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Hybrid Services, Trotec Laser and Drytac are joining forces to run free of charge, hands-on print and laser finishing workshops later this month.

InkTec Europe has taken on a new senior business development specialist to drive consumable sales across the UK and Europe. Gary Walker has joined the senior management team to focus on inks and media, particularly the OEM inks and the latest DTF and UV DTF solutions.  

Roland DG is extending the Level Up Lab educational workshop recently debuted at its creative centre in Barcelona to help creatives grow their businesses. The move comes on the back of Roland’s introduction of the VersaStudio series of desktop printers dedicated to enabling hobbyists to turn their passion projects into full-time careers.

A key index monitoring invoices from over a thousand large businesses across Europe and North America, shows the year-on-year value of sales fell in three of four bellwether sectors in Q3 this year, including paper and packaging.

Registration is now open for Sign and Digital UK 2024 which, following its acquisition by Datateam last year, will for the first time will run alongside Printwear and Promotion Live at the NEC, Birmingham, on 25-27 February.

Antalis has boosted its carbon capture programme by hosting a tree planting day in Cumbria in partnership with Forest Carbon.

World Out of Home Organisation (WOO) president Tom Goddard used WOO's second Asia Forum in Bali last week to outline a strategy to grow the medium by 1% a year.

New from Intec Printing Supplies is the FB1180-T B1+ tangential digital die cutter.

Fespa has increased the size of its inaugural Middle East event (29-31 January 2024, Dubai Exhibition Centre) by 40%, adding a third hall to the exhibition.

Antalis has brought out Xanita aspect, a paper-based board designed specifically for the wide-format printing sector. It comes in two types: aspect Print, with a white liner made from over 90% post-consumer paper; and aspect Kraft, with a brown liner and made from 100% post-consumer paper.

Automation and PDF tools developer Enfocus has introduced an online proofing solution called Review as the inaugural product on the Enfocus Cloud platform.

Retail industry association POPAI will run a dedicated zone at the VM and Display Show next year (16-17 April, Business Design Centre, London).

PwC is warning of a high number of insolvencies in Q4 2023 on the back of data for Q3.

Drytac has a appointed a new customer service manager for the UK and Ireland. Emily Butcher has been promoted to the role after six years at the company and now takes responsibility for overseeing the relationship between Drytac and its recently appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor, Premier Paper Group.