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BangladeshIn February 2009 I was invited to

participate in a UNIDO project in Dhaka as alibrarian expert. My first visit was in Apriland a second follow up visit in June.

The overall objective of the BangladeshQuality Support Programme (BQSP) is tocontribute to growth and poverty reductionassisting Bangladesh in the development,strengthening and diversification of itsproduction and export base.

The textile industry in Bangladeshaccounts for 45% of all industrialemployment and contributes 5% to the total

national income.78% percent of the countrys export

earnings come from textiles and apparel,according to the latest figures available.Bangladesh exports its apparel productsworth nearly USD$5 billion per year to theUS, European Union (EU), Canada and othercountries of the world. It is the sixth largestapparel supplier to the US and EU countries.

Major products exported from Bangladeshinclude polyester filament fabrics, man-madefilament mixed fabrics, PV fabrics, viscosefilament fabrics and man-made spun yarns.Major garments exported include knitted andwoven shirts and blouses, trousers, skirts,

shorts, jackets, sweaters and sportswear,among other fashion apparel.

The academic institutes aim to support theprogression of the textile industry inBangladesh. Providinga good qualityeducation with astrong emphasis oncore textile skills isviewed as the key tocontinued growth.

On arriving inDhaka the first thingthat hits you is theheat, thats after an

extremely long wait inimmigration. April inBangladesh is hot butJune is somethingentirely different withover 95% humidity.

Dhaka itself is a cityof contrasts from thesing-song bells of thecycle rickshaws withtheir brightly colouredawnings, to thebattered and bruisedbuses ferryingDhakas twelve million

plus populationaround the city.

Whilst in Dhaka Ivisited a number ofuniversity textile

libraries and research centres who valuedthe importance of the library, but which,have not had the opportunity to create acollection of any real substance.

There are around 3000 students on textilerelated courses in Dhaka alone, and yet, thefacilities available for research are limited.Most libraries have very small collections, ofmainly photocopied books, there are veryfew journals within the collections and somebut not all have IT facilities.

What the libraries lack in facilities, thepeople make upfor inenthusiasm anda desire tolearn andimprove theservicesoffered. Manyof the librarystaff told me ofthe difficultythey face whentrying topurchase booksfrom overseassellers, as theyare oftenconfiscated byBangladeshiCustoms,creating aheavy reliance on illegallyphotocopied books.

Through the UNIDO projectthe libraries have been able to

acquire new books, many ofwhich have been purchasedthrough The Textile Instituteand its publishing and bookselling partners.

The first consignments of

publications were delivered while I was inDhaka and presented to the individualuniversities, who were delighted to receivethem. The next consignment is in theprocess of being shipped.

The visits culminated in a series ofseminars to a group of stakeholders, senioruniversity staff and librarians.

All of the seminars were well attendedwith lively debates throughout. The firstseminar looked at creating a textile libraryand in the second we looked in-depth at

integrated librarysystems and security.

I would like to takethis opportunity to thankall the wonderful peopleI met in Bangladesh, thelibrary and universitystaff, the personnel ofthe UNIDO office andevery body else whomade the trip bothenjoyable andmemorable.

Rebecca UnsworthDirector ofProfessional Affairs

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Trend Intelligence 2010:Evening Webinar, 22 September 2009 Online

London College of Fashion has arranged a panel of three

forecasting experts to deliver a live seminar online. They willdiscuss the trends for 2010, how to analyse them and use themto maximise your business.

Delegates will log in to hear and see the presentations andcan submit questions using text chat. A recording of the sessionwill be available to delegates for a three month period after theevent.

The topics covered during this webinar will include trendround up and overviews for Autumn/Winter 2010; consumerinsight; how trends impact on your bottom line; and how toanalyse trends and apply them to your business.

