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Antalis will show-off its range of eco-friendly visual communications substrates in a ‘Sustainable Street’ setting at the VM and Display Show at London’s Business Design Centre on 5-6 April. Every element of the Antalis stand - from the structural to the decorative - will be made using substrates for use in retail store design, instore displays and POS. 

Xaar will launch the Versatex ‘out-of-the-box’ print engine and its latest Nitrox Elite GS3 printhead at industrial print show InPrint later this month (15-17 March, Munich).

Works of Hart and Funky Labels have ordered Europe’s first units of the new Roland DG TrueVis print-and-cut series, with a VG3-640 and VG3-540 respectively. The machines have been ordered though Hampshire based Roland DG reseller printMax.

Hybrid Services has appointed Dublin-based Spectrum Digital Services an authorised reseller for Mimaki’s wide-format sign and graphics product range.

Barbieri will run a webinar entitled ‘Accurate colour measurement on digitally printed materials - handling different surfaces’ on 31 March.

CorelDraw Graphics Suite has been updated to allow individuals to maximise their creativity and productivity while remaining connected with clients and colleagues in today’s remote-first working environment.  

Wide-format print business MacroArt is championing the Women in Signs and Graphics (WSG), having invited the initiative’s co-founder Sarah Winterbottom to its St Neots location to lead a session with the company’s client relationship manager Charlotte Barham for its growing female workforce.

The Printing Charity’s 2022 Rising Star Awards scheme championing young talent in the print, paper, publishing, and packaging sectors is now open for entries.

Adapt Amari Digital Printing Technologies will host interactive open days on 4-6 April, dedicated to showcasing the latest in 3M film products and technologies.

Josero has received new Summa Cutter Partner accreditation, enabling it to offer consultations and advice on the full range of Summa products.

Canon Europe has introduced a web version of PosterArtist, a free-of-charge poster creation application compatible with large-format imagePrograf printers and other Canon print devices.

A website has been created - printforukraine.co.uk - where you can find printers, signmakers and industry suppliers that have volunteered to receive/collect donations to support the people of Ukraine. A list of required items and of donation points is provided on the site. A Go Fund Me page has also been created and is being managed by Fespa UK, so the organisers can buy additional items and include this in their shipments.

Xaar has completed the acquisition of Megnajet, a designer and manufacturer of industrial ink management and supply systems for digital inkjet.

CMYUK has been identified as EFI’s biggest revenue generating partner globally, covering EFI’s principal printer portfolio, Fiery software and digital front-end products for 2021.