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Herbert Parkinson partners complete new sewing machinist apprenticeship

Four employees from Herbert Parkinson textile factory in Darwen, Lancashire, are some of the first in England to complete the new Level 2 Sewing Machinist apprenticeship standard at Burnley College. The Herbert Parkinson textile factory became part of the John Lewis Partnership in 1953, and today makes many of the John Lewis own brand soft…
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Webinar on the EU Textile Strategy

Brussels, June 2021 – EURATEX and the secretariat of the “Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup” have the pleasure to invite you to the webinar “The EU Textile Strategy: source of competitiveness?” on 3 June from 14:00 to 15:30. In view of the release of the European textile strategy by the European Commission later this…
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REGISTRATION TO IAF’S AND EURATEX’S UNIQUE DOUBLE CONVENTION IS NOW OPEN

Zeist/Brussels, May 31 2021 – From 7 to 9 November 2021, the world of apparel and textiles will meet in Antwerp, Belgium, for a unique double convention: the 36th World Fashion Convention on 7-8 November, hosted by IAF, and the 9th European Textiles and Apparel Convention on 8-9 November, hosted by EURATEX.  COVID-19 has shaken the foundations of…
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European TCLF sectors: Social Partners demand dedicated EU action to safeguard the industries and their workers

28 May 2021 – Following the European Commission’s update of the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: ‘’Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s Recovery’’, the European Social Partners for the Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear (TCLF) sectors came together to call for support via a dedicated strategy.  The Strategy aims to help guide the TCLF industries…
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Competence and transparency to produce a completely climate-neutral yarn

Germany, 17 May 2021 – Avoiding, reducing and, if there is no other way, offsetting the emission of climate-damaging C02. With this approach, Zwickauer Kammgarn GmbH (ZKS) offers its customers a complete service for climate-neutral yarn. According to Beate Wilms, Managing Director of ZKS, a company of the Peppermint Group, “With Go Natural! we are…
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Adalberto: a quality choice

Portugal, 11 May 2021 – Adalberto, a renown textile company, is recognized by the market, as a reference group: the best option for quality and differentiation of the services it provides, with a strategy, committed to creating value for its employees, customers, consumers and partners. Adalberto is a company with 52 years of know-how, headquartered…
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EURATEX welcomes revamped EU Industry Strategy, but calls for consistency across EU policies.

Brussels, 5 May 2021 – EURATEX comments on today’s release of the revised EU Industry Strategy. Europe’s industry is going through turbulent times as a result of the corona-pandemic; turnover in textiles and clothing sector dropped between 10 and 20%. However, even bigger challenges lie ahead: serious disruptions in supply chains, soaring energy prices and…
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Albini: five generations committed to innovation and high quality

Italy, 05 May 2021 – Five generations of Albini built a company committed to quality, innovation, sustainability and Made in Italy. The Group oversees the whole supply chain: it decided to invest in sustainable processes and materials and launched a digitization process within the company. Albini Group strives to continue its legacy, built over 140…
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Explore Europe fashion-tech ecosystem

If you ever wonder where to find European fashion-tech industry stakeholders or you just want to explore the Fashion-tech ecosystem, the DeFINE network could interest you. Called the Accelerators and Incubator Map, this interactive platform counts many actors, facilitators and collaborations of the industry from around Europe. Focussing on the Fashion-tech community, the map identifies…
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DeFINE: a European project that brings the fashion-tech community closer

The DeFINE project has as aims to create a bridge between cutting-edge innovations in the European fashion-tech industry. Co-funded by the European Commissions’s COSME programme, this three-year project that started in 2018 benefits the whole fashion-tech community in Europe. The project partners aims to inspire and build stronger and deeper relationships within European fashion-tech community.…
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