Delegates are required to have access to a computer with aninternet connection and sound card. For further information or to

book your place visit: www.fashiontraining.co.uk/acatalog/Trend_intelligence_2010__webinar.html

Sizing up the global market24 September 2009, Daventry, UK

The clothing and textile forum, ASBCI, has announced detailsof a technical seminar dedicated to addressing and resolving

issues relating to garment size and fit. Theseminar entitled Sizing up the global marketwill be run in partnership with the worldslargest sizing technology specialist Alvanonand Company Clothing Magazine on Thursday

24 September 2009, at The Barcel DaventryHotel, Daventry, Northamptonshire from9.30am to 4.00pm.

The technically driven seminar willplatform some of the clothing industrysforemost specialists in sizing and fit, includingthe worlds leading authority on the subject,

Ed Gribbin whose company Alvanon holds the industrys largestbody-scan database. He will be joined by Richard Barnes of SelectResearch who is currently conducting a major UK childrenssizing survey on behalf of the NHS and major high street andbrand names. He will be followed by Clare Culliney and SteveHayes from Manchester Metropolitan University who will expand

on the technologies they are using in collaboration with SelectResearch while Christopher Schyma, strategic account managerfrom Lectra will demonstrate how new sizing and fit data systemscan work with the latest garment design, cutting and productiontechnologies. In recognition that sizing and fit challenges areshared by the corporate and workwear sector, IncorporatewearsBrian Lamb, operations director and Paula Cannon, designmanager have been invited to reveal how it is tackling fit issues.Ed Gribbin, who has 20 years' experience in the corporate wearsector, will also look at the challenges facing the corporate wearmarket.

The cost to TI members of this one day seminar will beGBP75 + VAT per person, including lunch.

Non-member companies/individuals will pay GBP150 + VAT.

For more information please contact:Stephanie Ingham, ASBCITel: +44 (0)1422 354666, Fax: +44 (0)1422 381184Email [email protected]

EventsH.R.H. the Princess Royaldiscusses the importanceof textile conservation

with Mr Clemens Nathan,

Fellow of The TextileInstitute and Honorary

Fellow of Shenkar College

The Textile Conservation Centre in Winchester,UK, has, for the last 30 years since it was movedfrom Hampton Court, developed a unique form oftraining in textile conservation and restoration forCurators of Museums. Its MA degrees are recognisedworldwide and many of its graduates are todayworking in museums including the Israel Museum in

Jerusalem, amongst many others. Professor ZviKoren of the Edelstein Centre of Antiquities atShenkar College in Israel has visited the Centre andlectured to students on how he examines andanalyses dyestuffs from biblical textiles as far backas 1900 BC. Some of the oldest fabrics are fromBeni in Egypt although much older textiles have ofcourse been discovered in China.

Unfortunately, the Centre may have to close dueto lack of funding, although people from all over theworld have been sending some of the most pricelessfabrics and garments to Winchester forconservation. In the case of the UK, the coffin cloakof Henry VIII and dresses from Elizabeth I, together

with many other fascinating items, have beenentrusted to the centre for conservation. Thepainstaking work involved in conserving such itemsrequires a unique type of person who canconcentrate and devote time to the task over aperiod of many months. It would be a tragedy if theCentre was to close. Princess Anne has been aPatron of the Centre for many years and was deeplysaddened to learn of the possibility of its closure, asare Clemens Nathan and Walter Sondhelm whohave both been advisers at the Centre for manyyears.


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Embroidery with Style:Hand & Lock Conference31 October 2009, Glasgow, UK

For this years conference run in conjunction with GlasgowCaledonian University, Hand & Lock will explore the influenceof embroidery on style within the fashion industry, with thehelp of some of the most knowledgeable fashion experts andthose who determine todays style. Supported by the GlasgowSchool of Art, Cardonald College and Glasgow City MarketingBureau and hosted by the City which influenced the style ofCharles Rennie Mackintosh.

Everyone interested in embroidery and fashion whocreates, designs, studies, teaches, collects, researches,appreciates or works with modern or traditional embroideryas an art, craft, hobby or profession should attend this

conference.Speakers include Alastair Macleod, Sir Tom Baker, JamesSherwood, Sana Uddin, Franois Lesage, Anthea Godfrey,Carne Griffiths, Angus Howard Cundey, Raymond Honeymanand Emma McClintock.

