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Yorkshire-based AB Print Group has bought an Acuity LED 1600

Print manager James Kemp, said: “We are a full service print production company and the new Acuity LED 1600 is a very welcome addition - it is an outstanding printer for fine art, detailed and delicate work, and very cost-effective for low volume runs, which gives us the capability to print the highest quality print on demand and profitably.”

Northern Flags has re-established a UK large-format print and finishing operation after an eight-year hiatus. The Leeds-based company - the UK arm of Europe’s largest printed fabrics supplier Faber Vlaggen - had moved all of its production to the group’s specialist digital and screen facilities in Poland and Thailand to capitalise on lower production costs. “Speed and agility to meet client demands brought us back to the UK,” explained managing director Iain Clasper-Cotte.

Nick Hancock has been appointed UK sales manager for climate protection expert ClimatePartner where his remit includes guiding the company’s research and growth in the UK and developing new business.

PhotoBox has invested in five new-generation Epson SureColor SC-S60600 64-inch wide-format printers. The company has installed these alongside its existing fleet of 16 SureColor SC-S50600 printers in its UK factory to meet the ongoing growing demand for personalised photo canvases.

Fespa has updated the free digital seminar content programme that will run during Fespa Digital 2016, 8 - 11 March, in Amsterdam. The full schedule can be seen at http://digital.fespa.com/en/whats-on/digital-hub-programme.

A report into management in the digital sector has revealed that 57% of managers feel that the industry is suffering due to too much focus on hard skills. The research, by digital recruitment agency, The Candidate, found that 69% per cent of digital managers feel soft skills are overlooked.

Massivit 3D Printing has entered into a distributor partnership with Global Graphics for the latter to market, sell, support and service the Massivit 1800 3D printer and the Massivit Dimengel printing material in France

Hard on the heels of its new SureColor SC-S series printers Epson has now announced the latest addition to the SureColor SC-P series, the 64in wide SC-P20000. With a permanent PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead it is said to be able to produce print at up to 2400 x 1200dpi, even at the highest print speed of 17.5m2/hr. It will be shown at Fespa Digital in March and be commercially available the same month.

An EFI Cut Server Option for Fiery proServer and Fiery XF digital front ends is now available from SAi. It means users of the Fiery workflow solutions can now have a fully integrated end-to-end print-and-cut workflow.

Free visitor pre-registration for Sign and Digital 2016 is now live online (http://www.signanddigitaluk.com). The organiser said the 2016 event (at the NEC, 19 – 21 April) is on target to be at least 10% bigger than the 2015 show.

More participants are being sought for PassIt!, the annual fundraising campaign run by Proskills to raise money and awareness for the PrintIt! Schools into Industry programme.

The first of a series of InkTec run printer training sessions will kick off with a Caldera Workshop on 24 February. It will be held at InkTec’s Innovation Centre in Witney.

Epson UK has unveiled a new range of 64in SureColor SC-S series printers. The offering so far comprises three models – the SC-S80600, SC-S60600 and SC-S40600, offering 4-10 colours (including white and metallic) and up to 95m2/hr in single-pass.

Fespa Digital 2016, European Sign Expo and Fespa Textile 2016 have all sold out according to the organiser.