At Emblemtek, we’ll do our best to keep you informed of new products, new developments, product changes, enhancements, interesting stories and market perspectives, all within this News section. Please continue to check this area from time to time, as stories emerge and may be of value to you.
Emblemtek celebrates its 30th anniversary this year!
The Company was founded and federally incorporated in 1980 as Ebik Sales, operating as a private consulting firm within the uniform rental and institutional laundry markets, specializing in heat seal mending and identification labeling systems. By 1984, Ebik was fully active as the exclusive Canadian distributor for Penn Emblem, one of the largest emblem and uniform identification product manufacturers in the United States. By 1989, the Company expanded its emblem manufacturing operations to meet the increasing demands for faster, streamlined service, with continued focus on the uniform rental laundry industry. The Company’s focus was expanded to include the uniform manufacturing, uniform retail, sportswear, promotional, and imprint fields. In harmony with this new direction, the Company’s name was changed in April 2000 to Ebik Id Solutions. In January 2007 a new name and brand were launched, as Ebik Id Solutions became Emblemtek Solutions Group, a company serving over 2,500 customers in more than 670 communities across Canada, with over 25 different identification and embellishment solutions. Producing 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, the Company has provided service to its valued customers in both official languages, from day-one. Learn more
April 2010: Ontario E-Business Success Story
In February 2010 the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade published several success stories relating to the computerized technological advancements that select companies had recently made to better improve their business strategies. Emblemtek was one of the companies chosen for the spectrum study, with focus on the functionality, flexibility and successes with SAP. To learn more about this success story, please visit
http://www.ontariocanada.com/ontcan/1medt/smallbiz/en/sb_ebiz_success-stories_profiles_en.jsp or open the attached file.
April 2010: Emblem portfolio changes
We are currently working on a new version of our online emblem portfolios, which will feature new functionality, newer images and an expanded selection of designs to visualize. The portfolios are geared to provide viewers actual examples of the type of work we do.
April 2010: Online credit card processing
By the end of May we hope to be in a position to launch a new online credit card processing portal through our website. The portal will allow customers to process quotation and order pre-payments with the convenience of online functionality and encoded security.
April 2010: In development – “glitter” emblems
By mid-summer, if not sooner, we hope to have a new “glitter” emblem product available, further expanding our range of different emblem and crest formats. This product will be geared specifically for promotional and imprint marketplaces, but we’re also looking to position it for industrial uniform use as well. If you have further questions about this product, please contact one of our Sales or Customer Service representatives.
May 2010: GloDark™ & HiVis™ fabric charts
By the end of June, we’ll be able to illustrate new portfolio samples for both products, as well as GloDark™ fabric and the range of HiVis™ fabrics in yellow and orange.
April 2010: Online chenille thread & fabric chart to be released in May
A new fabric and thread chart will be made available online for Chenille Embroidered Emblems. This chart will illustrate thread colours and felt fabrics specific to Chenille emblems.
March 2010: Coming coon - embroidered felt emblems fabric chart
In the coming months, we’ll have a digital version of our Embroidered Felt Emblems fabric chart available on line. This pallet includes 76 shades to choose from, for emblems made with a felt fabric base.
February 2010: Expanded SubliPrint™ emblem colour chart coming
By the end of April we’re looking to have a new SubliPrint™ Emblem colour chart available both in digital, online versions and actual physical charts. The new chart will closely compliment our Embroidered Emblem Thread Chart, and takes the range from approximately 65 standard ink colours to 117. If you are interested in a copy, please contact one of our Customer Service representatives.
January 2010: Earthquake In Haiti
No doubt everyone is well aware of the disaster and humanitarian crisis that has struck Haiti. Looking at news pictures and video, onsite reports, blogs, Twitter feeds, web sites… it is completely shocking. Given the magnitude of this particular event, it’s not easily evident as to where people will begin to rebuild.
In small support, on behalf of everyone at Emblemtek, we have placed two separate donations in the good hands of two critical organizations.
- The Canadian Red Cross • Croix-Rouge canadienne, our country’s component of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent group of Societies. When it comes to support and relief efforts, especially of this scale, the Red Cross is always on the ground.
- UNICEF Canada, our country’s division of the United Nations Children’s Fund, a component of the United Nations and the global entity protecting the rights, freedoms and well being of children around the world.
If you’d like to support the Red Cross personally, please visit www.redcross.ca
If you’d like to support UNICEF, please visit www.unicef.ca
December 2009: Emblemtek Solutions Group Inc. leads the way with its new UltraPrint™ emblems.
These emblems offer exceptional speed, depth of colour (one to thousands of colours), small design details, clarity, sharpness and durability.