For further information or to register please visitwww.handembroidery.com

Cutting Edge:Lasers and Creativity4 November 2009, Loughborough, UK

The Textile Institute is pleased to be supporting this one-day symposium at Loughborough University exploring lasersin art & design and their contribution to making artifacts.Aimed at researchers, art and design practitioners, educatorsand laser technologists, the use of laser processing in thecreative technologies will be explored through a series ofillustrated presentations and panel discussions showing whatexciting work is currently being produced and exploring

current research and new opportunities.The conference will be held at Loughborough UniversitySchool of Art and Design,

Further Information :www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ac/mainpages/Symposium-CuttingEdge/symposium_cutting_edge.htm

Textile InstituteParliamentary Lunch6 November 2009 The House of Lords, London, UK

This prestigious event will once again be hostedby The Lord Haskel, past president of The TextileInstitute. For early provisional bookings and furtherinformation please contact Bill Bohm at the TIsLondon office:

Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)207 580 8289

If you are planning an event over thecoming months that you think othermembers would be interested in pleasesend details to [email protected]

TI CentenaryWorld Conference3-4 November 2010, Manchester, UK

The Textile Institute is pleased to announce the date for thenext world conference which will be held in Manchester on the3 & 4 November 2010. A full call for papers will be issued in thenext edition oftextiles. This will be the pivotal event during 2010celebrating 100 years of The Textile Institute.

Corporate sponsorship is available providing a great opportunityfor companies to be involved in the major international textile eventof 2010. If you would like to discuss how your company can becomeinvolved please contact [email protected]

Please see the carrier sheet with this issue oftextiles forfurther information.

Teachers SeminarsAs part of The Textile Institute programme to support

teachers of textiles in UK secondary schools, three seminarswere held at the London College of Fashion and ManchesterMetropolitan University, Hollings Faculty, in June. Topicscovered included Sustainability and Ethical Production withcontributions from Paul Wright (George at Asda), Liz Parker(Labour behind the Label), Abigail Petit (Gossypium) andClaire Pajaczkowska (Royal College of Art); Achieving the Fit, ahands on pattern cutting session with Carmen Grech a senior

technologist; CAD/CAM in industry with Ruth Howcroft(Lectra); and the Retailer and the Manufacturer with SophieMcLaughlin (Top Shop).There was an interesting tour ofadvanced technology at the London College of Fashion withJeni Bougourd and colleagues and a look at web based

resources with Julia Gaimster (London College of Fashion).More seminars for teachers are planned in London on

September 18 and 25, and Manchester on September 30.These will look at innovative materials including smartmaterials, textile testing procedures, and colour forecasting.Because of high demand there will also be further sessions onsustainability and ethical production and hands on patterncutting as practised in industry. For further informationcontact Bill Bohm: Email: [email protected] or

Tel +44 (0)20 7580 8289Teachers are encouraged to join as individual members or

school members and participate in the formation of a TeachersSIG (Special Interest Group).



Kingston University Graduate Fashion ShowThe Textile Institute was pleased to be invited to

Kingston University to attend their show at GraduateFashion Week 2009.

The show which took place on Sunday 7 June at EarlsCourt was extremely well attended. There was a real air of

excitement and the standard of work was exceptional. Thestudents work has been well received with many beingoffered placements including Emma Glynn who has beeninvited by Italian clothing brand, MaxMara to work ontheir Weekend Range this summer.

With almost 22,000 students, Kingston University is thelargest provider of higher education in South West London,offering an extensive range of undergraduate andpostgraduate programmes both in the UK and overseas.The University is renowned for teaching excellence, hasestablished itself as a growing force in research and is apioneer in the launch of foundation degrees. In its mostrecent University league table, The Sunday Times praised

Kingstons record for teaching quality, positioning it in thevanguard of the modern university sector and making theUniversity a match for many older institutions. E

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London South East Section

Going for Gold a collaborativesymposium from the London regionsof The Textile Institute and theSociety of Dyers and Colourists.

On the 30 April 2009 the London

Regions held the Going for Gold eventat the American InterContinentalUniversity. This half day symposiumwas well supported by over 100delegates from both industry andvarious universities. The morningstarted with an introduction by GillStark, dean of AIU followed by StephenRubin, chairman of the leading UKheadquartered international sportinggoods company Pentland.

Stephen whose involvement with theBritish Olympic team goes back to 1964

in Tokyo gave the opening address andbrief history of the games followed by avideo of the Beijing Olympics basedaround the swimming events and itssuccesses.

Scott Drawer, head of UK SportsResearch and Innovation Programmes(a UK government programme),introduced us to one-off bespokeperformance solutions under thetitleFunction not fashion the catwalkof excellence. Its the hard work withsacrifice and dedication that earns theright to be an Olympian but functional

need dictates the demand fortechnology.

