Manchester-based plastic products designer and manufacturer Plastic Formers has bought the UK’s first EFI H1625 SuperDraw wide-format printer, with technical director Daniel Jepson calling it “the Holy Grail with its white ink, instant cure and laser proofs.”
Fespa has created a head of technical support post to which it has appointed Graeme Richardson-Locke. He will provide technical expertise on all matters relating to screen and digital printing on behalf of Fespa and its stakeholders. This will include managing and developing technical content in the form of workshops, guidance documents and research to support Fespa and its national associations and their members.
The UK’s small business community is still worryingly unprepared for new data protection regulations, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The research, published today, shows that a third (33%) of small businesses have not started preparing for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) while a further 35% are only in the early stages of preparations. Only 8% of small businesses have completed their preparations.
Signbox has provided internal wayfinding and external illuminated signage for the five-storey
Charter Building in London – the former UK headquarters of Coca-Cola, which has been remodeled by developer Landid Property Holdings. Working with DN-A Architecture and Siren Design, Signbox was tasked by commissioning contractor Bowmer and Kirkland with creating and installing signage to reflected the quality of the renovated building.
To meet the increase in vehicle wrapping demand, Antalis has extended its range of Oracal 970GRA cast PVC wrap films to include the full 96 colourways and finishes.
Nazdar Ink Technologies (UK) has appointed Jim Whitehead sales manager, EMEA. Based in the UK, he will be responsible for Nazdar branded and non-OEM private labelled digital, screen and narrow web products in the region.
ESMA has confirmed conference dates for next year. Advanced Functional and Industrial Printing will take place 27-28 March 2019, The Inkjet Conference on 8-9 October 2019, and GlassPrint on 27-28 November 2019. All conferences will be staged in Dusseldorf.
A new merchandise display system that integrates illuminated fabric graphics with easily moveable slotted rails, floating shelves and hooks, has been made commercially available by Leach Impact. The Product Wall Max, which premiered at the recent Retail Shopfitting and Event Summit, is a heavier-duty version of Product Wall Lite, which was introduced last spring.
Fashion design Richard Quinn has received the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design from Her Majesty The Queen following his London Fashion Week catwalk collection printed on Epson kit.
Hybrid is to show the entire range of Mimaki’s UCJV Series LED UV printer/cutters at Sign and Digital UK (NEC, 24 - 26 April). In addition, it will be running the Textile Printing Live Demo feature adjacent to its stand in hall 18. The company said Mimaki’s key solvent printers and printer/cutters will also be on display.
GMG has made its cloud-platform more powerful with version 2.2 of CoZone. The maximum image resolution has been increased to 7,000 pixels, and if you are working with large formats you can display image data at 15,000 pixels. In addition, the zoom extends to 500%.
It Has To Be Brilliant MD Simon Tabelin has been presented with honorary life membership of the BAPC. Association chairman Sidney Bobb surprised Tabelin with the announcement at its annual awards lunch, which saw Print4UK collect ‘Business of the Year’, Severnprint Environmental Printer of the Year’, and TheMagicTouch ‘Supplier of the Year’.
Kernow Coatings is now selling KernowPrint MetaliK Gold, Silver and Rose Gold in B2 (500 x 707mm size) sheets as standard - up to 707 x 1000mm on request - to meet growing interest in packaging from the large-format sector. The medium is printable with UV-curing inks.
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