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Antalis is hoping to strengthen its environmental credentials by gathering information on its own suppliers' regulatory conformity and adherence with new FSC and PEFC standards, as well as the new European Timber regulation. The company is using its Myrmex platform for this purpose, enabling it to evaluate the potential risks linked to certain supplier sources and to take measures to mitigate any likely issues.

Astley employees Michelle Doughty, Anth Lumsden and Stuart Ricalton will take part in this year's Bupa Great North Run to raise funds for charity. The half marathon event has special significance for the the trio and the firm which is responsible for building and installing a giant sign on the side of the Tyne Bridge that celebrates its one millionth runner, who will cross the finishing line on Sunday 7 September.

A statement from EFI says it intends to offer $300m senior notes to qualified institutional buyers, and that it intends to grant the initial purchasers the right to buy up to an additional $45m aggregate principal amount of the notes (within a 13-day period from the date of initial notes issue).

Canon has partnered with software developer Dinax to introduce dedicated versions of its Mirage professional printing software optimised for the imagePrograf large-format printers. This collaboration sees the introduction of two Mirage Editions for Canon that sees  imagePrograf users benefit from a quick and simple set up, intuitive user handling and greater automation and production efficiencies.

The first results of the ‘Drupa Global Insights’ report on ‘The Impact of the Internet on Print – the digital flood’ are now available and illustrate how many Internet-enabled tools such as Web-to-print, variable data printing, interactive print such as augmented reality and QR codes and smart technologies such as printed electronics, will impact on most areas of the printing industry. The full study will be available in October.

The price of the A3 Mimaki-UJF-3042HG flatbed LED UV printer has been cut to £24,995.

Smurfit Kappa has received 11 nominations across eight categories in the 2014 Pulp and Paper International (PPI) Awards, the winners of which will be announced in October. The nominations fall mostly within sustainability-focused areas, in recognition of its ongoing commitment to delivering sustainable and innovative solutions.

Innotech Digital and Display has added seven more roll banner products to the roller banner series. It is now available 60cm, 80cm, 85cm, 100cm, 120cm, 150cm and 200cm widths and has a graphic height of 2m.

Hollanders said it will be increasing its manufacturing capabilities to keep up with demand for the ColorBooster 250 digital textile printer introduced into Europe at Fespa Digital earlier this year.

PODi (the Digital Printing Initiative) has announced a partnership with Kim Gross, director of sales and marketing for Pacesetter Enterprises, to provide PODi members with sales coaching services that will enable them to sell profitable digital solutions

The national forest certification systems of Luxembourg, Malaysia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland have all been re-endorsed by PEFC for continuing to meet its sustainability benchmarks.

EFI has announced the installation of a new, hybrid roll/flatbed EFI H1625 LED printer at a Kansas City, Missouri, US-area Fastsigns franchise. The Gladstone, Missouri, Fastsigns centre is now growing its business with the 65-inch wide printer by producing high-quality, flatbed-printed parking lot signage, backlit signs and other display graphics.

“Never will the quality of what we print be compromised,” says Paul Brierton, Managing Director of DP Imaging, “even if it takes an extra hour, so be it.” This is in the face of clients working to tighter and tighter deadlines. So, how does DP Imaging manage to run such a successful operation in the face of such demands?

Since it opened its doors in November 2012 Cambridgeshire-based Red Monster Print has staked its reputation on offering ‘print prices that aren’t too scary’. The company picked up its second-user Mimaki JV3-160 two years ago in an online auction after it was recommended by colleagues in the industry, and it uses it to produce outdoor and roller banners for a variety of local clients including notoriously hard-to-please marketing and graphic design agencies.