Performance opportunities lead toinnovation in areas such asperformance textiles enabling those finemargins between silver and gold to bemet without the constraints of highvolumes. Scott introduced us to terms

such as thermal stress and fluiddynamics. Thermal stress has to bedealt with in climate extremes such asheat exhaustion in Beijing and the effectof cold on muscles in the skeleton runof the winter Olympics. Wind tunnelsmay be used to assess design andperformance of materials for the

reduction of drag in sports such ascycling and speed skating. Thetechnology then has to be evaluated andmeasured with the aid of smart textilesand through the process of coaching.

Next was Phillip Courtney, adidas,who introduced us to London 2012 -the role of adidas as a major sponsor.Phillip gave us an idea of the scale ofproviding clothing for the 2012Olympics including the athletes,torchbearers, apparel to be worn in theOlympic village, volunteers and

garments to be given away by thesponsor, to mention only a small part.For the athletes in the 26 Olympicsports the product has to enable an eliteperformance using next generationfabrics to aid in achieving theimpossible and saving that fraction of asecond while also considering thewellbeing and comfort of the athlete.The London 2012 Olympics are to besustainable with adidas not only lookingto next generation bio fabrics butpackaging, product designs and virtualprofiling/prototyping.

Jason Rance is head of Aqualab,Speedos dedicated research anddevelopment group. Jason played anintegral role in the development andlaunch of the Speedo LZR Racer, theworlds best possible and fastestswimsuit. With a global research anddevelopment team and other global

partners such as NASA, Jason talked usthrough from the development of theFastskin knitted construction to LZRpulse woven and LZR woven panelswhich give 24% less resistance in thewater than Fastskin also enabling theswimmer to be more efficient inbreathing. A video Innovating for

speed demonstrated to us the speed anOlympic swimmer moves through thewater and helped us to appreciate theeffect of reducing drag and resistancefrom an athletes view. One of the suitswas provided by Speedo for us all toobserve both the fabric constructionand the close fit when worn.

Mike Bartle, president of the Societyof Dyers and Colourists (formerly groupoperations director at Cloverbrook Ltd,UK) kept to the theme of sport but witha different twist - the experience of

making replica football shirts andshorts for fashion. The requirement ofbright colours with high colour fastnessexpectations, handle and surfacerequirements, problems with ladderingand snagging of knitted fabrics resultedin the cry of Send for the dyer thetheme of Mikes talk. Mike talked aboutthe use of anti-microbial finishes usingsilver technology, moisture managementand shade problems due to differentyarns in panels and the mixing of warpand weft panels.

This symposium showed those with

experience in industry and those yet tojoin it some of the unique challengesand pressures faced by those who areresponsible for creating materials anddesigns to give elite performance, andsupport the health and wellbeing of theathlete and others who support theOlympics and sport.

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Lahore Section

The 2nd International Conference onTextiles and Clothing (ICTC) was heldon May 7-8, 2009 at the PearlContinental Hotel, Lahore, organised byThe Textile Institute Lahore Section andthe University of Management and

Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan.The conference attracted a largenumber of textile experts, researchers,industrialists and textile students. Thetheme of the conference was TechnicalTextiles.

Technical Textiles is the mostpromising area that has attractedgovernment priority to lead Pakistan into the new realm of the competitiveworld. The speakers from 7 countrieshighlighted the importance of TechnicalTextiles for Pakistan.

Mian Tariq Mehmood, chairman, AllPakistan Textile Mills Association(APTMA) was the chief guest at theinaugural session. Dr Hasan SohaibMurad, rector, University ofManagement and Technology (UMT),Lahore, M Nusrat Ali Chisti, secretary,The Textile Institute, Lahore Sectionand Dr Rashid Kausar, pro-rector UMTaddressed the inaugural ceremony.

The speakers highlighted thesignificance of the textile sector,particularly technical textiles, forPakistan. Mr M Nusrat Ali Chishti spoke

of the contribution of The TextileInstitute to the Pakistan textile industry.

The first technical session waschaired by Mr S M Qutub, The TextileInstitute, Pakistan. Speakers includedDr Zubair Bandukha (President TIPKarachi), Dr Faheem Udeen (Pakistan),

Mr Asim Ahmed and Miss Faiza Jamil.The second technical session was

chaired by Dr Faheem Udeen,University of Management andTechnology, Lahore. Papers werepresented by B Voncina (Slovenia), M

Salehi (Iran), Dr Umer Farooq (UK) andDr Arshad Mehmood.

