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Kall Kwik Farnham designed and built the winning exhibition stand at the 2013 Franchise Exhibition Show held at the NEC in Birmingham. Store owners Colin and Lisa March were asked to create an eye-catching stand for Diamond Logistics which won the company the Best Selected Exhibitor Award 2013.

Oasis Graphic has expanded its studio team with the appointment of artworker Darren Hall, who has nearly a quarter century of experience creating and preparing artwork for print. He is considered an expert print troubleshooter who can diagnose problems before they occur, using his knowledge of the various print processes to pick out potential difficulties at the artwork stage.

Two events in the print calendar, London Calling (LC5i) and the IPIA Christmas networking lunch, have both showed their support for PrintIt! with fundraising raffles. PrintIt! is now asking that you do likewise if you have an upcoming company lunch or event.

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) has announced a partnership with Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) that sees CCO appointed exclusive operator of airport advertising space in Rome’s two airports. The project will transform advertising space at Leonardo da Vinci airport, Fiumicino, and Giovan Battista Pastine airport in Ciampino, making CCO the leading provider of airport advertising solutions in Italy.

Consultants in Print Limited (CIP) says it has helped to win over £18-million worth of contracts for its clients after just two years of operation. CIP is a consultancy providing support and advice in the preparation and completion of tender documents, mainly for print manufacturers, print management, and warehousing and fulfilment companies.

Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), a developer of software drivers, print quality software and electronics for inkjet printheads, has announced new Head Interface Boards (HIBs) for the Kyocera 600dpi KJ4A/B printhead range.

The fifth Fespa Fabric, which will run alongside Fespa Digital 2014 at Munich next May, has a new website: www.fespafabric.com. Designed to provide an inspirational environment for businesses looking at garment printing and decoration, the Fespa Fabric 2014’s marketing campaign invites visitors to ‘Dive Deeper into Garment Decoration and Textile Print’.

After six years at Idealliance as VP of media production technologies, Joe Fazzi has joined Elie Khoury, founder and president of Alwan Color Expertise and KEE consultants, to promote international print and colour standards.

Husband and wife team Simon and Friederike Slee have been named Best Hammersmith Business 2013 at the second annual Hammersmith and Fulham Brilliant Business Awards.

Inkjet printhead developer Xaar has leased a third facility at the Cambridge Science Park to increase its R&D floor space by 50% to 4,459m2. This comes on the back of a 60% rise in R&D headcount this year, which now stands at 130.

An investment in large-format print capability would be limited without a complementary investment in cutting edge finishing, and South West London-based Colouration chose the Esko Kongsberg XN24 flatbed cutter purchased from CWE Solutions as an integral part of their recent expansion.

Spandex has promoted UK marketing manager Gabriela (Gabi) Parish to European marketing manager, reporting to Rob Karpenko, who assumed the position of marketing director in July. Parish has been with Spandex for six years. She will retain her UK regional marketing responsibilities in addition to her new focus on strategic group marketing.

In the November issue of Image Reports, the wrong website address appeared for Fosco Hayes and Hurdley. The correct address is: http://www.foscos.co.uk. Apologies for the oversight.

Fujilfim has donated a total value of 22 million yen (approximately 132,000 GBP) as relief aid to the victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines. The donation will include medical products manufactured by Fujifilm and donations from group companies. In addition, Fujifilm will continue to provide support through employee donations.