry mourns the passing of HWC's patriarch Lloyd Hamburger. Lloyd died peacefully on Sunday, December 5. He was 93. Newcomers to the industry may not be familiar with the name, but for seasoned veterans, Lloyd was a powerhouse, a...
BAMKO®, LLC, the branded merchandise division of Superior Group of Companies, Inc.™ (SGC), announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Sutter’s Mill Specialties, Inc. (“Sutter’s Mill”) of Tempe, Arizona. The transaction closed effective December 1,...
Burlington Industries, a division of Elevate Textiles, is thrilled to be among the first to offer its customers access to data on top selling performance fabrics via the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), the apparel industry’s most trusted tool to measure and...
Illinois-based leading eCommerce company, UniformMarket, which specializes in providing advanced eCommerce solutions for uniform providers have announced their advent into asset management with a dedicated Asset Manager for public safety departments. Public safety...
Swiss-based Livinguard announced last week the launch of a line of permanent self-disinfecting scrubs, underscrubs, and lab coats utilizing its EPA-registered bacteria-killing textile. The company says the scrubs, that continuously self-disinfect throughout the day,...