Dr Tanveer Hussain, National TextileUniversity, Faisalabad chaired the thirdsession in which S Ibrahim (CzechRepublic), Noman Haleem (Pakistan),Mushtaq Mangat (Pakistan) and SaadNauman (Iran) presented their technicalpapers. Papers were presented byspeakers Ms Fariha Arooj (PUPakistan), Irfan Ahmed Shaikh(Pakistan), Jausovec, B Vonica(Slovenia), Dr Sarwar Rana (Pakistan)

and Ibrahim Sayed in the fourth sessionchaired by Dr Amjid Hussain Delawari,Comsats Institute, Pakistan.

The fifth and final session speakersDr Lubos Hes (Czech Republic), DrUmer Farooq and Dr Tahir Shahpresented their papers.

ICTC-2009 is a serious effort inPakistan to explore business and valueaddition opportunities in the promisingtechnical textiles sector, remarked by DrMirza Ikhtiar Baig, advisor to the PrimeMinister on textiles, who was the chiefguest of the concluding ceremony.

While speaking on the occasion heacknowledged that textiles generatedforty percent employment in thecountry and constituted sixty percent ofthe GDP. He said that the NationalTextile Policy was formulated by thegovernment after taking all

stakeholders into confidence butsuggestions for improvement werewelcome from all quarters. The policyaimed to increase exports andstimulate industrial productivity. Headded that the Textile City was being

set up with the same purpose and itsimpact on the industry was beinggauged on a daily basis. He alsocongratulated The Textile Institute/UMTon holding the conference and said thathe felt that it was an honor for him tohave attended it.

Dr Baig went on to say that theICTC-2009 would serve as a platformfor cross-fertilisation of ideas throughmeaningful interaction of scholars,practitioners and experts alreadyworking in this area or who have a

stake in this key sector and we lookforward to benefiting from thedeliberations. Technical textiles will beone of the most prosperous industriesin the coming years, he added.Unfortunately, Pakistan is far behind intechnical textiles. ICTC-2009 aimed togenerate a change for the better bybringing together experts from differentparts of the world. Nevertheless, thegovernment is taking up steps toaddress the key issues in the criticaltextile sector.

Elaborating the steps taken by the

government to help the textile industry,he said that the textile sector was taxfree for one year. The government wasseeking advice from experts andinstitutions and the co-operation ofinstitutions such as The TextileInstitute, and the UMT was essential forthe progress of the textile sector. Healso promised financial assistance bythe government for setting up aTechnical Textile Research andDevelopment Center in UMT. He saidthat the government was considering

abolishing all duties on raw materialsand friendly countries were beingconsulted for technology transfer. Headded that ensuring access tointernational markets was also a toppriority.

The 2nd International Conference onTextile and Clothing (ICTC) 2009 playedhost to delegates and experts fromseven countries of the world whopresented their research papers andemphasised the importance of technicaltextiles for Pakistan. They also urgedthe government to take steps to develop

technical textiles on a priority basis.

M. Nusrat Ali Chishti,Honorary Secretary,Lahore Section.

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New Zealand Section

To celebrate the United Nations'Year of Natural Fibre 2009', the NewZealand Section in association with two

Australian sections (NewSouth Wales andSouthern) convened aconference at theUniversity of Otago,

Dunedin, New Zealand inApril this year.Conference papers and

posters were in one of two themes:Protein and cellulose fibres - properties,processing, products; Natural fibres incultural artefacts. Prizes were awardedfor student presentations/posters(Douglas Dickinson NZTI Award), anddelegates' choice for the Australiannatural fibres fashion award.

Although an Australasian conferencewith most delegates from Australia andNew Zealand, delegates from several othercountries participated, including the UK,Croatia, Czech Republic, and Bangladesh.This diversity in delegates led tostimulating discussion/conversationand spontaneous national performances

(song and dance) at the conference dinner.Commercial examples relevant to

natural fibres were displayed.Sponsorship was generous, particularlygiven the general economic malaiseevident during the past year or two.Major sponsors: AgResearch; TheTextile Institute (New South Wales); The

Textile Institute (New Zealand);University of Otago.

