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CONFERENCE Sponsors of the Sustainability Conference Thank you to conference sponsors Syscom PLC and Lectra Syscom PLC Microsoft Gold Partner As a leading software provider to the corporate and workwear market, Syscom is the proud sponsor of this year’s Sustainability Conference at the Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show. During the conference, sales manager Robin Vryenhoef will talk about how using the latest technologies and software can help companies manage ethical sourcing throughout the design process. “We are honoured to be speaking at this year’s conference and we are really looking forward to hearing the views of everyone involved. As second time around sponsors of the conference, this year’s event theme is something dear to Syscom’s heart and company ethos,” he says. Robin has been working within the textile and clothing industry for over 20 years and joined Syscom in 1993. Starting out as a chemical engineer, Robin then moved into the role of a management consultant working with businesses to help improve efficiency. Robin heads up Syscom’s corporate and workwear software division. “People have different views on what ‘Ethical Fashion’ represents,” marketing manager Sally Reynolds says. “For Syscom, ethical fashion depicts an approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing, which is both socially and environmentally sustainable.” She added: “The market for ethically sourced garments is here to stay. The last decade has seen a fundamental shift in consumer attitudes towards ethical trading and recent research suggests that, despite the economic downturn, UK shoppers are still demanding responsibly sourced fashion. “Of course, now more than ever, retailers must juggle sourcing ethically alongside securing value for money. As a technology company, we believe it is our responsibility to work with our customers to help them use the latest software to gain the visibility and control they need throughout their supply chain in order to meet these challenges. ” As part of Syscom’s drive to help companies become more efficient, profitable and productive, it is also offering a free IT and Software Clinic during the twoday Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show. “We hope this will give companies the opportunity to come along and discuss their business requirements with industry experts,” Sally says. “Attendees can discover how the latest technology and software - such as Syscom Web Wardrobe Management, SyscomPDM design management software and SyscomERP integrated supply chain business solution - can go some way to helping meet today’s ethical sourcing and sustainability challenges.” Visit Syscom on stand B18 Lectra World Leader in Integrated Technology Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialised software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad range of markets including fashion (workwear, apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive and furniture as well as a wide variety of other market sectors such as personal protective equipment, aeronautical and marine industries. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Mark Lyness, who was promoted to Lectra’s UK managing director in February after seven years with the company, writes: “Lectra partners with many workwear and uniform manufacturers, both in the UK and worldwide, providing them with specialised design, CAD and CAM solutions that enable clothing companies to produce durable, good quality garments without compromising on design - and still optimising the use of material, time and resources. Our solutions are fully scalable and can benefit companies ranging from small SMEs to large manufacturers. “We are proud to sponsor the sustainability conference and want to emphasise to our partners and customers that Lectra is fully committed to providing solutions that help clothing manufacturers to optimise the product lifecycle, from fashion and textile design to pattern cutting, lay-planning, 3D virtual prototyping through to manufacturing. Lectra’s advanced and specialised apparel solutions ensure savings in materials consumption, power consumption and shortened production lead-times. “Lectra have made substantial investments to ensure that appropriate business information systems are in place to enable just in time manufacturing processes that save material wastage. Main servers have been replaced with environmentally-friendly ones to minimise energy wastage on airconditioning, and digital marketing has largely replaced traditional hardcopy mailing, ensuring that printing is minimised. Lectra offices also offer recycling facilities to reduce paper and cartridge waste.” Mark Lyness Lectra UK Managing Director 16 www.director-e.com www.fabricdirector-e.com www.workwearshow.co.uk
Syscom PLC: Proud sponsors of the Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show Conference 2009 WORKWEAR AND CORPORATE CLOTHING SHOW INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 2009 Sustainability Across the workwear and corporate clothing supply chain: Manufacturing and procurement through to end-of-life Conference Agenda Thursday 2 April 2009, registration and coffee at 8.30am, Gallery Suites (near Atrium 2) NEC Birmingham G ain invaluable insight into the role of sustainability in the workwear and corporate clothing sectors as we invite ten industry experts to share their knowledge and give practical advice on what is one of the biggest challenges facing textile manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and buyers. Ethical manufacturing processes, eco textiles and ‘green’ clothing are now a part of mainstream consumer awareness and are fast becoming as crucial as quality, price and service. To make sure that your business stays ahead of the competition, our conference speakers will discuss how those throughout the whole supply chain can reconcile sustainability with profitability. This will be demonstrated through environmental and socially responsible actions such as recycling, reuse, ethical sourcing and supply chain management. Whether we like it or not, sustainability is an issue that affects the whole textile industry, so find out how you can make it work for you rather than against you by visiting the conference. The conference is sponsored by Syscom PLC and Lectra. 8.00 Registration and Coffee 9.00 Welcome and Introduction - Chairperson Karen Sparrow, Head of Uniform, Virgin Atlantic Airways 9.05 Sustainability - Buzzword or Keyword? Nick Morley, MA, MPhil, MBe, Director of Sustainable Innovation CRR & Oakdene Hollins Ltd ■ What is sustainability? What does this mean to the corporatewear, workwear and PPE industry? Examples of best practice in the industry ■ Key clothing lifecycle impacts: environment, social and economic ■ About the CRR and the ‘Uniform Reuse’ project Includes 5 minute Q&A 9.25 ’Eco Circle’ - A Solution to Corporatewear Waste Miles Marchant, Manager of NI Teijin Shoji Europe GmbH ■ Closed loop ■ Garment recycling ■ A sustainable solution Includes 5 minute Q&A 9.45 Software - Ethical Sourcing Robin Vryenhoef, Sales Manager of Syscom PLC ■ What is product development management software? ■ How can this technology help your approach to the design, sourcing and manufacturing of clothing within ethical fashion? Includes 5 minute Q&A CONFERENCE www.director-e.com www.fabricdirector-e.com www.workwearshow.co.uk 17 Thursday 2 April 2009
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