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November 5th,
2008
Great news! T-Formation has completed our application
to become a certified green printer through the SGP Partnership.
Our application is the first step in our journey and we're
now a "Candidate Pending Verification". We will
be working towards our goal of becoming a SGP Printer throughout
the close of 2008 and into 2009. If you'd like to discuss
this process with someone at T-Formation, please contact Marshall
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Here's our new Sustainability Policy statement:
"T-Formation is committed to adhering to the
Sustainable Green Printing Partnership Guiding Principles.
Our goal is to develop continuous improvement of environmental
stewardship within all aspects of the apparel decorating
process. By taking the lead in demonstrating responsibility
through the utilization of sustainable & lean business
practices, our goal is to reduce our environmental impact
and increase the social awareness of this issue."
To learn more about the SGP Certification process and why
it's the industry standard go to:
https://www.sgppartnership.org/index.php
Click the pic on the left to see the Sustainable Green
Printing Guiding Principles signed by Alan Gentry, T-Formation
president & owner.
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October 24th, 2008
A great friend and past member of the T-Formation crew
passed tragically on Friday, October 24th in a car accident.
Adrienne Rogers, former member of our accounting team,
had recently moved on as Human Resource Manager to a national
restaurant chain - not a surprising career shift since she
always seemed to bring out the best in people!
She graduated from FAMU in 2007 where she studied business
and was very active, among many other things, as a mentor
to younger students, a member of the National Conference
for Negro Women from 2002-2004, 2003-2004 president of the
FAMU chapter of the NAACP, and founder of two non-profit
organizations.
Her smile warmed our offices, as did her ability to make
each person feel like an important individual link in the
T-Formation chain. She has left many footprints here, where
her innovation and forward thinking have improved many of
our processes.
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Most of all, we will
miss her, and miss just knowing that she is making someone
else's life better just by being Adrienne. We were so fortunate
enough to share this bright star's light, and we take comfort
in knowing she shines even brighter now somewhere else.
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August 13th,
2008
Eddie Tays has joined our production management team as
a Production Supervisor. Eddie brings 18 years of apparel
screen printing experience to T-Formation’s leadership
staff, and has an extensive background in manual & automatic
printing, as well as screen room management. We welcome Eddie
in his new role with T-Formation!
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August 11th,
2008
Stuart Rochford has joined T-Formation's Art Dept. Stuart
is a graphic artist with a BFA in Graphic Design from FSU.
Stuart is also a photographer and has done photography work
for the FSView. He is originally from Trinidad.
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August 1st, 2008.
The initial edition of our company newsletter, 'The Pinhole
Press' was distributed today to all employees. The newsletter
contains information on our work processes, a glossary of
printing terms, a meet-the-employee section, and other fun
facts. Click on the thumbnails on the left to open the pages
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June 3, 2008
T-Formation and our various production and art processes
were featured in a recent article in Impressions magazine.
Click on the image to the left to view the full article in
pdf format.
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May 19, 2008
T-Formation celebrated our One Million Impression Month
with an afternoon BBQ – Crawfish Boil. Yes, you had
to be there!
With Brian Espy cookin’ up his special Cajun Crawfish
boil, and Chris Norris and Marshall Atkinson BBQ’ing
chicken, hamburgers & fish, it was definitely a day
to remember. An incredible mix of tunes was provided by
our Alan McVeigh... or maybe Ricky Webster when Alan wasn’t
looking!
All in all, a great afternoon and fun for everyone. Again,
a big THANK YOU to all of our great staff!”
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May 1, 2008
T-Formation is extremely proud to announce that in the
first time in the company’s history our actual printed
production capacity has exceeded one million impressions in
one month. From Tuesday 4/1 to Wednesday 4/30 we produced
1,009,417 impressions, for 2,276 orders with 1,802 set ups.
This exciting development was due to a tremendous team effort
company wide, and is overwhelming focused on our overall sense
of efficiency, teamwork, communication, and good ol’
plain hard work.
Everyone at T-Formation wishes to thank all of our loyal
customers, employees, vendors, and our families that made
this benchmark achievement possible.
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February 25, 2008
Jessica Dial has joined the Sales Department Team as Sales
Rep Administrative Assistant. Jessica has 5 years clerical
and administrative experience. Jessica comes to us from the
Brevard County Clerk of the Court where she worked as a Court
Clerk.
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January 30, 2008
Ashley Barber and Cory Davis have joined the company as
members of T-Formation’s Art Department. Both will be
working with the Non-Profit team. Ashley recently graduated
from FSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art. Cory
is a self-taught, free-lance graphic designer. Cory has many
years experience working in graphic design and 8 years experience
as owner of his own graphic design company, 'Miami’s
Finest'.
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January 19, 2008
T-Formation recently invested in new technology - the
purchase of 2 new machines and a new dryer increases our
capacity to 9 presses and 5 dryers, and provides us with
greater opportunity to meet and exceed all our customers'
expectations for 2008 and beyond. Our new 18-color Challenger
II press allows us to increase a design's color count
without any loss of quality, while our new 14-color Gauntlet
II is a fast addition to our production line, which
can only increase our efficiency. Our new dryer is a Sprint
2000 HO - its unrivaled power and performance can keep
pace in the most demanding production environments.