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ObituariesMr Dennis Arthur Dobson LTI

The Textile Institute announces the passing of Mr Dennis Dobson LTI on 27May, 2009 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, at the age of 87 years. Mr Dobson wasa member of The Textile Institute from 1975 until after he retired, being awardedthe LTI in 1983. He was an active member of the Eastern Cape Section of TheTextile Institute in Port Elizabeth until the end of 1998.

He completed his schooling at Wiggeston High School in Leicester, UK in 1937and obtained a diploma in textiles at the Leicester College of Textiles in 1953. He

worked for Wildt Mellor-Bromley knitting machine manufacturers from June 1937to June 1954, where he also did his apprenticeship as a textile engineer. He thenemigrated to South Africa where he worked in various textile companies asknitting manager, technical director and service engineer. In 1974 he joined theSouth African Wool Textile Research Institute (SAWTRI) of the CSIR where he wasinvolved in various research projects related to knitting until he retired in 1985,being co-author of a number of technical reports and publications. After this hecontinued in a consultancy capacity until well in his 70s.

Dennis was a practical man and highly respected for his expertise in, andthorough hands-on knowledge of, knitting machines and their engineeringconstruction and principles of operation. He was the classical Englishgentleman, always courteous and polite to everyone, impeccably dressed in hissuit and tie until the end of his life. He was well liked by all.

He leaves his wife, Hilda, to whom he was married for six years, and anextended family in Port Elizabeth, as well as a retired son and daughter with 3

grandchildren in the UK from a previous marriage.Note: Mr Dobson was also a member of the Free Masons from 1975 to 1995.Lawrence Hunter CText FTI

Robert Beech CText FTII first met Bob Beech in the later stages of his career. We were both involved as

experts in the long-running patent litigation on double-heater, false-twist texturingfor set yarns. The technology had become very profitable after the development ofCrimplene polyester yarns. We were working for the successors to the twoinvestors, Stoddart and Seem, who had infringement actions against majorcompanies. Although I wrote many affidavits, it was Bob who gave evidence inperson in the trial in Florida, USA. His clear presentation of the technologyconvinced a jury, but the decision was reversed on appeal on a technicality (thepatent attorney had omitted to include disclosure of a prior patent, which wasmentioned in a co-pending application).

Bob trained as a pilot before studying maths, physics and chemistry at LondonUniversity, UK. In addition to a time with Combined Optical Industries in Slough,Bob had an industrial career with a textile manufacturer and a machinery maker.He was Chief Chemist and Development Officer for Fine Spinners and Doublers ofBollington, Cheshire, in the laboratory founded by that first great textile scientist,Lawrence Balls. He introduced false-twist texturing to the company, which led

Proceedings are available for purchase on CD via the conference websitewww.otago.ac.nz/textiles/naturalfibres09/

Left: TI (NSW) Chair Mr Roland Rangeley withDean Ranking winner of delegates choice prize.Right: TI (NZ) Chair Neil Tucker with FrancesDaroux, winner of student presentations,

Fellowship and CharteredMembership (CText FTI)

Mr P W ButcherEmbroidery Engineer

NuVasive IncCalifornia, USA

Dr K C HoDirector, Research &DevelopmentThe Hong Kong ResearchInstitute of TextilesKowloon, Hong Kong

Mr J C McCoskerQuality Assurance ManagerBest & Less Retail StoresNSW, Australia

Mr M A OmarChief Executive Officer

Brandix Lanka LtdColombo, Sri Lanka

Mr A B WeberSales Director FilamentOerlikon Heberlein TemcoWattwil IncWattwil, Switzerland

Associateship andChartered Membership(CText ATI)

Mr K D AstleyQuality ManagerCavalier Carpets Ltd

Blackburn, UK

Mr C M ChangGeneral ManagerEntex Enterprises (China) LtdHong Kong

Mr S DwivediGlobal Application ManagerAkzo Nobel CR B.V.Sassenheim, The

NetherlandsMr C S K FonsekaMAS Linea Aqua Pvt LtdKapugoda, Sri Lanka

Mr A KhatriLecturerMehran University ofEngineering & TechnologyJamshoro, Pakistan

Mr K H LinMarketing DirectorAdwin Piece Goods Co. Ltd.Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mr F M Manosa

Technician, TeacherBarcelona, Spain

Ms M MihiliasaIASI Branch ManagerSC Sofiaman Impex SRLJudetul Neamt, Romania

Mrs P A OwitiPostgraduate StudentUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, UK

Mr S K RathnasuriyaPrincipal Trainer/ConsultantP.M.K. ManagementConsultancy ServicesKadawatha, Sri Lanka

Ms U D SamarakoneSenior Training ExecutiveBrandix College of ClothingTechnologyRathmalana, Sri Lanka

Professional QualificationsCongratulations to the following members whohave been awarded qualifications following theJune 2008 meeting of the Diplomas Committee.