UltraPrint™ emblems are produced using a proprietary process which offers exceptional speed, depth of colour, design detail and durability. Unlike silkscreen processes, UltraPrint™ emblem images will not crack or peel and designs can be printed from one colour to thousands of colours with no added cost. In comparison to low resolution ink-jet sublimation emblems, UltraPrint™ emblems are printed using a superior resolution set that provides levels of clarity, sharpness and small details not previously possible. These emblems can be finished with or without merrowed over-lock borders and can be heat seal applied or sewn on. For more details...
February 2009: Emblemtek Solutions brochure available
The long awaited 2009 Emblemtek Solutions brochure is now available. This guide provides a cursory overview of Emblemtek’s range of embellishment, identification and mending products. In harmony with Emblemtek’s new web site, this brochure is a summarized, physical version of the extensive information that can be found online. To obtain a copy, please send a note to your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or to info@emblemtek.com.
February 2008: Expanded Emblemtek fabric & thread chart
Emblemtek’s new fabric and thread charts have been expanded to include a total of 45 emblem fabric colours and 120 thread colours. At the same time, the charts have been re-formatted to include Pantone® colour matching codes for all fabrics and threads, as well as thread-to-fabric colour matching references. All fabrics and threads are made from 100% polyester materials and fibers, suitable for any wash environment. Emblemtek uses Madeira Polyneon threads exclusively.
January 2008: New LowProfile™ embroidered text emblems developed
In September 2007 we began development on a new, improved version of the LowProfile™ embroidered text emblems. Now ready for production, the new format is manufactured with slightly larger text, a more subtle stitched border and a lower density embroidered background. These changes provide a cleaner, more flexible look and feel. For more information on this exciting change, please follow the product links, or send a note to your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or to info@emblemtek.com. Samples are available for review and testing purposes. For more details...
January 2008: New direct embroidery digitizing services
We’re introducing a new direct embroidery digitizing package, geared to help our customers balance the work we are doing for them with finished emblems and the need for quality digitizing to fulfill their customers’ direct embroidery requirements. For more information on Emblemtek’s digitizing services, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com.
January 2008: Powered by Barudan. Fueled by Madeira.
Emblemtek uses a combination of Barudan embroidery equipment and Madeira Polyneon threads to create high quality embroidered emblems and direct embroidery designs. The technologically advanced blend of both products allows Emblemtek to maintain a high level of efficiency and exacting control on workmanship. With the ability to produce emblems at higher machine operating speeds, using threads that run smoother and are less likely to break, Emblemtek has been able to manufacturer orders in shorter time periods. Being powered by Barudan, and fueled by Madeira ~ Emblemtek is driven to success. To learn more about Emblemtek’s successes with Barudan equipment and Madeira threads, please send a note to marketing@emblemtek.com. To learn more about Barudan Canada, please visit www.barudan.ca.
January 2008: ExpressPrint™ thermal labeling systems
As of January 2008, Emblemtek has installed over 120 ExpressPrint™ thermal identification labeling systems at more than 60 customer locations across Canada. ExpressPrint™ high-speed printers and exclusive label tapes have revolutionized the labeling process within the industrial rental laundry marketplace. These printers allow laundries to print high-quality thermal labels, with text and/or bar code imprinted data at speeds of 150 labels per minute. To learn more about ExpressPrint™ labeling systems, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com. For more details.
January 2008: Emblemtek Field Lab
Emblemtek is launching its new product quality, “Field Lab” program. This is a standardized concept that will allow the Company to rely with key, chosen customer partners to provide critical, in-field product testing and review. While most of our products undergo independent lab testing, either directly or through our network of allies, our customers often provide the best feedback with respect to product design, usage, conformity and processing. To learn more about the Emblemtek Field Lab program, please send a note to marketing@emblemtek.com.
October 2007: BarTender® labeling software of choice
Emblemtek has chosen BarTender as its labeling software of choice, to drive both the ExpressPrint™ 9850 printer platform and the ExpressPrint™ Mini 9416 printer platform. Combined, the BarTender® software and ExpressPrint™ identification label printing systems provide high quality eye-readable and bar code based garment tracking labels. To learn more about BarTender® and the ExpressPrint™ systems, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com. You can also follow the product links.
July 2007: Emblemtek SAP success story
In July 2007 SAP, the world’s largest business software company, created and published a Customer Success Story that centered around Emblemtek’s implementation of SAP solutions in 2005 and 2006. The SAP system that Emblemtek is using and continues to build on, has allowed the Company to grow and expand without having to add very many additional resources. SAP software allows Emblemtek to be a better business. To learn more about our success with SAP, please visit www.sap.com/canada/solutions/pdf/emblemtek.pdf or open the attached PDF file.
