Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Honors Big Rhino Screen Printing

July 2, 2008

Big Rhino Screen Printing recently received recognition from the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce as the June Small Business of the Month. The company received this honor due to its involvement in community organizations such as Junior Achievement, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Jazzy Jellyfish Café at Gulf Breeze Elementary School and more.

Big Rhino was founded by Dave Presnell in 1992. The company has moved into a 6,000-square-foot production facility and added two automatic screen printing presses since its origination. Big Rhino now employs six full-time workers, and also offers embroidery services.

Impressions Announces 2008 Awards Winners
The 2008 Impressions Awards were judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS) Oct. 3-5. The winners were chosen from nearly 200 submissions entered in 15 categories for specific screen printing, embroidery and digital decorating processes. All winners will be presented in the January 2009 issue of Impressions and will be on display at all 2009 ISS shows throughout the country.
October 06, 2008

EDUN LIVE Promotes Sustainability in Africa
The premise was pretty simple. When EDUN, a fashion company specializing in organic, eco-friendly clothing and graphic T-shirts, was founded in 2005 by musician, activist and philanthropist Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, the duo also wanted to focus on sustainable employment on the ground level in the region where the clothing is produced: sub-Saharan Africa.
October 01, 2008

Flame-Resistant Apparel Heats Up Industrial Market
Glen Raven, a technical fabrics maker in Glen Raven, N.C., and G&K Services, Minneapolis, a branded identity apparel provider, recently teamed up to provide uniforms to the industrial apparel market that feature inherent flame-resistant (FR) properties.
October 01, 2008

American Apparel Supports Cleaner Cotton Campaign
In an effort to increase its sustainable offerings and support Sustainable Cotton Project, American Apparel, Los Angeles, recently announced that it has become the largest buyer of Cleaner Cotton from California's Central Valley.
October 01, 2008

Sandler Shows Off Vapor Apparel
When Christopher Bernat's phone rang after the 2008 MTV Movie Awards aired in June, he couldn't have been happier about the news he received: Adam Sandler had worn a Vapor Apparel T-shirt as he accepted MTV's Generation Award during the show.
October 01, 2008