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Schoeller-works collection on show at A+A

Sevelen – High-tech fabrics manufacturer Schoeller Textil AG is to show its ‘schoeller-works’ range of solutions for workwear at the forthcoming A+A 2009 which is being held in Dusseldorf from 3 to 6 November.

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Karl Mayer gears up for Chinese recovery

Obertshausen - Leading warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer is preparing for recovery in the Chinese market just one year after building a new factory in Wujin, in Jiangsu Province. The company has built more than 400 machines in China this year and says that the order situation is steadily improving.

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A+A 2009 focuses on disaster control

Dusseldorf – Leading international event for safety and health at work A+A 2009 (Trade Fair and Congress, 3rd to 6th November), will for the first time, this year deal with the topic of disaster control. The programme at the A+A Congress has now been extended to include a day-long ‘Disaster Control Forum’ to be held on 4 November. Discussions will revolve around the general theme ‘Overcoming Disasters – A Challenge for the Population, the State and the Economy’.

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Shima Seiki collaborates with leading department store on Ordermade Wholegarments

Wakayama - Flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki is collaborating with one of the oldest and most respected department stores in Japan, Takashimaya Department Stores, to take in-store orders for custom knitwear using its latest Wholegarment knitting technology. The company’s ‘Ordermade’ Wholegarment knitwear project is running at the Takashimaya Yokohama store from 7th to 19th October, and at the Tokyo main store from 21st October to 3rd November.

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Lonati sells 2500 machines to China’s Zhejiang Langsha

Brescia - Italy’s Lonati Group has signed a contract worth 35 million Euros with leading Chinese sock and hosiery producer Zhejiang Langsha Stocking Ltd for 2500 machines, including 2350 Lonati machines and 150 Santoni seamless machines. The contract amounts to about five months worth of work for the Brescia company, which produces on average 7000 machines per year.

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Feel fantastic without plastic

New York, NY – Icebreaker, the New Zealand-based environmentally-driven outdoor apparel brand whose products are made from pure merino, is giving New York City’s eco runners a treat this week and next.

Take your synthetic t-shirt into Paragon Sports flagship store on 18th and Broadway and a live seamstress sitting in the store window will turn it into a reusable running shoe bag for free. Marathoners and aspiring marathoners will also receive 26.2% off their Icebreaker GT purchase and a free pair of Icebreaker socks (from October 5th to 12th).

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