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Callprint has started the national roll-out of its new-look branches, and has added a new promotional products on-demand service for customers.

InkTec will follow the Fespa Digital launch of the Jetrix LX5 with its introduction to the UK market at Sign and Digital UK. It will also introduce the 3.2m RX320G roll-to-roll printer and a new range of solvent and dye-sublimation inks for the Mimaki JV300 at the Birmingham show.

The BPIF has said it welcomes a number of measures in this year’s Budget and is pleased that the Chancellor has listened to calls to avoid further increases to business taxes and costs.

Kernow Coatings has appointed a new wide-format business development specialist to focus on increasing distributor sales across Europe. Renee Kruit, formerly of Aslan, has taken up the post.

Canon will present the Océ Arizona 1280 GT flatbed printer to the UK at Sign and Digital 2016. The company has also released a new range of imagePrograf Pro large-format printers.

GMG is expanding and reorganising its proof media portfolio into two lines: GMG ProofMedia Premium and GMG ProofMedia Studio. The Premium line is for contract proofing, while the Studio range is targeted at creatives wanting reproduce accurate colours during the design process.

Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is to open a dedicated Customer Centre near Cambridge. in the UK.

Sign and Digital UK has announced the programme for a new ‘Become a wrap expert’ workshop to be presented by Sign and Digital Materials.

Epson has played a key role in The RA Schools ‘Premiums Interim Projects’ exhibition, which has taken place for the first time in the Sackler Wing of Galleries at the Royal Academy.

Jim Miller, owner of Millers Decals, USA, has been crowned new Fespa World Wrap Master.

French companies have walked away with most of the Mactac Creative Awards this year.

Ipex will return to the NEC next year. The show, which moved to London’s Excel in 2014, was due to take place again there in spring 2018, but the organizer, Informa, is following Drupa in planning a new a three-year cycle and believes a return to its old home will breath new life into the event.

Eastman Kodak is selling its Prosper inkjet business and related products. Those related products include the Ultrastream inkjet printhead technology that was announced at the recent pre-Drupa press conference. Philip Cullimore, president, enterprise inkjet systems division and senior VP Eastman Kodak, said at that time that Kodak expected to have “OEMs in most vertical markets, including wide-format” by the end of Drupa.

Josero has signed an exclusive dealership with Prague-based Comagrav for the distribution of its Digi cutting table in UK and Ireland.