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Pre-show registration for Cross Media 2013 is now open and details of the seminar programme provided. There will be over 50 seminars in five dedicated theatres during the two-day event (23-24 October, Business Design Centre, London)

Spandex has produced Wrap Essentials, a guide for vehicle wrapping professionals that provides an overview of wrapping materials and accessories with over 170 colours/finishes from ImagePerfect, 3M, Arlon and Avery.

California-based Zoo Printing has installed its fifth and sixth EFI Vutek superwide format printers - a Vutek GS3250r UV roll-to-roll printer and a Vutek GS3250lx Pro LED UV flatbed/roll hybrid printer.

Hexacomb has a new director of global marketing and strategy in the form of Darlene Kober. She has more than 20 years experience with multinational manufacturing corporations serving diverse industries such as packaging, specialty industrial products, medical devices and chemicals.

PaperlinX has set a trend by opening a ‘hot-desking’ area in its London office to customers seeking work space while in the area.

Colour Engine is a new service for auditing and reporting on lighting conditions to ISO 3664:2009 for companies across the whole graphic arts sector.

Lintec Graphic Films has taken a stand at 100% Design at Earls Court in September in the hope of inspiring architects, designers and branding specialists.

Easypack POP Displays Group, part of the Fencor Group, has installed an HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press to enable its business growth plan and support its move into digital printing to keep more work in house.

Inkjet printhead manufacturer Xaar has confirmed a sixth year of sponsorship for the PrintIt! educational initiative in the hope that it will draw new talent into the print sector.

BAF Graphics has worked with creative agency KentLyons to develop a public exhibition area at the Southbank Festival Wing. The exhibition is for The Festival Wing at the Southbank Centre, a redevelopment of the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Rooms and the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has boosted its presence in the specialist print industry waste handling sector by acquiring Cambridgeshire-based Saxon Recycling.

GMG’s CoZone Collaborate online project collaboration, soft-proofing and approval solution is now commercially available.

Planet First, a London-based sustainability consultancy, has partnered with the Eden Project, to provide The Planet Mark, a new certification for companies wanting to improve their sustainability performance.

Bordeaux Digital Printink has entered into a new reseller agreement with consumables supplier Stehlin Hostag Ink UK, the UK arm of HuberGroup. The partnership will cover Bordeaux`s entire product range which includes  Solvent, Dye Sublimation, UV & UV LED and Latex inks.  It also encompasses UV and Water based liquid laminates and solutions for bulk ink delivery systems. Stehlin Hostag UK Managing Director David Ward says the synergy formed by this partnership will be beneficial to both companies.