News: White papers
Update on the Global Shortage of Textiles from Alan Schwartz
Last October, during a business trip to Asia, it became quite evident that global conditions were going to dictate an unparalleled increase in raw material costs. These dramatic cost increases would severely impact not only the price of fabrics moving forward, but their availability as well. In the last five months since the publication of our first white paper on the subject, we have seen all of the above come true. Raw material and finished fabric prices are at all time record levels and shortages are rampant throughout the marketplace. Those who failed to believe, understand, and then react quickly and decisively are now feeling the pressures brought on by this market frenzy.
Superior Uniform Group White Paper: Current Global Shortage of Textiles
We are presently witnessing an unprecendented global crisis with regard to availability and pricing of fabrics that could greatly impact the uniform business. The purpose of this paper is to provide you some historical background, bring you up to date and help you to understand what the future might look like.
Wicking & Moisture Management? What's all the news about?
The term 'moisture management' is one which addresses the moisture created by the body and methods of dispersing that mositure from the body and beyon the wearer's clothing. "Moisture Management" allows the body to stay dry and cool (or warm, depending on the weather).
In our everyday activities our bodies perspire. Depending on the garments we are wearing and their fit, fabric, and thickness, this perspiration can become very uncomfortable. As we exert ourselves, the perspiration can get trapped between our bodies and our clothing. In cold weather, as this perspiration cools down, the body becomes cold. Conversely, in hot weather, this perspiration can become heated by the air and the body, and create a very uncomfortable, sticky and humid atomosphere against the skin.
