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Xaar has a new non-executive director in Chris Morgan, who will join the board on 4 January 2016.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is launching a new service to help members reduce annual gas and electricity bills by up to 23%. It follows research suggesting that smaller businesses are being failed by the energy market, with 70% experiencing difficulty comparing energy tariffs, and 43% saying they have never switched supplier.

Callprint company Jupiter Visual Communications is predicting revenues of £3.5m for its first year. The subsidiary claims concentration on retail and exhibition solutions has enabled it to gain a firm hold on these sectors, both at home and abroad.

Printeriors 2016 - taking place as part of Fespa Digital in Amsterdam next March – will demonstrate interiors print ideas via 16 room sets.

Roland’s Eco-Sol Max 3 inks - so far available only to users of its current printer line-up - has now also been made available to owners of legacy devices, across the VersaArt, Soljet Pro III and VersaCamm ranges.

Antalis UK has launched an exclusive range of digital wallcoverings made by Graham and Brown, and its own range of Coala products.

Pixartprinting grew 30% in the last year according to CEO Alessandro Tenderini, who said “we aim to grow even more in 2016". Details of the planned growth are not publically available other than its aim is to extend its reach, both geographically and in terms of the product sectors it serves.

EFi is one of eight businesses honoured this year with the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (AmCham Italy) Transatlantic Award. The company was selected for its emphasis on international collaboration to strengthen and promote ‘Made In Italy’ excellence via EFI Reggiani's textile technologies.

Clear Focus Europe has introduced two new products for POP/retail window signage.

Fespa Digital 2016 in Amsterdam, 8-11 March 2016, will be the tenth anniversary of the digital print-focused exhibition, and will cover the largest floor space of any event in the show’s history, with 450 exhibitors occupying 42,000m2 over seven halls at the RAI Exhibition Centre, representing growth of 159% from the very first edition in 2006.

A new report from Smithers Pira, ‘The Future of Functional and Industrial Print to 2020’, examines the use of printing-for-profit in areas outside the traditional graphics and packaging arenas, namely in 3D printing, printed electronics and biomedical applications in a collective industry quantified by the organisation as worth $67 billion in 2015 – and reaching more than $107 billion in 2020.

The Signs Express Sign Awards have been presented, recognising the best of the work conducted by its centres in the past year. The winners were as follows:

Working in association with a young designer, the whole of the Epson stand at Heimtextil in Frankfurt in January will feature a customised design implemented across multiple media and products to showcase the potential and opportunity that inkjet technology gives to designers and home textile producers. Included in the display will be curtains and bed linen produced on cotton and linen fabrics using the latest Monna Lisa Vinci and Monna Lisa Evo Tre digital textile printers, designed by F.lli Robustelli and based on Epson technology, in cooperation with For.tex.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has new branding, has overhauled its website and is digitising its library of small business advice as well as streamlining access to its membership services, joining processes, and campaign activity.