Last year, the apparel decoration industry experienced quite a bit of M&A activity, with huge acquisitions such as S&S and alphabroder and GSG and Grimco topping headlines. While it’s only February 2025, the industry is already seeing continued activity with the recent announcement of a strategic merger between Lawson Screen and Digital Products and Workhorse Products.

Taylor Landesman, vice president at Lawson, and Tyler Dummett, president at Workhorse, join Apparelist content director Cassie Green to discuss what this merger means for their respective companies.

Key M&A Discussion Takeaways

  • The two companies will still operate separately, with any future plans to merge under one name still to be determined
  • Both Landesman and Dummett confirm their commitment to serve the apparel decoration industry needs in the best way possible as a joint team
  • Talking M&A trends, Landesman notes that it does indicate a consolidation within the industry, but he doesn’t feel this is a negative thing