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SwissQprint’s new Oryx LED printer is slated to hit the market in November. The machine has a 2.5 x 2m print-bed and has a top speed of 65m2/hr. Sitting alongside the 2.5 x 2m bed, 180m2/hr Impala LED and 3.2 x 2m bed, 206m2/hr Nyala LED, the company said the trio covers practically every level of productivity that a print services provider might now have or aim for.

The Centre for Printing History and Culture is reassessing women’s role in print and calling for papers in relation to a two-day conference on the subject in September 2018. It is looking for 200 word abstracts for 20-minute papers - along with brief biographical details - to be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 12-noon GMT, 15 November 2017. All papers will be considered too for publication in ‘Printing History and Culture’, a new book series published by Peter Lang.

Feldmuehle has reorganised its product portfolio and sales structure under new MD Heiner Kayser. Its six product segments are now bundled into the business areas of labelling, packaging and graphics. The aim is to strengthen its market position in the three areas.

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) will host a printing inks pavilion for the first time at Ipex. Members Flint Group, Sun Chemical and hubergroup UK will showcase the latest products and services from the printing inks sector in line with the show focus of innovation and technology in action.

To meet the requirements of those in the interior design and outdoor signage markets, Neschen has launched a 100 µm thick, polymeric and phthalate-free PVC film solvoprint performance wall-grip. The self-adhesive film is suited to difficult, rough, porous or low-energy surfaces like plaster, concrete, chipboard and PP containers. The solvoprint performance wall-grip is characterised by a matt and even surface structure, which Neschen said provides excellent print results with (eco) solvent, latex and UV-curing inks.

PerfectPattern has developed Web-based EasyApps that calculate optimal ganging layouts. The company said the apps “calculate in seconds cost-optimised gang forms in large-format and offset printing”.

BPIF members can download a range of free posters designed to engage staff with health and safety regulations. They cover factory, warehouse and general office safety, and include areas such as slips and trips, COSHH guidelines, forklift truck and racking handling, electrocution risks and lifting techniques.

Ultima Displays has brought out a retractable banner stand called Revolution. The streamline styling creates an illusion that the base floats off the ground.

Roland DG is to sponsor the Young Signmaker of the Year category at the 2017 BSGA British Sign Awards for the third time. The winners of a total of 15 British Sign and Graphics Association (BSGA) awards will be unveiled at a gala lunch and presentation ceremony at the Athena Events Centre, Leicester, on Thursday 9 November 2017.

New from HP is a six-colour 54in Latex 115 machine, available too as a print-and-cut solution. The company also announced new applications within the HP Signage Suite for creating and ordering jobs for floor graphics, window graphics, vehicle graphics, and magnets.

Spandex has achieved ISO 14001:2015 accreditation for its manufacturing site in Lancaster. The 7,000m2 factory makes media products for ImagePerfect, Spandex's own brand of self-adhesive signage and digital films for sign and graphics producers. The site ships ImagePerfect products to Spandex subsidiaries throughout Europe and to Australia.

Lintec Graphic Films has changed its name to Lintec Europe (UK), and created a new website (www.lintec-europe.com) to coincide with the rebrand.

Durst is featured over three pages of the 2016/17 Parliamentary Review - released this month - where it is highlighted as an example of ‘best practice’ for the public and private sector. In the report Durst is described as an “extremely professional organisation in every aspect” and in having “best quality” printing. The review uses Durst customer endorsements from RMC Digital Print of Hull and Essex-based Imaginators.

Preston-based Signs Express (Central Lancashire) has been instrumental in revamping the décor at Moor Park High School and Sixth Form College. The company has produced wall coverings, stained glass effect window displays and large-scale wallpaper on staircases and corridors from designs and artwork produced by Lancashire company CDM as a part of an ongoing contract.
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