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Fairfield Displays and Lighting has brought out an easy-to-use electronic banner changing system designed to be used with ceiling heights up to 14m. At the click of the remote control the Eco-graphic system can bring down graphics up to 4m wide x 14m in length. The banner slides off a rail and a new one can be loaded by a single person in a few minutes.
IGS UK has announced Elements Finance, an integrated finance package for those looking to buy its Elements range of environmentally friendly printers, software, inks and materials. Underwritten by an industry financing specialist, a package can be tailored to your needs via a variety of leasing, purchasing or contract hire options. Elements Finance is tailored to enable you to buy an entire solution with payment terms that means the system pays for itself with the income and cost savings it generates.
Metamark has appointed Paul Hewitt as managing director with the intention of freeing up previous MD Mike Stuart to concentrate on development strategies alongside chairman Mark Bateson.
LithoTechnics Metrix 2010 is now available. A number of new features have been added to the ganging software which dynamically determines the most efficient, cost-effective job imposition by applying its logic of optimum print practices to a database of your printers, finishing equipment and stocks.
Insufficient security checks and the complexity involved in taking online payments are leaving small firms exposed to payment processing fraud, the Forum of Private Business is warning. In order to prevent losses by spotting potential fraudulent activities early the Forum’s adviser on merchant services, Richard Bradley of Accept Cards, is urging businesses offering online payment services to put in place regular processes scrutinising orders using statistical information provided by online payment providers.
Amazon OSL has added two new products to its outdoor POS media range from Sihl diatec group, PolySol roll-up film 180 satin and PolySol pop-up film 310 satin. Both products are suitable for hot and cold lamination and Diatec maintain that due to the gray backside on each film the opacity reaches up to 99.9 percent.
Colortrac has achieved record unit sales, revenue and profit in the financial year ending 30 April 2010. Not including new business from OEM agreements, worldwide unit sales of Colortrac brand SmartLF large format scanners increased by 24% over the previous year. Colortrac’s consolidated result (unaudited) shows that group revenues increased by 42% to £7.3 million, with a corresponding increase in pre-tax profits of 66%.
Roland UK has appointed Sign and Digital as a premium partner to distribute its full range of LFP printers in Ireland. The development also sees Albert Quealy move from Roland DG to Sign and Digital to head up this new division which will offer sales, service, training and installation across the entire Roland range of machines.
Proskills, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Process and Manufacturing sector, has reached the final stage of the Joint Investment Programme and is close to securing £3.7m in skills funding for its industries which includes print. Over 80 companies involving potentially 12,000 learners in the process and manufacturing sector responded to Proskills’ request for interest in the Joint Investment Programme, and have been included in the bid.
Richmond Capital Partners is offering free evaluations for prospective print industry mergers and acquisitions clients. Chief executive Paul Holohan said: “We know from our extensive experience in print that a considerable number of print owners would like to sell their companies. At the same time, and because of the current state of the country and our industry, they tend to believe a company sale would be most unlikely. However, this is an incorrect assumption and we have a large number of clients on our books that are actually seeking to acquire print businesses. Of course the key to a successful sale is to be realistic in valuing the business.”
Revolution Signs has installed a second Agfa Anapurna M2 to cope with the increased demand in rigid substrate display printing less that a year after installing its first unit.
Visitors to Fujifilm’s stand at Viscom Paris will be able to get hands-on with various media from the Euromedia range via a 'test-drive' wall that will feature samples of indoor and outdoor surfaces commonly used for posters and signage, including brick, plaster, plastic, glass and a car door.
HP has become a partner and sponsor of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 (2 October - 14 November) and as such will provide use of HP Designjet Z3200 printers, inks and media, and an HP DreamColor monitor and advanced profiling solution for the production of this year’s festival exhibits.
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