Editorial Staff
Haydn Davis
Haydn Davis has been the editor of Knitting Trade Journal since its launch back in 2008 and has spent much of the past 16 years writing about the knitting and hosiery industries along with other areas of textile publishing and journalism. He is vastly experienced and was news editor of Knitting International for five years and was also the editor of Textile Month and Nonwovens Report International. He also worked on ITMA Daily News (ITMA 2003, ITMA Asia 2005) as well as business magazines in the energy sector for Reed International. He studied History & Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University UK and is a post-graduate of the Journalism Training Centre in London.
-
Lululemon launches sweat-concealing knit
Vancouver – Activewear specialist lululemon has launched its first-ever sweat-concealing...
Unifi sets new Repreve recycling targets to 2030
Greensboro - Unifi, Inc., the US-based manufacturer of Repreve recycled polyester fibres and...
Toray launches ‘luxurious’ polyester filament
Tokyo - Toray Industries has unveiled Aurlist, a new polyester filament fibre engineered for...
-
Resource-efficient knits dyeing from Benninger
Uzwil - Benninger is set to spotlight its latest advances in resource-efficient dyeing at...
Sustainability and style drive global hosiery market
New York – Despite pricing instability from the fibre and yarn sector, the global hosiery industry...
Saertex expands global warp knit presence
Saerbeck – Saertex, the Germany-based manufacturer of warp-knitted technical fabrics, is...
-
Features
Knitting sector underpins China’s textile machinery growth
Shanghai - China’s knitting machinery sector remained the growth engine of the country’s textile equipment industry in 2024, even as the broader market paused after more than a decade of expansion, a new report suggests.
-
Gildan to sell Australia arm, build Bangladesh plant
Montreal - Gildan Activewear Inc. has moved to streamline its portfolio and sharpen its focus on...
Shima Seiki eyes flat knitting growth in Tirupur
Wakayama - Shima Seiki will exhibit at the Knit-Tech 2026 Exhibition in Tirupur, India, next month as...
Spotlight on Shanghai for knits sourcing sector
Shanghai - The focus of the global knitting sector will be on Shanghai this March as Intertextile...
May 2018
-
Editor's Pick
Podcast: exploring Lenzing’s sustainability report
York – Our sister publication Ecotextile News has published a new podcast in which we take a deep dive into Lenzing’s latest sustainability report and learn more about the environmental milestones reached by the manufacturer of Tencel and Modal fibres.
Our host Philip Berman is joined by Lenzing’s Krishna Manda, VP corporate sustainability, and Thomas Matiz, global product sustainability lead, to discuss the company’s latest sustainability report.
