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William Smith has spent almost £300,000 adding another 350 patterns to its stock of 3M DI-NOC media. The company now has 500 patterns in stock - half the entire pattern collection - available off the shelf, and by the metre.

Agfa will open a new inkjet solutions showroom in the UK in March. The Belgian group’s new UK premises, in Rugby, will also house a radiology service centre.

Leeds-based communications agency CDS is to embark on a recruitment drive after having secured its place on the latest print management framework from Crown Commercial Service, the executive agency of the Cabinet Office.

HP will showcase its new Latex 700 and 800 series at an online event on 17 February.

Hybrid Services has added the Mimaki TS100-1600 and the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII printers to its offering.

Print industry specialist Compass Business Finance has appointed Sarah Crumpler as new head of marketing as it celebrates its 15th anniversary with a new website and a move to new headquarters in Tonbridge, Kent.

CMYUK has put together three new wide-format digital print media sample binders.

Ricoh will continue its ‘Anything in Print’ series with a ‘Putting New Inkjet Technology to Work’ webinar at 11am on 25 February.

Digital decor printing specialist Oliver Guth has joined ColorGate as key account manager for industrial printing.

Fespa has teamed up with Printing SA to make the company’s e-learning colour management course available to members of Fespa’s associations. As part of the programme, Fespa’s technical manager, Graeme Richardson-Locke, will hold an online clinic on 18 February from 12- 2pm.

The BPIF has issued members with guidance to on-site testing for Covid-19 in a bid to help companies identify employees who unknowingly have the virus.

CMYUK has partnered with UK-based Howe to Recycle to ensure that PVC-free Kavalan does not end-up in landfill.

Mutoh Europe has unveiled its Mark II series of 64in-wide 6-colour (CMYK,Wh, Va) UV LED printers - the ValueJet 1638UR Mark II and ValueJet 1638UH Mark II.

Drytac has introduced a new Polar Choice range of monomeric PVC films into the UK and Europe.