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Spreadshirt Update Regarding Covid-19

[This article will be updated as needed.]

Update: June 2nd 2020 | 09:00 am CEST

Short-time work ends earlier than planned

Spreadshirt will end the agreed short-time work at the Leipzig headquarters on June 1, 2020.

“Spreadshirt is experiencing a big drop in large orders as all social events and happenings have been cancelled. However, after the first month the gift and customized product orders boomed, and we’ve already seen over 60% more orders. We will end short-time work at our Leipzig headquarters earlier than initially planned in order to master the current crisis with our full commitment and to put our plans for 2020 into practice,” comments Spreadshirt CEO Philip Rooke.

Safety and health of the team remain top priorities, therefore the management board continues to advise all employees whose roles allow it to work from home.
Spreadshirt offices will be open. In order to comply with all distance and hygiene rules appropriate measures have been put in place over the last weeks. At the headquarters this starts with fewer seats in meeting rooms and in the cafeterias, continues with markings in front of the coffee machines, additional hand disinfection dispensers and signs with hygiene tips, to name just a few examples. These and other rules have been already in place at the five production sites since day 1 and will be adapted at any time if necessary.
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“Life is about making a difference” – Successful start of Frankfurter Buchmesse’s CREATE YOUR REVOLUTION campaign

CREATE YOUR REVOLUTION Talks inspires the audience with stories of revolution, activism and positive change

While the UK is planning its withdrawal from the European Union, Germany is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 71st Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019) is taking place against the background of global political and social upheavals worldwide. What role does culture play in dynamic times like these? And why is culture more important than ever, given the current situation of global warming and unstable world politics? These are the core topics of CREATE YOUR REVOLUTION (CYR), the campaign by Frankfurter Buchmesse in cooperation with the United Nations (UN), ARTE, the German Publishers & Booksellers Association, THE ARTS+/B3 and Spreadshop. These topics were also the focus of the CYR Talks taking place at Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 16th.

Spreadshirt CEO Philip Roooke at the Create Your Revolution Talks

Spreadshirt CEO Philip Rooke talked about empowering activists to express themselves with Spreadshop.

“The CREATE YOUR REVOLUTION Talks was a fantastic evening with extraordinary talks from around the world”, is John Kampfner’s summary. The former Chief Executive of the Creative Industries Federation and TV-Journalist Nazan Gökdemir moderated the event which celebrated freedom of expression, creative change and a better world. During the three-hour event, cultural activists from all over the world inspired the audience with personal stories and ideas for the future of democracy and culture. Phyllis Omido, Environmental activist and Founder of The Center for Justice, Governance, and Environmental Action, called on the audience for worldwide support for one another: “We share a planet and whatever happens in Africa has an impact in Europe – let’s support each other.” But the evening not solely presented outstanding fighters for worldwide change passionately discussing their ideas, the event also included expressive performances. Corey Scott-Gilbert showed an extract of Sasha Waltz’ dance performance “Creature”.

A summary of the highlights of the event will be available from 23 October in the ARTE Mediathek (arte.tv/buchmesse). Read more

Spreadshirt invests $10 million in new printing technology

Stellar print-on-demand quality and customer satisfaction planned for 2019 and 2020

Spreadshirt, the self-expression global e-commerce company plans to invest a total of up to $10 million on capital expenditures over the next 2 years. The company will renew and enlarge its printing machinery to handle increased demand and to expand into new categories. In addition, it will set new standards in print quality and delivery times.

“Spreadshirt is the market-leading cotton apparel print-on-demand company across 18 countries, we have a rapidly growing business and great success with our recently launched fulfilment division,” says CEO Philip Rooke about the planned capital expenditure. “Many 3rd party companies wish to access our printing capabilities and the leading standards we use for our own customers.”
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