Official Show Guide - director-e
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CONFERENCE<br />
Sponsors of the<br />
Sustainability Conference<br />
Thank you to conference sponsors Syscom PLC and Lectra<br />
Syscom PLC<br />
Microsoft Gold Partner<br />
As a leading software provider to the corporate and workwear<br />
market, Syscom is the proud sponsor of this year’s Sustainability<br />
Conference at the Workwear and Corporate Clothing <strong>Show</strong>. During<br />
the conference, sales manager Robin Vryenhoef will talk about<br />
how using the latest technologies and software can help<br />
companies manage ethical sourcing throughout the design process. “We are<br />
honoured to be speaking at this year’s conference and we are really looking<br />
forward to hearing the views of everyone involved. As second time around<br />
sponsors of the conference, this year’s event theme is something dear to<br />
Syscom’s heart and company ethos,” he says.<br />
Robin has been working within the textile and clothing industry for over 20<br />
years and joined Syscom in 1993. Starting out as a chemical engineer, Robin<br />
then moved into the role of a management consultant working with<br />
businesses to help improve efficiency. Robin heads up Syscom’s corporate<br />
and workwear software division.<br />
“People have different views on what ‘Ethical Fashion’ represents,” marketing<br />
manager Sally Reynolds says. “For Syscom, ethical fashion depicts an<br />
approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing, which is both<br />
socially and environmentally sustainable.” She added: “The market for ethically<br />
sourced garments is here to stay. The last decade has seen a fundamental<br />
shift in consumer attitudes towards ethical trading and recent research<br />
suggests that, despite the economic downturn, UK shoppers are still<br />
demanding responsibly sourced fashion.<br />
“Of course, now more than ever, retailers must juggle sourcing ethically<br />
alongside securing value for money. As a technology company, we believe it is<br />
our responsibility to work with our customers to help them use the latest<br />
software to gain the visibility and control they need throughout their supply<br />
chain in order to meet these challenges. ”<br />
As part of Syscom’s drive to help companies become more efficient, profitable<br />
and productive, it is also offering a free IT and Software Clinic during the twoday<br />
Workwear and Corporate Clothing <strong>Show</strong>. “We hope this will give<br />
companies the opportunity to come along and discuss their business<br />
requirements with industry experts,” Sally says. “Attendees can discover how<br />
the latest technology and software - such as Syscom Web Wardrobe<br />
Management, SyscomPDM design management software and SyscomERP<br />
integrated supply chain business solution - can go some way to helping meet<br />
today’s ethical sourcing and sustainability challenges.”<br />
Visit Syscom on stand B18<br />
Lectra<br />
World Leader in Integrated Technology<br />
Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that<br />
automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development<br />
and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials.<br />
Lectra develops the most advanced specialised software and cutting<br />
systems and provides associated services to a broad range of<br />
markets including fashion (workwear, apparel, accessories, footwear),<br />
automotive and furniture as well as a wide variety of other market sectors<br />
such as personal protective equipment, aeronautical and marine industries.<br />
Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries.<br />
Mark Lyness, who was promoted to Lectra’s UK managing <strong>director</strong> in<br />
February after seven years with the company, writes: “Lectra partners with<br />
many workwear and uniform manufacturers, both in the UK and worldwide,<br />
providing them with specialised design, CAD and CAM solutions that enable<br />
clothing companies to produce durable, good quality garments without<br />
compromising on design - and still optimising the use of material, time and<br />
resources. Our solutions are fully scalable and can benefit companies<br />
ranging from small SMEs to large manufacturers.<br />
“We are proud to sponsor the sustainability conference and want to<br />
emphasise to our partners and customers that Lectra is fully committed to<br />
providing solutions that help clothing manufacturers to optimise the product<br />
lifecycle, from fashion and textile design to pattern cutting, lay-planning, 3D<br />
virtual prototyping through to manufacturing. Lectra’s advanced and<br />
specialised apparel solutions ensure savings in materials consumption,<br />
power consumption and shortened production lead-times.<br />
“Lectra have made<br />
substantial investments<br />
to ensure that<br />
appropriate business<br />
information systems are<br />
in place to enable just in<br />
time manufacturing<br />
processes that save<br />
material wastage. Main<br />
servers have been<br />
replaced with<br />
environmentally-friendly<br />
ones to minimise energy<br />
wastage on airconditioning,<br />
and digital<br />
marketing has largely<br />
replaced traditional<br />
hardcopy mailing,<br />
ensuring that printing is<br />
minimised. Lectra offices<br />
also offer recycling<br />
facilities to reduce paper<br />
and cartridge waste.”<br />
Mark Lyness<br />
Lectra UK<br />
Managing Director<br />
16 www.<strong>director</strong>-e.com www.fabric<strong>director</strong>-e.com www.workwearshow.co.uk
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