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Nathan Aston of Ast Transport Branding has been awarded ‘Roland DG Apprentice of the Year’ at this year’s BSGA British Sign Awards.

Displayways has bought-out Mintsource Visual Communications. MD Rob Kelly said: “Since my partner Peter Sheldrick and I purchased Displayways in the summer of 2012 we have embarked upon an investment programme in people, processes and equipment designed to create the foundations for growth. The acquisition of Mintsource fits perfectly with our strategy to grow our market share at the bespoke end of the display graphics market.

OKI Data Corporation has completed the acquisition of the wide-format printer business of Seiko I Infotech Inc. (SIIT), a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), from SII.

Roland DG’s new EUV4 eco-UV ink - for use with its VersaUV UV-LED inkjet printers - will be available from the end of this month (October).

Proskills UK (reg. charity no: 1155635) has welcomed website agency Visix as a sponsor for the PrintIt! education programme to prove that “print isn’t just all about… ink on paper”.

CMYUK is opening the doors of its demo and training centre in Shrewsbury to all-comers 10 - 13 November to showcase more than 10 print and finishing machines, including the recently launched MTEX Blue and two new printers from Mimaki.

Hollanders Printing Systems is dividing its digital textile printing product portfolio into single-side and double-sided systems.

CSL Digital is to offer the Mounter’s Mate range of flatbed finishing kit to complement Roland wide-format digital print-and-cut technology, including Lightbar solvent-UV ink systems.

The Landa Group has announced Yishai Amir as CEO of Landa Corporation and group vice chairman. Benny Landa, founder of the Landa Group, continues as its chairman.

Birmingham-based in personalised products specialist Halligan Raby has developed a range of customised wall art using Utack media supplied by CMYUK.

PressOn is the company behind the body and tail fin wrap of the recently unveiled world land speed record attempt car Bloodhound SSC. On 15 October 2016 Royal Air Force fighter jet pilot, Andy Green, will drive Bloodhound in Haskeen Pan, South Africa, in an attempt to break the current World land speed record.

Norfolk-based coating and laminating solutions company Ferrisgate Coatings as appointed a new MD in the shape of former DTL Supplies head Richard Cummins.

Next year, for the first time at the Drupa Innovation Park (dip), there will be an area devoted to business and marketing concepts. Presentations, panel discussions and interviews on the topic will take place on the ‘dip’ stage.

Pixartprinting has updated its Starway loyalty programme which is returning for its second year.