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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.

Weedoo Signs is the perfect example of a British sign company seeing continual growth. Based in the UK they specialize in the design, manufacture and installation of a variety of indoor and outdoor graphics and signs. Weedoo Signs currently manufacture their products in a three stage process; printing, mounting and laminating. With the rate of growth their business is currently seeing, this process is simply too time consuming for their demand. 

EFI announced that Orbus Exhibit and Display Group has developed faster, high-quality fabric-printing capabilities for the growing "soft signage" market using a newly purchased EFI Vutek GS3250lxr Pro LED printer running SuperFlex Ink from EFI and 3M.

London-based Genix has invested in the first MTEX 5032Pro direct-to-textile digital printer to be installed in the UK. 

Fespa China and CSGIA 2014 (19-21 November 2014) has expanded its floor space by an entire hall compared with the inaugural event last year. The 2014 show will be 9,000m2 bigger than the last one, largely because of exhibitors taking bigger stands. These include: Cham Group, Chemica, J-Teck, Monti Antonio, MS, Siser, Stahls and Zund, with some exhibitors increasing their participation by more than 80%.

Alwan is holding a training day for technical and sales staff within POS, packaging, and general digital print on 4 November in central London. It will cover the new Alwan McDowell software suite and the integration of Alwan ColorHub 5.0, PrintStandardizer 5.0 and PrintVerifier 3.0

The deadline for entries to the 2014 Vehicle Branding Awards run by Northgate and Van Monster has been extended until mid November.

Twelve new colours/effects have ben added to Arlon’s Ultimate PremiumPlus Series 2600LX wrapping film range, and include aluminium, pearlescent and satin effects. 

Sun Chemical UK made the shortlist for the Customer Satisfaction Achievement Award in the recent British Quality Foundation (BQF) Awards 2014.

The BPIF is advertising for a CEO following the death of Kathy Woodward in the summer. Applicants have until 7 November to apply for the position.

Now available from InfoTrends is a study ‘An Introduction to Augmented Reality’ based on interviews with six major players in the AR space as well as primary research previously conducted by InfoTrends on augmented reality adoption. Findings show that despite some of the barriers to adoption of augmented reality, it remains an important tool for any enterprise or marketer looking to make an impact with end users.

Mactac graphics materials, Amari Digital Supplies (ADS) and London-based large-format print specialist Onward Display collaborated in a high-profile exterior graphics promotion using the 2014 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil as its central theme. The design, created by Onward Display and using Mactac materials supplied by ADS, became an eye-catching feature at the company’s three London stores, including the main facility in Margaret Street in the West End.