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CLOSER LINKS will be forg€ between hanging garmer equipment manufacturers an their customers, following a n cent meeting organised by th British Materials Handlin Board.
A working group has bee established to produce a teas bility study on the problem c computerised call-off wher single garment picking is rt quired. It will carry out a surve of companies in the industr and pass on its findings to th Department of Industry.
Commenting on the commu nications gap which exists a present between the two side: of the industry, Tibbett and Brit ten general manager Mike Cas: said: "Often there is a differenc( between what the manufactur ers can do, and what they sa they can do. As a result, garmerr manufacturers and distributor; have been turning to overseas systems primarily because theil marketing is that much better."
He added: "The handling hanging garments is now varied that no one system wi do the work for every distributo. or manufacturer. Systems must be tailored to the individual user."