At Work Uniforms
will be supplying uniforms to The University of Alabama
April, 2004
– (Company Release) At Work Uniforms, a career apparel
supplier to universities, municipalities, businesses and
industrial customers, has been awarded the contract to
supply the uniforms for the custodial staff and the facilities
personnel of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Shannon
Campbell, CEO, said, "We are very excited about being
the uniform supplier to the approximately 500 employees
of these two major departments of The University of Alabama.”
At Work Uniforms
is a female-owned business based in Orange Beach, Ala.,
and is a member of the Business Council of Alabama. The
company is a leading uniform and corporate apparel manufacturer
with sales coverage throughout the United States and Puerto
Rico.
"In addition
to our own brands, we represent over 100 manufacturers
who provide us with the largest varieties of stock uniform
items from which to choose," said Randy Hutcheson,
general manager of the company’s Birmingham operation
and sales offices. "We also offer additional services
for customizing apparel such as sewing on emblems, embroidering
logos, and screen-printing" he added.
At
Work Uniforms works with numerous universities, as well
as small and large corporations, privately owned businesses,
transportation companies, hospitals, and the U.S. government.
Intex
Corp. plans to shut down its fabric printing plant by
the end of June and lay off 115 workers, town officials
said.
June, 2004
- (AP) "It was a jaw dropper," Pilot Mountain
town manager John Robertson said. "They had been
a good employer in town. It's unfortunate the whole family
over there will be out of work."
Company officials
could not be reached for immediate comment.
The 95,000-square-foot
factory has been open in Pilot Mountain since the late
1980s and could print 600,000 yards of fabric per week
and bleach 120,000 pounds per week, according to the company's
Web site.
The plant for
the Greensboro-based company is the biggest water and
sewer customer for the town of Pilot Mountain. Pilot Mountain
Mayor Aaron Hunter said the closing will cost the town
$130,000 to $150,000.
"The
main thing is to get these people back to work,"
Robertson said. "We're just going to have to look
at it from an economic view and see what the town has
to do to keep taxes down and services up. We're going
to have to tighten our belts, but there are 115 people
who don't have a belt anymore."
Fashion
Takes Flight as Song Unveils Highly Anticipated New Designer
Uniforms
Kate
Spade/Jack Spade Uniforms Designed Exclusively for Song
Debut On-board and in the Terminal
May, 2004 –
(PRNewswire) Song®, Delta Air Lines' low-fare, high-
style air service, announced today that its new uniforms
and accessories for flight attendants and customer service
agents from renowned designers Kate and Andy Spade have
officially taken to the skies. Beginning today, female
flight attendants and customer service agents will be
outfitted from head to toe in the kate spade collection,
while male employees will wear JACK SPADE designs from
Andy Spade.
The
complete kate spade/JACK SPADE collections, designed by
Kate and Andy Spade exclusively for Song, include clothing,
handbags and totes. Song tapped the Spade team to design
a look that would reflect its mission to bring style back
to flying. The new uniforms and unique accessories, which
use the color palette of charcoal gray and green accents,
capture the essence of Song: classic and stylish, comfortable
yet sophisticated.
"We are
thrilled that the Spades have brought their classic American
style to the Song uniforms," said Joanne Smith, vice
president of marketing and customers for Song. "The
uniforms reflect Song's culture, which is classic and
stylish, and we are certain that this will only strengthen
our goal to give customers a refreshing and positive travel
experience."
"Our designs
for Song were inspired by the glamour days of air travel,
a time when both the flight staff and passengers were
consciously well-dressed when they traveled," said
Kate Spade.
Approximately
800 Song employees are outfitted in the kate spade/JACK
SPADE collections. The kate spade Song collection for
women includes:
3/4 Length
Sleeve Dress with Empire Waist and Green Ribbon Accent
Sleeveless Dress with Empire Waist and Green Ribbon Accent
Cigarette-Style Pants and Green Ribbon Accent
A-Line Skirts and Green Ribbon Accent
Short Sleeve Shell with Empire Waist and Green Ribbon
Accent
White Blouse with French Cuffs and Green Cufflinks
Blazer with Contemporary 3/4 Length Sleeve and Belted
Waist
Cotton Pique Boat Neck Jersey
Song Green Wool Sweater Set
Canvas Purses and Tote Bags
The JACK SPADE
Song collection for men includes:
Blazer
Flat Front Pants
White Dress Shirt
Sweaters
Song Stripe Tie (Blue and Green)
Short Sleeve Cotton Jersey Polo
Kate Spade
founded her handbag company with her creative partner
and husband, Andy Spade in 1993. The world of kate spade
now includes shoes, sunglasses, luggage and travel items,
paper and stationery products, beauty and a home collection.
In Spring 2004, kate spade will introduce a trio of books
devoted to gracious living: OCCASIONS, STYLE, and MANNERS.
Andy
Spade created JACK SPADE in 1996 with the idea of returning
to the aesthetic of simple, purposeful designs. The collection
is made up of a well- edited, unique line of products
-- products that are at their foundation classic, yet
completely modern. These items include a range of bags
and small goods.
Milliken
StainSmart™ fabrics provide durable stain repel-
and-release to guard against stains; ensuring uniforms
stay clean and last longer
March, 2004
– (Company Release) Milliken & Company, one
of the world’s largest privately-held textile and
chemical manufacturers, today announced that its StainSmart™
fabrics are now available in nurses’ scrubs at select
retail stores nationwide. Peaches Uniforms, Inc., a leading
provider of healthcare uniforms, is the manufacturer that
has introduced these scrubs.
