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Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) has appointed Dave Moore its media sales manager. He moves from Intercoat, where he was UK account manager for nine years.

Premier Paper has been doing its bit for charity by sponsoring a weekend woodland camping experience with Wilder Things UK, in conjunction with The Woodland Trust, for children affected by the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.

Online printing company Saxoprint now offers customers a tool to configure individual boxes and cardboard gift packaging. ‘Saxoprint easy box’ allows users to design boxes down to the millimetre in terms of height, width and depth, which are made from 350gsm chromo board, and the entire surface area can be printed. Packaging sample sets are also available in a neutral pattern or with Saxoprint branding for a small handling fee.

Kornit has bagged Caroline Okun, director of Sprout Patterns at Spoonflower, to speak at its Digital Innovation Event in Düsseldorf, Germany on 9 September.

The Roland DG Academy is to offer Adobe Illustrator modular courses, targeted at those who want to expand their graphic knowledge in Illustrator, and integrate the software into their print workflow. The course consists of two flexible modules spread across two full day sessions.

Rip software developer Onyx Graphics’ colour scientist Dr. Max Derhak has been given a Macbeth Award from the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) - the principal professional society in the field of colour in the US encompassing the arts, sciences and industry - for outstanding contribution in the field of colour science.

The new Avery Dennison Colorflow Series of special effect cast vehicle wrap films is now available from Spandex.

CSL Digital has been appointed a specialist dealer for Fujifilm UV inkjet printers. 

A one-day Digital Textile Conference will take place in Milan on 30 September. The Fespa hosted programme is being supported by the Fespa Italia Association in collaboration with Sistema Moda Italia, the Italian Fashion and Textile Federation, and Associazione Italiana Disegnatori Tessili, the Italian Textile Designers Association, both of which will field speakers. The event is sponsored by MS Italy. 

Screen GP Europe president Brian Filler is to retire at the end September after 35 years with the company. He will be succeeded by Takanori Kakita, currently chairman of Screen GP Europe.

All new Roland TrueVIS VG-640 and VG-540 machines can now be shipped configured for white ink, and with updated versions of machine and VersaWorks Dual firmware.

Onyx Graphics and HP have joined forces to collaborate with four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Andretti Autosport to familiarises it with large-format printing and printing software for racing car graphics.

Xaar has acquired North American customised printing solutions provider Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS) as part of its aim to reach annual sales of £220m by 2020.

Leicester-based clothing designer Miss Look has bought a Reggiani ReNoir Compact sublimation printer so it can bring sampling in-house.