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Signs Express sales director Tony Marsh joined the board of British Franchise Association (BFA) and sits on the quality and standards committee.

QuarkXPress 2015, which is expected at the end of March, will allow better and faster, PDF output with the help of callas software. This is because this professional-grade software for layout and graphic design now supports document output in PDF/X-4 format, verified by callas pdfToolbox. This means that PDF/X-4 files exported from QuarkXPress 2015 will be certified with the same technology used in Adobe Acrobat.

Canon’s new Oce ColorWave 500 and 700 will make their UK debut at Sign and Digital UK in March. Both come as printer only models and as MFPs and use the latest version of Oce CrystalPoint technology.

Signbox has completed a signage project at UBM’s new headquarters at 240 Blackfriars, central London, having been commissioned by main contractor Swift Refurbishments to devise and implement a bespoke solution.

POD has officially changed its name to MTEX Solutions to consolidate and standardise the MTEX brand across its manufacturing arm, the products and other companies associated with the name.

Clicks Print Limited, the central London-based printer, has ordered a second LumeJet S200 printer, less than six months after installing its first, because it needs additional capacity to meet demand it expects to be generated by a new B2C print brand to be unveiled by the company later this year.

Durst, in a joint venture with sales partner Ceradecor, has set up a new enterprise called VetroCer based in New Delhi, India.

Nazdar Ink Technologies will introduce three new inks at Sign and Digital UK. These are the 153 Series inks for Mimaki printers, and Nazdar 720 Series and the Nazdar 260 Series UV inks.

New from Drytac Europe comes ChalkMate, a 5mil durable PVC film with chalkboard finish that can be used with both standard chalk and liquid chalk markers. The film can also be used with UV printers.

Nth Degree Imaging will show live applications of augmented reality on banners, posters and packaging at Sign and Digital UK.

Seiko Instruments’ SX ink - used with the ColorPainter M-64s - has been accepted in the list of materials that meet the chemical requirements of Nordic Ecolabel certification for printing companies.

Summa has said it will launch a new machine at Fespa 2015 but is keeping it under wraps until the show in May.

The UK Futures Programme is now open for proposals for co-funding of up to £150,000 from employers in the manufacturing sector. The fund will invest in projects that develop, pilot, or scale out ideas and can be delivered in collaboration between employers, education providers and skill bodies, such as Proskills.

HP’s Latex Mobile application is now available for download. Unveiled last year at the SGIA show in the US, the new large-format printing mobile app offers remote monitoring of HP Latex 310, 330 and 360 printers, including job information, print status and alerts.