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The growth of soft signage and its potential profitability has led Wolverhampton-based Digital Imaging Services to buy an MTEX 1800 printer.

Fespa is inviting you to vote for your favourite to win the People’s Choice of the Year and Hall of Fame Awards. All shortlisted entries are now live on the Fespa Awards website and voting closes on 19 May 2015.

InkTec is relocating to a larger premises in Witney, Oxfordshire following increasing sales of Jetrix printers - which have seen a 15% increase in turnover over the last 12 months - and of InkTec’s inks and media ranges.

Drytac has a new educational resource available for those seeking information on how to adhere the printed side of a digital graphic to acrylic – a process known as face mounting, second surface mounting, acrylic mounting, or Plexiglas mounting. In its newly introduced Facemount video series, Drytac walks viewers through the process with step-by-step instructions from start to finish.

Antalis has added Priplak flexible polypropylene sheets to its plastic substrates range. The company has also been appointed exclusive distributor for Polyart, synthetic paper sheets manufactured by sister company ArjoBex.

Spandex has acquired Proga Plastics, a Dutch supplier of rigid materials for graphics producers.

Onyx Graphics has added support for both the Mimaki JFX200-2513 and Mimaki JV300 series printers. The drivers, and 12 other Mimaki drivers, are now available for all Onyx Graphics version 11.1.2 rip and workflow software products.

New SAi Flexi signmaking software features will be demonstrated at Fespa 2015, including Finishing Tools and the QR Code Creator developed for SAi Flexi 11 with cloud.

Folex will show various new print media offerings at Fespa 2015, a key focus being those for high-speed inkjet printing using Memjet technology. A RTI Vortex 4200 printer will be demonstrating new dedicated materials with fast ink absorption.

The managing board of Neschen AG has filed for the opening of self-administered insolvency proceedings in Buckeburg to be able to continue the restructuring process autonomously. This does not affect the operative business of Neschen AG and the European distribution companies are not affected by the insolvency.

Proskills’ managing director Jonathan Ledger is calling for the industry’s financial support of the PrintIt! education programme it manages. He has reiterated that Proskills hasn’t had Government funding since 2012 and so PrintIt! is wholly dependent on the generosity of employers and individuals from the print, paper and related industries, without whom it cannot survive.

New research from Hilton-Baird Collection Services has found that the ongoing problem of late payment has forced 34% of the UK’s printing and publishing businesses to increase borrowing in the past three years.

Contra Vision has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second year running. After gaining an award in 2014 for international trade it has this year won for innovation.

Canon will use its stand at Fespa 2015 “to take visitors on an experiential journey that explores how wide-format print is pushing the realms of creativity for PSPs and designers alike”.