"We created
StainSmart to fulfill a distinct void in stain protection
for fabrics: a fabric that not only repels stains but
resists them," said David Kirkpatrick, director of
sales for Milliken Uniform Fabrics. "We're pleased
to provide the uniform and work apparel markets with another
smart fabric solution."
Milliken’s
StainSmart provides the “best of both worlds”
in a patent-pending stain prevention technology. The “repel”
function allows most liquid-based spills to bead up and
be wiped off, thereby preventing them from initially staining
the fabric. The “release” function works on
tough, ground-in stains that penetrate fabric –
like Betadine or blood – by allowing these stains
to wash out during normal laundering. These innovative
dual-action stain protection capabilities last for the
life of the garment.
“We
chose StainSmart for our scrubs because it’s the
most advanced stain protection available,” said
Linda Shorter, vice president of Merchandising and Design
at Peaches Uniforms. “You can’t always prevent
spills and accidents from occurring, but with StainSmart
nurses can now have uniforms that help guard against most
of the toughest stains on the job.”
In an independent
consumer survey by Markitecture, stains and soils are
identified as one of a nurse’s main worries when
it comes to scrubs. Independent testing verifies that
StainSmart currently outperforms other stain protection
methods available today.
“In
a head-to-head comparison of stain repellent products
in the apparel market, Clothes Care Research Center (CCRC),
an alliance of leading manufacturers and research laboratories
dedicated to improving home clothing care, found that
StainSmart outperformed leading repellent technologies
for water and oil repellency,” said Dr. Elizabeth
P. Easter, board member for CCRC and director of the University
of Kentucky’s Textile Testing Laboratory. “StainSmart
delivered unsurpassed soil release performance on tough
stains such as oil and its color retention performance
was significantly better than fabrics of comparable fiber
types.”
Availability
New StainSmart
medical scrubs are available under Peaches Uniforms’
Petal Soft Pastel brand at healthcare and nurse uniform
retail stores nationwide.
StainSmart’s
innovative stain protection capabilities make it an ideal
technology for high performance active apparel, workwear,
military, uniform, and the casual menswear and womenswear
markets. StainSmart technology is also available for custom
fabric development in a variety of uses and markets. For
additional information on StainSmart or Milliken’s
other Smart Fabrics, please visit www.stainsmart.com.
About Milliken
& Company®
Founded
in 1865, Milliken & Company® is a privately held
(third generation) textile and chemical company that employs
more than 14,000 associates worldwide. Milliken operates
over 60 manufacturing facilities in 12 countries and produces
over 48,000 high performance products. To learn more about
Milliken, please visit the Company’s Web site at
www.milliken.com.
New
Ownership of Chesterfield Manufacturing Corporation and
Apparel Central
March, 2004
– (Company Release) David Tomasello, of Tomasello
Incorporated out of New York, has purchased Chesterfield
Manufacturing Corporation (CMC) and Apparel Central. He
is the fourth generation of a family owned business with
a ninety-nine year reputation and success rate.
CMC
designs, manufacturers and distributes casual and uniform
apparel. The firm offers polo and other high-end classic
shirts, hats, totes, pants and shorts for men, women and
children in the following lines: Capitol, Express mark,
Work Wise and Print-Ons. They also offer private labeling,
embroidery and screen printing services, with an extensive
inventory available. Phone: 800-322-1746.
Elbeco’s
new mil-spec Basic Duty Uniform first BDU designed for
law enforcement use
April,
2004 – (Company Release) Elbeco has introduced the
first battle dress uniform (BDU) specifically designed
for public safety and law enforcement use. The new BasicDuty
Uniform is made from Elbeco’s rugged, high quality
poly/cotton Tactical Twill fabric that provides better
color matching and fade resistance, superior strength
and more comfort than typical ripstop BDU fabrics. The
new public safety uniform provides exceptional functionality
and durability for any use, including tactical team operations,
SWAT teams, training details, schools, Emergency Medical
(EMS/EMT) and every day law enforcement use.
In
May of 2003, the National Tactical Officers Association
(NTOA) completed testing of the BasicDuty Uniform, giving
it a total score of 4.45 out of a possible five. Uniforms
were tested in the field both on the job and in training
and have held up to the task, gaining an Excellent score.
Elbeco’s
BasicDuty Uniforms are designed with several enhancements
not found on typical BDUs, making the new uniform ideal
for law enforcement use. These enhancements include a
heavy duty #42 brass zipper and slider fly on the pants
that is much easier to use than the traditional button
fly. Matching shirt and pants pockets with inverted pleats
provide extra roominess and a more professional look.
Additionally, the shirts feature a practical reinforced
shoulder strap, with a removable button featuring a 2”
mike/utility opening.
All stitching,
fit, parts, findings, model configuration, and sizing
for Elbeco’s BasicDuty Uniform pants are compatible
with US military specification MIL-T-44047E. Features
of the new pants include a 6-pocket design, fused spill-proof
pocket flaps, adjustable side tabs at the waist and nylon
drawstrings at the legs. Elbeco’s authentic BasicDuty
Uniform shirts are designed to surpass typical tactical
shirt models and to meet public safety uniform standards.
The shirts incorporate a 2-pocket design with snag proof
button flaps and cuffs designed for roll-up functionality.
Both garments feature reinforced patches (knees, elbows
and seat) for added strength.
Uniform sizes
range from XSR to XXXXLR (Unisex with normal BasicDuty
Uniform sizing and fit). Elbeco’s BasicDuty Uniform
pants and shirts are available in true dark navy and black,
and can be mixed and matched with the complete Elbeco
Tactical Twill product offering and other standard uniform
colors.
