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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.

2014 finished on a positive note but printers are less confident abut Q1 2015 according to the latest BPIF ‘Printing Outlook’ survey.

Cestrian has produced a guide to help retailers navigate the challenges of in-store marketing in 2015. Aimed predominantly at fashion retailers, ‘Visual Selling in 2015: The Retailer’s Toolkit’ investigates the impact that changing shopping habits are having on capturing and converting customers and where traditional and new print techniques can assist in the evolution of the shopping experience to satisfy changing consumer demand.

Kings Langley-based Projects and Print has installed the UK’s first 2.5m wide Agfa Anapurna M2500i high-speed hybrid UV-curable inkjet system. This four year-old trade printer, which has increased its turnover year-on-year to £1 million, is now also looking for larger promises and recruiting staff.

Sun Chemical has published its 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report, which both details its continued data-driven metrics reporting and highlights specific examples of new eco-efficient products and services.

The new Roland RT-640 dye-sublimation printer will be available from Quality Print Services (QPS) from April this year.

Ricoh will exhibit with Josero at Sign and Digital as part of its “commitment to further build its knowledge base, to more precisely understand how its products are used, and deepen its expertise in addressing customer needs”.

A three-year warranty is available on Mimaki's JFX200, JFX500 and UJV500 printers when bought before the end of May 2015.

Amica Systems, a developer and manufacturer of industrial inkjet solutions, has set-up a branch office in the Netherlands for the European market.

Drupa will switch to a three-year cycle after next year’s show. The precise dates have yet to be finalised but the 2019, 2022 and 2025 events will take place in May in Düsseldorf.

“The entire print process chain has changed radically because of the Internet and digital technologies.

The Independent Print Industries Association’s (IPIA) chief executive Andrew Pearce has resigned. He steps down on 28 February. The IPIA Council has met to discuss the future direction of the association, and said it will be moving towards the appointment of a successor in the coming weeks. The IPIA Secretariat will operate under the direct control of the IPIA Council until that process has been completed.