Today Lynka announces the launch of its newest division, PODIOM. PODIOM focuses exclusively on the fastest growing part of the imprinted apparel industry known as “Print-on-Demand” or POD.
Lynka has been printing direct-to-garment (DTG) since 2015. However, given the advances in the industry – and particularly the transformational Kornit HD6 technology, as well as great leaps in POD solutions for the retail and e-Commerce sectors – Lynka has decided to expand and develop their Print-on-Demand services in a more strategic way.
“We are well on our way to becoming a major POD manufacturing / fulfilment hub in Europe for our existing and new clients. And we will do that under the PODIOM flag” says founder and CEO John Lynch. “We have 30-years’ experience in apparel decorating, with more than 90 million apparel prints under our belt,” Lynch says. But everyone knows that quality counts even more than quantity. “Clients can rest assured on this front as well, as we have won more awards for quality of apparel decoration (55) than any other company in Europe.”
What makes PODIOM truly unique is that the company not only provides cutting edge Print-on-Demand (POD) and Embroidery-on-Demand (EOD) solutions, but the full range of print technologies: Direct-to-garment (DTG), Direct-to-film (DTF), sublimation, transfers, screen print and embroidery plus full-service solutions: neck-labels, custom packaging, hang-tag / trims, retail merchandising.
POD is not only about digital printing, but most importantly about the processes and online order exchange and interfaces employing modern APIs that enable smooth integration into our ERP and workflow systems. Furthermore, we provide to our customers a single point of contact through professional and experienced multilingual customer service.
Our 40,000+ garments daily print capacity and large on-site inventory of best-selling apparel brands means even 24-48 turnaround time for POD orders. PODIOM benefits from the largest on-site inventory of any POD supplier in Europe, with over 1,8 million items in stock at the same location as our 10,000 m2 garment decoration facility. The leading brands that we stock for POD services include:
- Stanley Stella
- Kariban
- Beechfield Brands
- Stedman
- Fruit of the Loom
- Gildan
- Tee Jays
- B&C
- Russell
- Cotton Fare
Finally, like the cherry on top, our WRAP & GOTS certified apparel decoration means sustainable and responsible manufacturing for our customers.
About Lynka
Lynka is one of Europe’s top suppliers of corporate clothing, casual retail fashion and sportswear. Lynka manufactures, decorates and distributes a wide variety of apparel and accessories.
Founded in 1992 in Kraków, Poland, Lynka today services thousands of clients in 32 countries from its 10,000 m2 facility. This year 2022, Lynka celebrates its 30th year anniversary.
Lynka is also one of the very few WRAP and GOTS certified apparel manufacturing companies in Europe. In 2021 Lynka received its seventh consecutive Gold Wrap certificate and during the same year, its first GOTS certification for DTG printing and embroidery. Lynka is also a signatory member of the United Nations Global Compact on corporate sustainability. Independent third-party audits are a guarantee for clients that not only do they receive excellent Lynka products and services, but they work with a partner for whom ethical and sustainable practices are of utmost importance.
Most recently, given our location about two hours from the Ukrainian border, Lynka has been heavily engaged in supporting Ukrainian refugees who have settled in Poland after fleeing the war. Since early March, the company provides material and financial support to the Center for Ukrainian Refugees in Grabie, a housing project that supports 300 Ukrainian refugees, mostly women and children. Additionally, at the time of this press release, Lynka has more than 80 Ukrainians, mostly refugees, working throughout our company.
About Print-on-Demand
Print-on-demand (or POD) is an order fulfilment method where items are printed as soon as an order is made, often without order minimums. The term POD is often combined with drop shipping to describe a service where items are printed to order and shipped directly from the manufacturer to the buyer on behalf of the customer selling the goods. Relative to wholesale/bulk orders, POD means there is no need for holding finished inventory, the product is always effectively “in stock.” Furthermore, a wider range of product options can be offered, and fulfillers need only produce pieces that have already been sold. While this does mean production takes place entirely after an order is placed, state-of-the-art technologies are now able to complete that end-to-end order-to-shipment process very quickly – sometimes even within 24 to 48 hours.
The digital printing industry started in 1993 and grew exponentially to be worth over $200 billion today.
Published on: October 31st, 2022
