The North-American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors held its annual convention in Las Vegas this year, where awards for the most outstanding uniform programs were presented in two categories: Best Dressed Safety Apparel and Image of the Year. The first category...

UniformMarket News has named eight winners in its annual UNIVATOR Awards, a program that honors the leading ideas, creations, services and innovators that have influenced the industry over the past year. Winning concepts came from all market segments: law enforcement, public safety,...

In Port Chester, N.Y., Rico Genovese and his family have been steadily growing GAME Sportswear for nearly 35 years. While many apparel companies have outsourced to overseas operations, Genovese has kept at least half of the cutting and sewing right here in the United States where he...

Tri-Mountain can do what many manufacturers cannot: trace its roots to a single product. A baseball jacket, the only soft good item in a sporting goods companys product lineup, was the catalyst for a brand that now boasts more than 200 individual products supplying professional,...

Companies have always struggled with labor expenses and waste involved with uniforms. Gary Perlson, owner of Danielle Uniforms, a company that launders uniforms in New York City, spent a couple of years researching uniform-dispensing machines for use in hotels that might help eliminate...

In a business world packed with big names, Image First Professional Apparel counts some of the biggest among its customers. Nationally known brands such as Pillsbury, T.G.I. Fridays, Campbells and Molly Maid all use Image First as an apparel supplier. And its no wonder why this...

By Jackie Rosselli R emember the days when chefs were holed up in an enclosed kitchen never to be seen much less heard from? Or when going to an upscale restaurant guaranteed a quiet, refined dining experience? Not anymore. The advent of the open kitchen and the rise of the Food...

San Quentin State Prison is the oldest prison institution in California. Established in July 1852, it was constructed by inmates who spent days building it and nights sleeping on a prison ship called The Waban. The ship was a quick solution to confining criminals in a period of rampant...