KTJ launches mobile app in first for industry

Knitting Trade Journal has launched a new cross-platform, mobile device app, which will allow users to access key industry news, analysis and information at any time ? even in the most remote locations.

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Stoll launches new online software resource

Stoll has launched a new website aimed at giving customers a detailed overview of the its main software tools, all of which complement the company?s flat knitting machines and pattern design solutions.

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Industry backing for textile ?centre of excellence?

Scotland?s Johnstons of Elgin is the latest firm hoping to benefit from a manufacturing shifting back to the UK while also backing plans to establish a ?4 million innovation centre at Heriot-Watt University?s campus in Galashiels, which is home to a school of textiles and design.

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UK hosiery firm plots new investment

Corgi Hosiery is investing more than ?200,000 in extending its premises and acquiring a range of new machinery to meet the growing global demand for its products

CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Consultant for Clean by Design Initiative ? Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the nation?s largest and most effective environmental organizations, is seeking a consultant to work in its Clean by Design initiative in close coordination with the Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA). ?Clean by Design addresses the environmental impacts of the apparel/fashion industry, with particular emphasis on the environmental impacts of textile dyeing and finishing abroad.

For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit?Careers in Textiles.

Planet Textiles 2013 - REGISTER NOW -?Full Speaker schedule HERE. VF Corp., Otto Group, Marks & Spencer, Esprit, ZDHC, Sustainable Apparel Coalition ... and more speakers.

This year's Planet Textiles Conference is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai.

Jointly organised by MCL Global, the publishers of Knitting Trade Journal, and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector.

REGISTER HERE to reserve your place.