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On World Braille Day, 4 January, Roland DG is calling on brands to urgently investigate ways to fit more accessible information onto all packaging, using a variety of methods from Braille to special QR codes.

Fiery and Vivid Laminating Technologies have announced a new partnership to combine Fiery’s digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow management software with Vivid’s VeloBlade print-finishing solutions.

The trade body representing the international hologram industry has announced changes to its executive board. Don Havourd, currently head of business development at US-based Hazen Paper Company, has been elected to the board of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) alongside Sebastian Amezquita Nino, a senior researcher and director at Combustion Ingenieros S.A.S. and Colombian Imaging Technologies S.A.S in Colombia.

Poole-based exhibition stand design and build contractor Quadrant2Design has expanded its business premises. The company has acquired an additional building adjacent to the existing facility on the town’s Fulcrum industrial estate on Vantage Way.

The shortlist for the 2024 Sign and Wrap Awards has been published. The finalists are…

Roland DG has gained Ecologo certification for the TA resin ink used in its TrueVis AP-640 wide-format inkjet printer.

Fespa UK has issued the dates of its Sustainable Waste Academy course dates for 2024. They will take place at one of two venues - 1 Burleigh Court, Barnsley, South Yorkshire or  Holmbury House, The Dorking Business Park, Station Rd, Dorking. The dates are as follows:

FaberExposize UK has produced a number of festive backlit display lightboxes for its site in Leeds to wish staff and visitors a happy Christmas.

Agfa has shown-off its new SpeedSet 1060 sheet-fed inkjet printer which it is currently fine-tuning in collaboration with several early adopters in the packaging market. 

Roland DG is reporting a significant uptick in red and orange ink sales following its ‘50 Shades of Red’ marketing campaign to showcase its TrueVis technology.

Entry is now open for the Creative Retail Awards, which are making a comeback in 2024 with updated categories including Festive Display, Window Scheme, In-Store Scheme and Creative Collaboration.

Enfocus has made its head of customer success, Tim Bernaerdt, a director of the company. His replacement is yet to be appointed. 

Hybrid Services will show three new Mimaki printers at Sign and Digital UK ( 25-27 February, NEC). The newcomers are a pair of LED UV printers and the company’s fastest direct-to-film model.

Fespa UK is to run a series of business surgeries in 2024 in various locations throughout the UK. The first will be held at Papergraphics in Crawley on 8 February, followed by another at RA Smart in Macclesfield on 17 April.