Former Service Graphics chief Ben Moss re-enters wide-format industry with McKenzie Clark
Ex-Service Graphics sales director Ben Moss is coming back into the wide-format industry in April after an 18-month absence following the sale of Service Graphics to St Ives. He is joining previous rival, London-based McKenzie Clark, as commercial director.
The annual EDP Awards, which reward digital printer and associated manufacturers for innovation in research and design, will be held at Ipex on the 21 May. An international panel of independent print and print software experts will consider products introduced into the print industry in the 12 months prior to 28 February 2010 with the shortlist of potential winners to be announced on the 1 April. The winners will be announced at a ceremony during Ipex.
Canon is now effectively in control of Océ having secured a 71% majority stakeholding in company. The move follows opposition from various shareholders to Canon’s takeover bid for the Dutch manufacturer but it has been announced that just over 43% of Océ shares were tendered under the Canon offer by the time of the acceptance closure period on 1 March. These, together with the shares already held by Canon, give the Japanese company 71.3% of Océ, which has declared the offer unconditional. Shareholders who have not yet tendered their shares have until 19 March to do so.
Inca Digital is expanding its regional technical support network in Europe. In the first phase, several new engineers will be based in key locations in England, Germany and France, with more to be deployed over the next few months. They will work with Inca's European Customer Centre in the UK and provide first line technical assistance for Inca Onset, Turbo and Spyder digital flatbed printers.
'Inspired creativity' is Epson's theme for Fespa Digital in June 2010 where it will show its micropiezo inkjet technology producing display graphics for the signage, decorative art and interior design markets on a variety of flexible paper, plastic and textile materials.
Five HP Scitex inks for sign and display printing have been added to the official list of those that meet the chemical requirements of the Nordic Ecolabel (also known as Nordic Swan) for print service providers.
