A new set of awards is being launched by the Shop and Display Equipment Association (SDEA). The annual Creative Retail Awards are designed to recognise and reward innovation and excellence in retail design and will span a number of disciplines, including PoP, signage and graphics, and visual merchandising. Details on the SDEA website.
Looking ahead to next Tuesday’s Spring Statement, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) national chairman Mike Cherry, said: “The move to having only one big fiscal event a year is the right one. With small business confidence dropping over the last few months amid rising costs, weak economic growth and flagging consumer demand, chopping and changing the tax regime every six months is the last thing small businesses need.”
William Smith has bolstered its portfolio with additions to its 3M coloured translucent films offering. It now has 34 new colours, including seven additions to 3M Envision Translucent Film Series 3730 and 27 additions to 3M Scotchcal Translucent Graphic Film Series 3630. This brings the total selection of 3M’s coloured translucent films to 103 across the two product ranges.
EFI has made three additions to its Silicon Valley-based senior leadership team. Gene Zamiska, the former senior vice president of finance, corporate controller and chief accountant for Verifone, is joining EFI this month as the company’s new chief accounting officer (CAO). Veteran accounting executive, Mark Allred, has joined EFI as the company’s new vice president of corporate accounting, and the company has recruited Jill Norris, a long-time mobile industry tech leader, as its new chief information officer (CIO).
Mexico-based print service provide Mori Digital 3D printed a head-turning skeleton measuring 8.40m x 3.60m for the Mexican Festival of Light celebrations in Guadalajara.
CMYUK has been appointed sole UK and Ireland distributor for EFI Vutek FabriVu dye sublimation printers. Already a supplier of digital textiles, CMYUK is seeking to grow its presence in this market with the launch of a décor and design rage of materials, and it has formed a UK distribution agreement with Klieverik to offer its calenders with the Vutek FabriVu.
Durst has supplied two more systems in a 850,000 Euro deal with long-standing customer McGowans, which is growing its presence in mainland Britain and further afield.
Agfa Graphics has entered into an alliance with Siegwerk Druckfarben, a supplier of printing inks for packaging applications and labels. The deal includes a business transfer from Agfa Graphics to Siegwerk of a selected OEM customer list, access to know-how, intellectual property and services in the domain of UV curable digital inkjet inks for the single pass packaging and labels industry.
The new fully automated Over Cutter Camera (OCC) from Zund takes a single shot to capture all visible register marks at once to improve the efficiency of G3 cutting solutions.
Soyang Europe will showcase its most innovative products at the inaugural Pure Digital event, focusing on creative wall and flooring solutions. Printable textiles will also be highlighted.
Antalis is urging use of its Smart Audit tool for those concerned about packaging waste in light of media attention on plastic’s impact on the environment, and wants the industry to do more to assert the green credentials of paper-based alternatives.
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