atf - Australasian Textiles & Fashion Magazine - The supply-chain business magazine for the textile and fashion industry of Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific Region.


Australasian Textiles & Fashion is the leading supply-chain magazine for the textile and clothing industry of Australia. Each issue will keep you up to date with the latest textile and fashion news, technologies and issues facing the Australian textile and clothing industries. If you are a textile or fashion designer, a small business owner, or a newcomer to the industry, at&f will help you understand the challenges that your business faces. at&f is dedicated to promoting the benefits of locally produced apparel, textiles, and sustainable products. The business of textiles and fashion is changing rapidly as the “global market” impacts on the Australasian economies. Never before has it been so important to maintain an efficient supply-chain to meet demands of customers.
Latest issue - November / December 2009 Front cover: Saving the world one tag at a time: Port Melbourne based International labelling and ticketing firm Cash's is setting new standards when it comes to the environment.	business profile
PC CORPORATE - MAKING STYLE THE UNIFORM Melbourne-based corporatewear manufacturer, PC Corporate, is tailoring a new norm when it comes to hospitality uniform design. It's success is no accident.
A NEW ERA FOR RANJIT Small-to-medium-sized businesses can best benefit from Fiji manufacturing, according to Ranjit Garments Manufacturing managing director, Kalpesh Solanki.
DANAM OFFERS BETTER PRICES FOR EXPORT CLIENTS A decision by Danam to participate in an Australian Government funded three-year development program has led to better prices for the firm's export clients.
UNITED CATERS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEMAND United apparel Fiji has set up its factory to cater efficiently to international demand for small runs.
STRONG EXPORT TRADE The Woolmark Gold licence has helped Wool Products Australia to build a strong export trade.
21ST CENTURY ADVANTAGE A 21st century supply chain can be a competitive advantage, according to Pacific Network Global Logistics.
management focus
SIZES OF A GENERATION Gust columnist Toni Stalls from Alvanon says that the Government should grant the funds for the industry to consude a new sizing survey and develop a new Australian Sizing Standard.
CHANCES & RISKS Some of Germany's finest chemistry minds get together for an article on the life cycle of products manufactured with nanotechnology as well as various assessments for risk assessment.
innovation
CASHING IN ON THE ENVIRONMENT Saving the world one tag at a time: Port Melbourne based International labelling and ticketing firm Cash's is setting new standards when it comes to the environment.
QUICK RESPONSE FOR INDUSTRY QUIET ACHIEVER True to its name, Quick Response has staged a rapid turnaround following September's devastating factory fire that caused more than $9 million damage to its Avanti knitting mill in Coburg.
To get the full story, subscribe online today.
Our editorials emphasise the business of textiles and fashion as seen within the industry itself. Each issue contains several company features involving interviews with CEOs about the strategic direction, product development, technology, marketing, and commercial factors associated with their businesses. at&f shows how leading companies in the industry are adapting to new pressures and new opportunities. Keep up to date with trends in technology and management issues – training, the impact of new government initiatives, production innovation, and practical application of technology into the commerical marketplace. The Australasian Textiles & Fashion magazine is only $66 per annum - for a limited time only, and includes 6 issues published bi-monthly. This subscription also includes the latest copy of the at&f Index. Subscribe online today at&f news stories cover everything from the latest fashion trends and design innovation, to company management, business strategies and political concerns within the industry. The at&f news service is also freely available online to registered users. Take a moment to register free of charge and gain access to all latest textile and apparel news stories, company features, online jobs, and access to our online product sourcing directory (online index). at&f is also supported by and work in close alliance with the Council for Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA), the main industry organisation serving these industries. at&f also publishes an annual textile & fashion index which enables you to easily source suppliers of textiles and apparel. We are also the official publications of the technical organisations, Fashion Group International, The Society of Dyers & Colourists of Australia and New Zealand and The Textile Institute (New Zealand), and members of these organisations also receive the magazine.

The circulation (3300) is to middle and senior management of the industry in all sectors – from fibre manufacture, through fabric manufacture and processing, to fashion design, fashion students, manufacture and garment and fabric embellishment, e.g. embroidery and printing. The magazine is published bi-monthly (6 issues a year) with the annual Index published in August each year. We also publish Window Furnishings Australia magazine, which is the leading business-to-business magazine that keeps curtain and blind retailers, interior designers and specifiers up to date with the latest developments in blinds, shutters, curtains, fabrics, machinery and software. With six issues a year, WFA keeps the reader up-to-date with all of the latest issues in industry, whether they are legal, technical, skills-related or supply-based issues that affect companies directly. We will also profile some of the real industry success stories, speaking with blind, curtain and shutter manufacturers and retailers from around Australia to find out how they have developed and grown their businesses.
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Australasian Textiles & Fashion is the leading supply-chain magazine for the textile and clothing industry of Australia.

