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Confidence is returning to the print industry according the 9th Drupa Global Trends Report which has just been published.

HP is sponsoring former sales and business manager Nick Hollis on an endurance challenge that will see him row solo across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of climate change. As part of its support package HP linked Hollis up with long-time Lates user PressOn, which used its Latex 2000 and 3600 printers to create graphics for his boat, Kraken.

Premier Paper - in collaboration with the Woodland Trust - has marked a significant milestone in its commitment to combat climate change by taking 100 customers to plant around 3000 native saplings at the former Frodsham golf course in north Cheshire on 15 November.

InkTec has taken on a new team member to enhance the hardware support team, citing significant increases in printer installations over the last six months for the move. 

FaberExposize UK has expanded its production space by taking over another two industrial units adjacent to its Leeds site.

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched its Net Zero Roadmap, outlining how the UK coatings sector, including printing inks, will reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a 38% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions projected by 2030.

Esko and China-based finishing equipment manufacturer JWEI have signed a strategic partnership. The announcement was made at the All In Print China Expo held recently in Shanghai and comes fast on the heels of CMYUK signing a distribution deal with latter to sell its JCUT digital cutting tables in the UK and Ireland, describing the company as a ‘vanguard of innovative disruption’.

The latest Printing Outlook survey from the BPIF reveals that one-third (33%) of printers managed to increase their output levels in the third quarter of 2023, whilst another third was able to hold output steady. The Q3 results extends the flatlining period in output growth to four quarters.

A newly published ‘policy direction’ by Defra for UK Reach has been received with cautious optimism by the British Coatings Federation.

The deadline entries to the 2024 Sign and Wrap Awards has been extended to Friday 1 December.

Hybrid Services, Trotec Laser and Drytac are joining forces to run free of charge, hands-on print and laser finishing workshops later this month.

InkTec Europe has taken on a new senior business development specialist to drive consumable sales across the UK and Europe. Gary Walker has joined the senior management team to focus on inks and media, particularly the OEM inks and the latest DTF and UV DTF solutions.  

Roland DG is extending the Level Up Lab educational workshop recently debuted at its creative centre in Barcelona to help creatives grow their businesses. The move comes on the back of Roland’s introduction of the VersaStudio series of desktop printers dedicated to enabling hobbyists to turn their passion projects into full-time careers.

A key index monitoring invoices from over a thousand large businesses across Europe and North America, shows the year-on-year value of sales fell in three of four bellwether sectors in Q3 this year, including paper and packaging.