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Wide-format print consumables supplier Innotech has appointed Tom Bennett as a regional sales manager as part of its expansion programme.

ArtSystems and its parent company Westcoast will hold an ‘Introduction to Industry 4.0’ event for its resellers and channel members on 13 September.

Sign and Digital UK has launched its 2018 show website at: https://www.signuk.com. It incorporates new imagery from agency EG Creative in line with the show theme ‘creativity brought to life’.

PressOn has completed a major package of work for the Crossrail project. The job required printing and installing 450m of hoarding graphics at construction sites throughout London, including at Bond Street, Paddington, Liverpool Street, Oxford Street, Moorgate, Farringdon, Custom House and Whitechapel stations.

Dusseldorf’s Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel, chairman of the supervisory board of Messe Dusseldorf, Helmut Oberholz, managing partner of the commissioned architects’ office slapa oberholz pszczulny sop architekten, Thomas Kleine-Kalmer, division manager of general contractor Koster, and Werner M. Dornscheidt, president and CEO of Messe Dusseldorf, have taken part in the ground-breaking ceremony at the home of Drupa.

SPGPrints has started construction on a 700m2 Experience Centre at its global headquarters in Boxmeer, Netherlands. It is set to open on 4 September, and will be used by digital textile customers and end-user brands as a training and demonstration suite.

Hertfordshire-based Millharbour Digital has delivered a branding project at Sushi Samba London to celebrate the UK Stem Awards 2017. The company printed and installed an array of temporary graphics on multiple surfaces at the venue for The Telegraph, sponsored awards, which offer Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) undergraduates the chance to win £25,000.

Grafityp has introduced the Polymeric P Series of printing vinyl. Available in 762, 1370 and 1525mm widths, the vinyl is 75 microns thick and comes in the following options:

After 42 years Amari Plastics has updated its brand, the first in a series of marketing initiatives coupled with a new website. MD Andy Carroll said: “Not only have we thoroughly modernised our brand image, but we’ve also maintained our distinctive ‘Amari Purple’.”

ArtSystems has released Onyx Graphics software12.2, the latest version of its wide-format print workflow and Rip product.

Folex has introduced SIVN, a permanent self-adhesive vinyl with a glossy nanoporous coating. The ink receptive coating is suitable for water based pigment and dye inks.

Infigo Software has entered an OEM partnership with Enfocus. The move allows users of Infigo’s Catfish platform to combine PDF quality control with a streamlined workflow for producing print ready files.

Tekcel Routers from Complete CNC Solutions are now covered by a three-year warranty.

Agfa Graphics UK has taken its dedicated sign and display sales team up to four with the appointment of Ian Maxfield, who joins the company on 19 July. He will look after the north west of the UK.