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Specialist distributor CMYUK has appointed former Antalis man Michael Crook to the new role of commercial director, consumables division. The company said the timing of Crook’s appointment is key to the ongoing investment CMYUK is making in its online procurement system.

A reminder that the Two Sides UK/Print Power Autumn Seminar 2014 takes place on Monday 4 November, where various speakers will share their thoughts on sustainability and the key issues you and your clients face.

Dublin-based supplier Sign+Digital is seeking new account managers for its UK division in the hope of expanding its presence in this market.

Edinburgh-based Allander has brought large-format print in-house via the purchase of a HP Latex 330 from PaperlinX. It was one of £300,000 worth of digital printer orders the merchant said it took at Sign and Digital UK.

Allprint Display plans to target the packaging industry following its investment in a new Zund G3 L2500 cutting table from i-Sub Digital.

Lancashire-based trade-only digital print house SuperWide Digital is seeking two new account managers following the showing of its graphic flooring system at Sign and Digital UK. "With our capabilities now extended, we're able to service more and more varied clients than ever," said Luke Drogan, business development manager at SuperWide. “The new account managers will consult with industry clients around the UK, complementing their capacity with timely and quality products”.

At Fespa Digital 3A Composites presented a number of new media including the Lumex range of transparent and translucent sheet material, Foamalite PVC range and an addition to the Kapa family.

Wall decoration specialist Graham and Brown has bought a HP Latex 360 from City and West End Solutions (CWE).

INX Digital showed off its new TP Series of printers equipped with the new Xaar 1002 printhead at Fespa Digital as promised. The Series, available in different widths and configurations, includes a conveyor-belt with optional board feeder and stacker, vacuum table and heavy-duty unwinder and rewinder. The TP160CB was introduced at the show as was the TP160-RR, a roll-to-roll printer for aqueous industrial applications.

Colormagic, a UK-based remanufacturer of inks for the wide-format digital printing market, has partnered with Bordeaux Digital Printink so it can expand its range of solvent and UV inks.

Eventureworks has begun running its second Roland VersaArt RE-640 wide-format printer, bought via Quality Print Services (QPS) at Sign and Digital UK.

Fespa Digital hit a new record in Munich last week, attracting 16,766 unique visitors, a 30% increase over Fespa Digital 2011 in Hamburg, the previous best. 49% of all visitors returned to the event for more than one day (40% in Hamburg), bringing the total attendance to 24,954 visits.

Visitors to the Lintec Graphic Films stand at Fespa Digital 2014 stand could see a new lightweight, dry apply film called RePop designed to replace traditional ‘cling’ PVC window film. RePop is a non-PVC dry adhesive, 50-micron polyester film with a paper release liner making it suitable for digital or screen print.

Chinese inkjet printer manufacturers Flora Digital Printing Systems and HandTop are looking for UK distributors for their large-format machines.