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The Print Show has been launched by Link Exhibitions. The inaugural event will take place 13-15 October next year, at the NEC. 

Tismo Products BV, based in The Netherlands, has rapidly been setting new trends when it comes to industrial print personalisation, thanks to their investment in an Acuity Advance Select wide format printer with Uvijet KV inks, and the creative forward-thinking of Hendre Vos and co-owner Jeroen Maessen. 

Uxbridge-based Display Signs is looking to expand its team of 25 to help manage an increase in orders since investing in a HP FB700 two years ago, and a HP Latex 360 and a Summa F Series cutter bought this year.

Fespa’s fourth Digital Textile Conference, which took place on 2 October 2014 in Milan, brought together 157 delegates, more than double the number that attended the last Fespa Digital Textile Conference in Hamburg in 2011. 

The BAPC has flagged up that the Government is urging UK businesses to make full use of a recently revamped scheme to help them gain access to faster and cheaper broadband.

Adam Bourn Creative has taken the Wide Format Project of the Year gong at the BSGA British Sign Awards. The company took the accolade for its ‘One Commercial Street’ job that required the comparatively small operation to produce over 1150m2 of self adhesive vinyl and install it at a development of retail, commercial and residential properties in the City of London. 

Callprint, which created standalone business Jupiter Visual Communications in June to focus on the management of large-scale projects in the live events, retail, sports, transport and property sectors, has appointed a new retail and commercial team to spearhead growth at the operation. 

MTEX Solutions is introducing two printers at Viscom Frankfurt later this week: the Vision aimed at the transfer print market, and the Blue entry level direct-to-textile digital printer. The Vision is available now and can be seen at MTEX’s Technical Training Centre in Portugal, and the Blue will be available for shipping from January 2015 with pre-orders being taken at the show. 

PressOn director Andy Wilson thinks the BPIF has got it wrong when it comes its stance with Creditsafe over the latter’s amended credit ratings model (http://www.imagereportsmag.co.uk/news/4-wide-format-news/5488-bpif-voices-concerns-to-creditsafe-). 

The BPIF has voiced its concern to company credit report supplier Creditsafe with regard to the impact on many UK printing companies of the recent upgrade to their credit ratings model. 

EFI is continuing its acquisition run with the purchase of key intellectual property assets for digital inkjet printing of thermoformed products from Polymeric Imaging, a provider of UV and LED inks for graphic arts and industrial applications.

Perfect Colours will now supply InkTec’s Jetrix flatbed printers in the UK. From the 1.2 x 1.2m KX3 to the 2.5 x 3.06m KX7, each machine in the range offers a six picolitre drop size and the ability to print onto materials up to 100mm thick.

The Agfa Graphics’ Jeti Titan HS printer has been named ‘Product of the Year’ at the 2014 SGIA Expo in Las Vegas. 

Fespa will host its fifth Digital Textile Conference on 5 December 2014 alongside Fespa Eurasia 2014 Istanbul. The conference will take place at the WOW Hotel, located opposite the exhibition venue.