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November 14,
2007
Joseph E. Morgan joined T-Formation as the Sr. Customer Service
Account Manager. Joe brings many years of experience to the
position. He was a Customer Service Representative at Russell
Corporation, a manufacturer of athletic shoes, apparel, and
sports equipment; and, at Ithaca Industries, a manufacturer
of ladies apparel. Joe also worked in Customer Service at
Flightline at the Tallahassee airport for 7 years.
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October 10, 2007.
Christoffer James has joined the company as our new Assistant
Art Director. Christoffer has over seven years experience
in the apparel industry as an art director in Tampa. He has
an Associate of Science degree in Commercial Art from the
Tampa Technical Institute. We look forward to bringing his
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October 3, 2007.
We are pleased to announce that Pat Flowers has accepted
the position of Human Resources Administrator. Pat had many
years of management experience at the Tallahassee Democrat,
and has been assisting T-Formation for some time already with
some HR related tasks. We feel she will be a great addition
to the team and we will be able to focus on many new HR initiatives
to improve our company.
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September 12,
2007.
Jessica Garcia has been added to our Art Department as
a night Production Artist. She recently graduated from Florida
State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History
and Visual Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design. |
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September 5, 2007.
Kaitlin Rose recently joined us to work as Sales Team
support and help in our Marketing effort. She recently graduated
from Old Dominion University in Virginia with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Occupational and Technical Studies, Fashion
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September 5, 2007.
Tricia Goodban recently joined us to handle our new Quote
Desk, which will provide quotes to our customers so our Account
Representatives can manage existing orders. Tricia recently
graduated from FSU with a Batchelor’s of Science degree
in Apparel Design and Technology.
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September 4 ,
2007.
Fred Simmons has been added to our Art Department as a
Production Artist. Fred attends FAMU and is working on his
Graphic Design degree with a Minor in Public Relations. |
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August 3, 2007.
After 4 years of great salesmanship, Damon Karras is leaving
Tallahassee and moving to Chicago to be closer to his family.
Everyone at T-Formation wishes him all the best with his future
opportunities. To the left is a recent photo of Damon taken
after his “Bon Voyage” lunch (click on the pic for
the full version.) It’s an embarrassing light pink shirt
with the caption “I worked at T-Formation and all I got
was this lousy t-shirt”. Good luck Damon!
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July 2, 2007.
LeighAnne Crosby recently joined the Customer Service team
as a Jr. Account Representative. LeighAnne has a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Business Administration.from Flagler College
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June 7, 2007.
For the second year in a row, Impressions Magazine has
ranked T-Formation as the #10 top volume screen printer in
the United States. In the June 2007 issue, T-Formation was
ranked in this top spot with 6,147,274 impressions for our
work in 2006. Thanks to all of our clients, staff and friends
for helping us achieve this top accolade! Please click
here for the complete listing.
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May
7, 2007.
Following the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech, T-Formation
is proud to be able to play a part in the recovery process
for the Hokie Nation. We are the official printer of the much
sought after ‘Hokies United’ shirts, which are currently
on sale in the Blacksburg, Virginia area as well as online
at http://www.hokiesunited.org.vt.edu
Proceeds from the sale of these shirts will go to the Hokie
Spirit Memorial Fund, which was set up to provide:
- Assistance to victims and their families
- Grief counseling
- Memorials
- Communication expenses
- Comfort expenses
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April 16, 2007.
Marshall Atkinson has been promoted to Vice President,
Operations. Marshall has been with T-Formation for over 14
years, and was the former Art Director. Marshall will be in
charge of all aspects of the day to day operations at T-Formation,
including the art, shipping, receiving, embroidery, and production
departments. If you have any need within the scope of his
responsibilities, please contact him and he will be happy
to help you.
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April 16, 2007.
Vince Labolito has been promoted to Art Director. Vince
has been Assistant Art Director for many years, and will bring
his wonderful creative talents and enthusiasm to the position.
He looks forward to discussing your next project or creative
problem, and will be glad to assist you with all art-related
queries.
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March 5, 2007.
Nancy Strackbein is our latest talented major addition
to the T-Formation staff as a Senior Graphic Artist. She has
an Associate's Degree in Commercial Design from MATC, and
completed a 5 year apprenticeship in Gravure and Lithography
with an emphasis on color quality control. She has worked
as an artist in the offset printing industry from 1977 to
2000, and was the Senior Illustrator/Designer and Art Production
Manager for Crown Prince from 2000-2007, the 3rd largest screen-printer
by volume in the United States.
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January 8, 2007.
Shauntel Roberts has recently came on board as
part of our Customer Service team. We have rearranged our
Team setups and will now now have three teams of Account Managers
looking after our clients' needs each day.
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January 6, 2007.
T-Formation received major coverage in the Business section
of Sunday's Tallahassee Democrat due to our exclusive contract
for printing t-shirts for the winners of this years National
BCS game between Florida and Ohio State. |
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