Metamark (UK) has acquired long-standing Irish distributor Trimwel, which will continue to trade under its own brand and operate from its established headquarters in Dublin.
DataLase has appointed a new chief technical officer to drive growth and innovation at the company. Ally Grant will work to extend DataLase’s photonic printing solution capability.
Clariant will use Fespa 2018 to show-off a new blue shade magenta and a brilliant orange ink, extending its pigments and dispersions dedicated to inkjet and toner print applications.
St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth has a new look for its 30 charity shops in Devon and Cornwall thanks to Signs Express (Plymouth). The latter worked with St Luke’s designer on the re-brand, which has taken just over two months to complete.
Esko is introducing a Flip-Side Camera for its Kongsberg cutting tables equipped with a feeder and stacker. The solution is said to save 20-30 minutes of manual set-up time typically required to ensure accurate cutting of corrugated board for in-store displays.
Lionel Barber, editor of the ‘Financial Times’ will be guest speaker at The Printing Charity’s Annual Luncheon on 22 November at Stationers’ Hall in London. Barber is president of the charity for 2018.
A reminder that the next Newtech event will be on 6/7 June 6-7 at the Hallmark Airport Hotel in Manchester. Opening times are 6pm – 9pm on the Wednesday and 9am – 4pm on the Thursday.
Sabur Ink Systems has a new UV business development manager. Dan Jeffries has taken on the role after 12 years at Hybrid Services. He will head up Sabur’s Industrial and UV product range, and is tasked with increasing its representation in the UK in these sectors.
Print Scotland called for more apprentices as it handed out its third Annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards. The occasion is part of its mission to represent the Scottish print community and to highlight the profile of future leaders of the industry.
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