Jan 5, 2021 | Public Safety
The officers of the Bethel Police Department have worn the same patch since the 1970’s; a bright blue, yellow, and red patriotic patch that mirrors the shape and design of our beloved badges. While our patch has represented us well throughout the years, our...
Jan 5, 2021 | Just for Fun
Star Trek’s utopian idealism may be eternal, but Starfleet’s fashion sense is in seemingly constant flux. Virtually every iteration of the franchise has featured a new uniform for its Starfleet heroes. Sometimes they come off more like superhero costumes,...
Jan 5, 2021 | Manufacturing
Despite being universally adopted throughout traditional manufacturing, industrial robots have failed to find a place in garment sewing applications due to the robots’ difficulties in handling limp textiles. This makes the global apparel industry strongly dependent on...
Dec 30, 2020 | Manufacturing
Middletown’s economic development efforts got a major boost with the recent announcement that one of southwest Ohio’s largest public companies would be opening a massive facility in the city. In November, I broke the news that Cintas Corp. — a corporate...
Dec 30, 2020 | Customer Service
Customer experience pros: Crank up the empathy! It’s one thing customers need more than ever from you now. About 75% of customers said they believe a company’s customer service should be more empathetic and responsive as a result of the pandemic, according to...
Dec 29, 2020 | Apparel Industry Reports, REPORTS
Why uniforms? A uniform promotes a consistent brand image, identifies employees, and can convey many things, from a position of authority to a level of service. Uniforms evoke assumptions and associations about the wearer. It is important to understand how uniforms...
