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World Out of Home Organization (WOO) president Tom Goddard has agreed to stay on in the role, having previously announced his intention to step down.

Films and specialty media coatings specialist Folex has set a goal of reducing its CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.

The IPIA has launched its inaugural physical event of the year - the Annual Networking Lunch has been set for 19 June at the sky restaurant Orelle in Birmingham.

WrapFest, Fespa’s dedicated show for the vehicle and surface decoration community, will return to the Silverstone Race Circuit on 3-4 October this year, as the market booms. Straits Research reports the market for automotive wrap films is set to reach a value of over $25bn by 2030, with Europe a key region for the industry.

A new traffic sign printing system from Avery Dennison has a Mimaki UV printer at its core. The new TrafficJet Xpress Print System is debuting at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024 (16-19 April). 

CMYUK has promoted Chris Martin to the role of sales manager (equipment) with immediate effect. He reports to Sue Hayward, commercial director (equipment), and will initially oversee the business development and operations, focusing on optimising sales processes and infrastructure to improve revenue generation.

Large-format printing software and services company PrintFactory, has appointed Ernst Freyer as operations manager.

Astra group has appointed former PFI operations director David Mulligan to the newly created role of managing director for the signage and digital division.

MacroArt has celebrated the official completion of its transition to Moss, following the business’s acquisition in November last year.

Norfolk-based PSP CIM Signs and Graphics has doubled the size of its operation after investing over £1m in workspace expansion and in equipment, including a Kongsberg C64 Edge.  

Inkcups founder and CEO Benjamin Adner has taken on a new role as chief innovation officer as part of a rejig of the company’s executive team. The changes, which have been planned for a year, see Rick Hajec become CEO.  James Burns, vice president of sales, has been promoted to chief commercial officer.

Epson has launched a successor to its SureColor SC-P20000 large-format production printer for the photo and fine-art markets. The new 64in, 12-colour, SureColor SC-P20500 will be spotlighted at Drupa (28 May-7 June, Dusseldorf).

The next Fespa Global Print Expo will take place 6-9 May 2025 at Messe Berlin, Germany. The figures for this year’s expo and sister events - held in Amsterdam over four days last month - show 12,706 unique visitors attended, with 45% attending for more than a day.

A new US-based company called Taktiful Software Solutions has officially launched, promising to unveil its first three products for the print embellishment space at Drupa (28 May-7 June, Düsseldorf). Founder and CEO Kevin Abergel said the UK wide-format print sector is within its sights following an initial focus on its domestic market in 2024.