Swiss SectionThe Swiss Section AGM was held on 29 April 2009. For a full report please go to www.textileinstitute.org/swisssection.asp



him to work for 14 years for Ernest Scragg &Sons of Macclesfield, once one of the majormanufacturers of texturing machinery. DuringBobs time in industry, he was granted patents onmoulding of optical lenses, textile finishing,thread guides and tensioning arrangements fortextile machines. He became an independentconsultant in 1977, which is when I met him.

When a vacancy came up, Robert Beech wasappointed a Lecturer in the Textiles Department

of the University of Manchester Institute ofScience and Technology (UMIST). Bob was anexcellent teacher, who cared greatly for hisstudents. After I retired he took on another task.We had started a weekly seminar given to thewhole department by leaders from all branches ofthe textile industry, from company chairmen totrade union officials. Bobs contacts through theindustry enabled him to carry on with theorganisation of the seminars with considerablesuccess. During his time as an academic hepublished extensively.

Bob joined The Textile Institute in 1953,became an associate and chartered member in1955 and fellow in 1976. He was an extremely

active member. He served on Council andnumerous committees. He was a Deputy Editor ofthe Journal of The Textile Institute for severalyears; but his most challenging task was his timeas Chairman of the Committee producing TextileTerms and Definitions and acting as technicaleditor of the 8th edition (1986) of this standardreference book.

In both professional and personal matters,helpfulness was one of Bob Beechs characteristicqualities. Nothing was too much trouble and heresponded to any request with great goodhumour. Bobs support of the Institute continuedafter he retired. Stephanie Dick writes that healways offered help and support to the Institutesinformation department, myself and any member

that needed assistance. He never made me feel asif I was taking up his time and was a pleasure tospeak with.

Bob was also active in the life of Bollington, thevillage in Cheshire where he lived. Googlingshows that he acted as administrator of the boxoffice of the Bollington Festival. In a comment onthe BBC 4 website, he notes the differencebetween the accents of Bollington and Sutton,seven miles south. Bob died aged 65 in June, sixyears after the death of his wife, Joan. He issurvived by his daughters, Janet and Rhelda,sons, Stephen and Robin, and grandchildren.

John W S Hearle CText FTI

Prof D P VeldsmanProf Danil (Danie) Petrus Veldsman MSc

(Maths), MSc (Chem), DSc passed away in PortElizabeth, South Africa on 10 June, 2009 at theage of 84. Danie Veldsman had a long andillustrious career in textile research and was wellknown internationally.

He joined the South African Wool TextileResearch Institute (SAWTRI), of the South AfricanCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR), at its inception in 1951 where he spenteight years undertaking pioneering research onwool and mohair, before joining the IndustrialDevelopment Corporation as a textile consultantin 1959 after which he served as Research

Manager at a wool worsted mill.He rejoined SAWTRI as Director of Research in

1963, a position he held until 1979 when heresigned to become Director of the Port ElizabethTechnikon, a position he held until he retired.

During his 16 years as Director, he not onlyextended the activities of SAWTRI to includecotton research and research on man-madenatural fibre blends but also established aclothing technology section at the Institute. Hewas instrumental in the establishment of degreeand diploma courses in textiles science andtechnology at the University of Port Elizabeth,now the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,and was appointed Professor Extraordinaire and

occupied the Philip Frame Chair and Head of theDepartment of Textile Science at the universityfrom 1967 until he retired. During his career, hepublished and presented at national andinternational conferences a number of technicaland scientific papers.

Danie, who received his CText FTI in 1971,was an active member of The Textile Instituteduring the 1970s, serving on the Council of TheTextile Institute and representing the Council onthe South African Textile Advisory Committee(SATAC) to The Textile Institute of which he wasalso a Chairman. He played a leading role inestablishing the Eastern Cape Section of TheTextile Institute in 1972 which is still active today.