Each issue will keep you up to date with the latest textile and fashion news, technologies and issues facing the Australian textile and clothing industries.

If you are a textile or fashion designer, a small business owner, or a newcomer to the industry, at&f will help you understand the challenges that your business faces.

at&f is dedicated to promoting the benefits of locally produced apparel, textiles, and sustainable products.

The business of textiles and fashion is changing rapidly as the “global market” impacts on the Australasian economies.
Never before has it been so important to maintain an efficient supply-chain to meet demands of customers.

Latest issue - November / December 2009

Front cover: Saving the world one tag at a time: Port Melbourne based International labelling and ticketing firm Cash's is setting new standards when it comes to the environment.

business profile

PC CORPORATE - MAKING STYLE THE UNIFORM
Melbourne-based corporatewear manufacturer, PC Corporate, is tailoring a new norm when it comes to hospitality uniform design. It's success is no accident.

A NEW ERA FOR RANJIT
Small-to-medium-sized businesses can best benefit from Fiji manufacturing, according to Ranjit Garments Manufacturing managing director, Kalpesh Solanki.

DANAM OFFERS BETTER PRICES FOR EXPORT CLIENTS
A decision by Danam to participate in an Australian Government funded three-year development program has led to better prices for the firm's export clients.

UNITED CATERS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEMAND
United apparel Fiji has set up its factory to cater efficiently to international demand for small runs.

STRONG EXPORT TRADE
The Woolmark Gold licence has helped Wool Products Australia to build a strong export trade.

21ST CENTURY ADVANTAGE
A 21st century supply chain can be a competitive advantage, according to Pacific Network Global Logistics.

management focus

SIZES OF A GENERATION
Gust columnist Toni Stalls from Alvanon says that the Government should grant the funds for the industry to consude a new sizing survey and develop a new Australian Sizing Standard.

CHANCES & RISKS
Some of Germany's finest chemistry minds get together for an article on the life cycle of products manufactured with nanotechnology as well as various assessments for risk assessment.

innovation

CASHING IN ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Saving the world one tag at a time: Port Melbourne based International labelling and ticketing firm Cash's is setting new standards when it comes to the environment.

QUICK RESPONSE FOR INDUSTRY QUIET ACHIEVER
True to its name, Quick Response has staged a rapid turnaround following September's devastating factory fire that caused more than $9 million damage to its Avanti knitting mill in Coburg.

To get the full story, subscribe online today.

Our editorials emphasise the business of textiles and fashion as seen within the industry itself.

Each issue contains several company features involving interviews with CEOs about the strategic direction, product development, technology, marketing, and commercial factors associated with their businesses.

at&f shows how leading companies in the industry are adapting to new pressures and new opportunities.

Keep up to date with trends in technology and management issues – training, the impact of new government initiatives, production innovation, and practical application of technology into the commerical marketplace.

The Australasian Textiles & Fashion magazine is only $66 per annum - for a limited time only, and includes 6 issues
published bi-monthly.

This subscription also includes the latest copy of the at&f Index. Subscribe online today

at&f news stories cover everything from the latest fashion trends and design innovation, to company management, business strategies and political concerns within the industry.

The at&f news service is also freely available online to registered users. Take a moment to register free of charge and gain access to all latest textile and apparel news stories, company features, online jobs, and access to our online product sourcing directory (online index).

at&f is also supported by and work in close alliance with the Council for Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA), the main industry organisation serving these industries.

at&f also publishes an annual textile & fashion index which enables you to easily source suppliers of textiles and apparel.

We are also the official publications of the technical organisations, Fashion Group International, The Society of Dyers & Colourists of Australia and New Zealand and The Textile Institute (New Zealand), and members of these organisations also receive the magazine.

The circulation (3300) is to middle and senior management of the industry in all sectors – from fibre manufacture, through fabric manufacture and processing, to fashion design, fashion students, manufacture and garment and fabric embellishment, e.g. embroidery and printing.

The magazine is published bi-monthly (6 issues a year) with the annual Index published in August each year.

Window Furnishings Australia Magazine

We also publish Window Furnishings Australia magazine, which is the leading business-to-business magazine that keeps curtain and blind retailers, interior designers and specifiers up to date with the latest developments in blinds, shutters, curtains, fabrics, machinery and software.

With six issues a year, WFA keeps the reader up-to-date with all of the latest issues in industry, whether they are legal, technical, skills-related or supply-based issues that affect companies directly. We will also profile some of the real industry success stories, speaking with blind, curtain and shutter manufacturers and retailers from around Australia to find out how they have developed and grown their businesses.

Boston publishing are leading publishers of textile, fashion and interior magazines for the business-to-business markets in Australia and the Asia/Pacific region.
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