Category: Applications

Furniture flair

Why sustainability coupled with amazing design makes digitally printed furniture a niche to watch says Melony Rocque-Hewitt.

In the Image Reports ‘Widthwise 2012’ survey – now in its fifth year – over 50% of respondents said that despite the unstable economic conditions, recruitment was high on the agenda. From these respondents, 42% said that they would be looking to appoint design staff.

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Driven up the wall

Melany Rocque-Hewitt finds that walls have never looked so good, thanks to the growth in bespoke digitally printed coverings.

Excuse the pun, but digital wallpaper is on a roll. Digitally produced, bespoke wall coverings (wallpapers or feature wall murals) are gaining momentum not just in the commercial sector but have segued their way into the domestic, consumer zone.

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Spotlight on carpet

Forget the film stars, now thanks to digital printing technology; it’s the carpet itself that’s hogging the limelight finds Melony Rocque-Hewitt.

Are you optimising your existing wide-format digital printing equipment? That’s the question that Jon Price director at Wokingham-based CMYUK Digital has been asking his customers of late. The reason? CMYUK has become the exclusive UK distributor for the European product range from Printing Carpets – the Netherlands-based supplier of plain, white, ready-for-printing carpet stock and vinyl flooring.

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Life on the ocean waves

Dan Sanders talks to Melony Rocque-Hewitt about how wide-format digital print is becoming part and parcel of the ebb and flow of mariner life.

Dan Sanders is sales director of Coast Graphics situated in Hamble, Hants, which along with Cowes is regarded as the epicenter of UK marine trade and activity. A busy, busy man, the business is booming as increasingly more mariners turn to digital wide-format printing to adorn their crafts.

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An Industrial Revolution

How advances in digital wide-format inkjet printing are attracting the attention of other industries, bringing new custom well beyond the traditional sign and display markets.

Inkjet technology is moving way beyond its traditional sign and display applications and seeping into new areas. Fabulous, experimental adaptations of it have been happening for some time now and are becoming closer to viable reality. Take for example, 3D concrete printing, which has the potential to totally transform architectural and building processes and practices.

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22-24 FEB, 2026
Sign & Digital UK

Where?

Hall 6, NEC, Birmingham

Cost?

Free to members of the sign making and digital print trade.

What is it?

Running for more than 35 years, Sign & Digital UK is a central part of the industry’s calendar, providing an annual launch pad for all that is new, and an economic stimulus for the industry. The show gives the opportunity to meet in person, see and compare equipment and kit from the major industry suppliers, and the chance to source new suppliers and gather new ideas to enhance and drive your business forward.

23 FEB, 2026
The Sign Industry Awards

Where?

National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Cost?

An individual ticket is £289, whereas a table of 10 is £2,800.

What is it?

The Sign Industry Awards, presented by Sign Update and Sign & Digital UK, celebrate excellence in the visual communications sector by honouring past achievements, present innovations, and future advancements. These awards recognise outstanding suppliers, sign makers, and individual traders in sign making, digital printing, and visual communications. With over 35 years of industry service, SDUK and Sign Update ensure that everyone in the industry has a voice, highlighting and rewarding the best in the field.