He served on numerous national andinternational committees related to textiles andtextile science and was also the recipient ofvarious awards in recognition for distinguishedservices to the textile industry. He served asChairman of the 6th Quinquennial InternationalWool Research Conference held in Pretoria, SouthAfrica in 1980. Danie Veldsman will beremembered for his lifelong passion for, andcommitment to, textile research, training andhigher education and for his strong and dynamicleadership.

He was a family man and leaves his wife,Christine, to whom he was married for almost 60years, five children, twelve grandchildren and twogreat grandchildren.

Lawrence Hunter CText FTI

David Shuttleworth FCFIDavid Shuttleworth, a former head of the

International School of Footwear at LeicesterCollege, died on June 8 2009 just 3 days short ofhis 93rd birthday.

David was a Fellow of the British Boot andShoe Institution(FBSI) and an active member ofthe Leicester branch. The BBSI was absorbed intothe Clothing and Footwear Institute and then intoThe Textile Institute. He was a Fellow of theClothing Institute and was awarded the LemkinMedal by the CFI for services to Footwear

Education.David was born in Lancashire in 1916 and firstserved as an apprentice in the BlackburnCooperative Shoe Factory. Then during the Waryears, 193945, David was an RAF Instructor, atwhat was then known as the Leicester Colleges ofArt and Technology. He taught shoe repairingskills to service personnel. In 1947 he joined thefull time staff of the School of Footwear, where hemet his wife Freda, who was the Secretary to J VA Long the Head of the School of Footwear.

He will be remembered with affection by exstudents all over the world for his good humourand meticulous and comprehensive lecture noteson all aspects of shoemaking, and for his greatskill as a teacher of hand sewn shoemaking. He

organised the preparations for the BBSIGraduateship examinations at the college. Theseformed the essential career pathway forambitious young footwear students leading toAssociateship of the BBSI, the equivalent of TIs

Licentiateship grade of membership.He was a lecturer under the leadership of J V A

Long who retired in 1971. David was thenappointed head of the School of Footwear, at whatwas by then known as South Fields College, untilhis retirement in 1981. He started shoemakingcourses in Derby, Mansfield and HinckleyColleges.

Following his retirement he and his wifetrained as advisers at the Citizens Advice Bureau

in Leicester and spent the next 25 years togetherin this worthwhile job. It was DavidShuttleworths initiative that helped to create theinternational reputation of the School of Footwearat Leicester College, a tradition which continuesto this day. Students continue to come to theSchool from all over the world, as Leicesterremains an important centre for the designing,specifying, sourcing, importing and distribution offootwear.

Roger T Beeby CText FTI

Graham Lancaster CText ATIIt is with great regret that we announce that

Mr Graham Lancaster has passed away.Mr Lancaster joined The Textile Institute in1953. Mr Lancaster was awarded the CText ATIin 1960; he was a highly valued and longstanding member and will be greatly missed byeveryone who knew him.

Robert Tinsley Ashworth LTIIt is with deep regret that we announce that Mr

Robert Tinsley Ashworth passed away inFebruary. Mr Ashworth joined The TextileInstitute in the 1960s. He was awarded the LTI ofwhich he was immensely proud. Keen to keepabreast with his textile interests his support wasgreatly appreciated. Mr Ashworth will truly be

missed by all who knew him.

R A Marshall MacKinnonCText ATI

Marshall was educated at Wallace High School,Lisburn and Queens University, Belfast, NorthernIreland, from where he graduated with aBachelor of Science and was awarded Honours inChemistry in 1949.

He then joined William Barbour & Sons,Hilden, Northern Ireland, as a research chemist.

In 1952 he graduated with a Master of Sciencedegree and became an Associate of the RoyalInstitute of Chemistry.

Marshall subsequently joined McCleery L`Amieas Dyehouse Manager and as Technical Directorwas responsible for the establishment of a factoryto produce acrylic high bulk hand-knitting andmachine-knitting yarns.

His collaboration with the Linen IndustryResearch Association on the development of theATOZ principle resulted in a joint Queens Awardto Industry for both organisations.

When the McCleery L`Amie Group was takenover by the Lamont Group Marshall becameresponsible for technology for a number of millsthroughout Northern Ireland, a role he filled untilhis retirement in 1992.

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