Picon will attend The Print Show this year. Bettine Pellant, CEO of the suppliers trade organisation - one time owner of the now defunct Ipex show - said: “Supporting members at trade shows is an important part of our service. Since its launch in 2015 The Print Show has grown and we feel the time is right to give it our support.”
For the seventh year, members of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) have supported the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) - a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure a skilled workforce - by providing $96,000 in prizes and stipends for competitions designed to test participants in distinct, hands-on, technical trades.
Antalis is now offering the whole range of Stadur lightweight foam boards and finishing accessories. The move follows the introduction of the Stadur Easyprint range last year.
Leach Impact has completed an interior rebrand project within the Manchester Arena for watchmaker Raymond Weil - recently announced as the arena’s ‘official time partner’ and headline sponsor of its VIP Icons Bar.
The British Coatings Federation has marked 25 years since it was formed through the joining of the Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers and the Paintmakers Association on 4 July 1993. The celebration coincided with the recent opening of the BCF’s new home in in Spectra House, Coventry. A commemorative plaque was unveiled during celebrations at a BCF printing ink technical committee meeting, attended by over 20 printing ink members.
Paragon Group has acquired Imprimus, formerly known as Stralfors UK. The latter is now part of the Paragon Customer Communications’ business in the UK.
Speciality paper maker Felix Schoeller Group has a new CEO. Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp - vice-chair for the last three years and chief operating officer since January 2017 - has replaced Dr Bernhard Klofat, who after 12 years in the CEO role has now joined the advisory board.
Reproart in Newton Abbot, Devon, recently handled the printed and finishing on this novel job for a local arts centre exhibition in Ashburton - changing the pipes of its organ into pencils!
Following news that UPM has joined the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative it has now published more extensive EMAS (EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) statements of its pulp and paper mills.
A specialist POS&Display sector will be part of the 15th edition of the international advertising and printing trade fair RemaDaysWarsaw, which will take place 13 - 15 February 2019 at Ptak Warsaw Expo in Nadarzyn.
Echo House has started operating the super-wide Acuity Ultra it ordered at Fespa, where it became the first in the world to take one of the Fujifilm machines. Installed last month (June), it is now up and running at the company’s base in Surbiton, Surrey where it “sits alongside our current specialist print technology to continue offering our clients the finest quality production,” said technical director Peter Onyskiw.
Mantis - a multi-functional roller banner with a patent-pending design that allows for either a self-adhesive or snap rail - has been added to Ultima Displays’ Economy range.
UPM has joined Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative that promotes and improves sustainability practises within its supply chains. By joining the initiative the member companies share a wide coverage of supplier data, such as audit reports and sustainability assessments performed by independent experts.
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