News

HP’s SitePrint solution, which will be demonstrated at the London Build conference on 15-16 November, will become fully available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) from 1 November. The announcement coincides with the findings of HP’s first ‘State of Construction Productivity’ survey, which reveals a lack of progress in terms of improving construction’s sluggish productivity levels.

Agfa’s Tauro wide-format printer series and Anuvia 1551 ink have been granted the 3M performance guarantee. 

The government has announced tougher measures to tackle the issue of late payments to SMEs. These new measures will be included in the upcoming Prompt Payment and Cash Flow Review, due to be published shortly, and will improve delivery and enforcement of policies.

A number of companies have come together to form a new Self-Adhesive Industry Sustainability Action Group to collectively solve the key sustainability challenges facing the sector.

EFI has turned its facility in Castellon, Spain, into a manufacturing operation for production-level single-pass inkjet printing for packaging. display graphics and other adjacent markets.

Modular exhibition stands supplier Tecna UK has been awarded Tier 5 Sustainability Accreditation by ESSA, the Events Services and Suppliers Association - the first exhibition stand builder to be awarded this new highest tier (previously platinum).

Newly released in Europe is Mutoh Direct, a new cloud service for Mutoh dealers to remotely monitor end-users’ printer status and usage for more effective service and support.

InkTec has launched a UV DTF printer with the option for either a 60cm or 30cm print width.

Fespa has published the headline findings of its 2023 Print Census, highlighting the impact of rising sustainability demands and evolving customer requirements on business models and investment plans.

The Roland DG TrueVis VG3/VG2/VF2 wide-format eco-solvent inkjet printers are now compliant with the 3M MCS warranty programme when using orange and green TR2 inks as well as CMYKLcLmLk.

The ninth Drupa Global Trends Report, to be published in November 2023, indicates an increasing confidence across almost all print regions and markets.

Mimaki Europe is to run a series of 200 in-person application days across EMEA in conjunction with its distribution partners. The ‘Mimaki Application Days’ will take place over the next six months, each featuring localised content designed to provide customers with face-to-face application-focused information and advice to support business growth.

Fujifilm Europe has booked a 20% larger stand at Drupa 2024 than it had orginally planned. Instead of the 2,020m2 stand it initially reserved in hall 8b it will now have a 400m2 of additional space.

Drytac has appointed a new director of sales for the Americas. Glen Fitzgerald takes on the mantle having served as technical sales manager for industrial products in Canada since joining Drytac in September 2021.