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Neschen has expanded its range of self-produced wallpapers under the ‘Green Wall’ brand. The first products will be shown at Heimtextil in Frankfurt next week (12 – 15 January) in cooperation with Mimaki. They will also be shown at Fespa Digital in March.

CMYUK is offering free prepress and operator training to all UK EFI Vutek printerusers throughout 2016. The training courses will take place at CMYUK in Shrewsbury from 9am to 5pm. Prepress training courses run 13 Jan, 10 Feb, 17 Feb, 9 Mar, 16 Mar. Vutek refresh training is on 19-20 Jan, 23-24 Feb, 22-23 Mar. Lunch will be provided, and places are first come, first serve basis.

Digital print media manufacturer and distributor Soyang Europe is running a series of regional roadshows alongside Ultima Displays and I-Sub at football clubs around the UK.

Hollywood Monster created this 15m x 4m wall graphic for Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street to help launch ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The graphic printed in sections on a Vutek H2000 using CMYUK Utack removable textile.

Eyal Manzoor has been appointed managing director at Kornit Digital Europe, replacing Wilfried Kampe. Manzoor will oversee Kornit Digital’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Xaar has appointed Professor Neil Hopkinson the new role of director, 3D printing.

EFI has hired Sheri Rhodes as its chief information officer. Rhodes, who started at EFI in early December, reports to EFI senior vice president Toby Weiss.

Epson will showcase ceramics designed by Blooming Bryony especially for Heimtextil to illustrate to visitors how SureColor printers can be used to produce small-to-medium volumes of interior products.

John E Wright has bought a Zund G3 L-2500 digital cutting table for its Hull operation. The company plans to increase its 13 strong workforce on the back of the investment.

Live product demonstrations and an online meeting booking facility are set to improve the visitor and exhibitor experience at Sign and Digital UK, and will be available to pre-registered visitors in the run up to the show which will take place at the NEC, Birmingham on 19 - 21 April 2016.

Sun Chemical will officially launch its SunTex ink for textile and soft signage applications at Fespa Digital 2016.

Graphica Display is the first UK company to install an Agfa Jeti Mira UV-inkjet printer, part of a £400,000 investment by the Chessington-based company that also includes a Blackman and White cutter/router.

The Carbon Balanced Paper initiative has been relaunched in the UK, administered by CarbonCo in partnership with conservation charity World Land Trust (WLT). 

Air Berlin has decorated a special Christmas plane to really get passengers in festive mood. Orajet 3967AC Aircraft Graphic Film and Oraguard 293AC over-laminating film from Orafol Europe were used for the wrap.