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Fespa 2013 will see the official launch of Lightbox Acrylic and Plainweave WR printable fabrics from Brook International.

US-based Web2Print Experts, a technology-independent Web and print consulting company that helps companies build successful online businesses, has developed W2P Finder to help printers find web-to-print software providers.

Free seminar sessions will take place at the European Sign Expo. The show, which incorporates Screenmedia Expo, will run alongside Fespa 2013 at ExCeL, London, on 25 - 27 June. Visitors will have access to the Sign Forum seminar theatre, which will host presentations on management, sales and marketing, design and installation, innovation and technology, and future trends.

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) has released the list of speakers for its Annual Conference, AGM and Awards Dinner and Golf Tournament in Tewkesbury next month. Entitled ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’, attendees will hear debate on how companies can successfully integrate cross media into their business.

Order levels were generally stable in the first quarter of this year and for the third quarter running, according the latest BPIF Printing Outlook report published this week.

EFI is extending its MIS focus with the acquisition of US company printLeader, a provider of management information systems for the printing industry. printLeader’s MIS products will become integrated into EFI’s PrintSmith Vision product line.

Fujifilm has launched a print system specifically for POP corrugated board printers. The solution is a combination of the Inca Onset S40i, new Uvijet OC inks, and the new handling system - previewed in January.

Rutland-based POS manufacturing and creative design specialists MJD has set in motion plans that will see it expand into the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire.

Weedoo Signs is supporting 16-year old Josh White as he embarks on his first season of the Ginetta Junior Championship motor racing.  In return for the sponsorship, Weedoo Signs, which specialises in providing a wide range graphics, including vehicle signage and wraps, has its branding clearly visible on Josh White’s Ginetta G40 car.

Kettering wide-format equipment supplier i-Sub Digital recently gave disabled children the car ride of their dreams at an event hosted by Sporting Bears Motor Club.

Sunjet, part of Sun Chemical, has launched DimodaTM inks for use in the décor industry. The introduction coincides with the Ligna 2013 trade show in Hannover this week where some of SunJet’s OEM customers are demonstrating digital printing solutions to the wood manufacturing industry.

The BPIF has launched its Graduate Management Programme for professionals in print and media. 160 people attended a one-day event in London at the end of April to have the programme explained in detail and to meet the course mentors.

Travellers on the London Underground this week met with a stunning 360 degree advertisement at Oxford Circus tube station for The Great Gatsby movie. The promotion incorporated digitally printed floor applied graphics and large-format graphic wall panels produced on a digital flatbed with flexible UV cure inks printing onto polymeric base media. The graphics were then protected with a propriety laminate and incorporated crystalline aggregate.

13 members of GMG’s professional services team have completed the Digital Print Expert of Fogra (Graphic Technology Research Association) certification as part of the company’s commitment to address issues of process stability and output consistency within all applications of digital print production.