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Bradford-based PSP, Dominion Print, has taken the prize in manufacturing category of the Yorkshire and Humberside Family Business Awards.

Eyal Friedman has become senior vice president and managing director of international sales at SAi, replacing Sarit Tichon who is retiring.

InkTec’s UV DTF print technology is being used to produce the branding for the Vibe the Wave Team of three women who will be rowing 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic from La Gomera to Antigua. 

Ahead of the 2023 NFL Frankfurt Games, MacroArt has wrapped a boat, called ChampionShip, in the colours of the defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs.

New from Soyang Europe is a polyester blockout display fabric called ST-2163 Nightstar Onyx.

The business and manufacturing support policies announced in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor have been welcomed by the IPIA, which believes they should collectively work to relieve a degree of economic pressure and stimulate investment for the print and paper industries. 

Drytac has appointed Mark de Lancey as a UK regional manager for the south west of England. He will also play a major role in supporting Premier Paper Group, Drytac’s new exclusive stockist partner in the UK and Ireland.

Wide-format print, graphics and branding specialist MacroArt has been acquired by US headquartered print, fabrication and technical design company Moss Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it’s been confirmed that MacroArt managing director Michael Green and the company’s senior leadership team will remain in their roles, reporting to Moss president and CEO Jason Popp.

Graphtec GB has announced that ColGraphix UK has been appointed as a certified reseller for Mutoh sign and display and flatbed UV direct-to-object printers. 

The Queen B's Calendar Girls project, supported by Premier, has raised over £31,000 for the Primrose Hospice and Family Support Centre. Premier provided Essential Silk for the 2000 calendars produced and covered all of the production costs. Now the project aims to raise another £1,000 by Christmas by selling the last 100 calendars.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has signed an exclusive development and OEM supplier agreement with M&R Printing Equipment, North America’s largest manufacturer of printed apparel decorating equipment.

Allen Signs has bought the world’s first Fujifilm Acuity Prime Hybrid to support its efficiency and expansion plans.

Visitors to Xaar’s recent open day and FuturePrint Tech conference in Cambridge were the first to see the results of a research study into jetting high viscosity water-based inks, performed by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello at the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University.

Confidence is returning to the print industry according the 9th Drupa Global Trends Report which has just been published.