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Hollanders said it will be increasing its manufacturing capabilities to keep up with demand for the ColorBooster 250 digital textile printer introduced into Europe at Fespa Digital earlier this year.

PODi (the Digital Printing Initiative) has announced a partnership with Kim Gross, director of sales and marketing for Pacesetter Enterprises, to provide PODi members with sales coaching services that will enable them to sell profitable digital solutions

The national forest certification systems of Luxembourg, Malaysia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland have all been re-endorsed by PEFC for continuing to meet its sustainability benchmarks.

EFI has announced the installation of a new, hybrid roll/flatbed EFI H1625 LED printer at a Kansas City, Missouri, US-area Fastsigns franchise. The Gladstone, Missouri, Fastsigns centre is now growing its business with the 65-inch wide printer by producing high-quality, flatbed-printed parking lot signage, backlit signs and other display graphics.

“Never will the quality of what we print be compromised,” says Paul Brierton, Managing Director of DP Imaging, “even if it takes an extra hour, so be it.” This is in the face of clients working to tighter and tighter deadlines. So, how does DP Imaging manage to run such a successful operation in the face of such demands?

Since it opened its doors in November 2012 Cambridgeshire-based Red Monster Print has staked its reputation on offering ‘print prices that aren’t too scary’. The company picked up its second-user Mimaki JV3-160 two years ago in an online auction after it was recommended by colleagues in the industry, and it uses it to produce outdoor and roller banners for a variety of local clients including notoriously hard-to-please marketing and graphic design agencies.

In order to bring wide format printing in-house, Lancashire-based Ellison Printing invested in a new Mimaki CJV30-130 supplied by Paperlinx. Since taking delivery, the print company is benefitting from faster turnaround, increased productivity and improved margins.

Esko and Highcon have expanded their co-operation agreement; Highcon will distribute, install and support the Esko CAD Digital Front End (DFE) software to complement the Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine.

Sprint Direct, the hardware division of Sprint Solutions, has announced its next series of open days in Scotland. On show will be a selection of Roland print and cut machines and the Canon IPF6300 aqueous printer, along with Easymount/Matrix laminating and finishing equipment.

On 24-25 September Canon printing equipment will join Zund's cutting systems in St Albans to showcase how businesses can use the two brands together to create signage, displays and posters.

When the motor-sport division of construction and refurbishment specialists Barley McNaughton were looking to rebrand its new race car trailer, brand and design experts Brilliant Media turned to Orajet, supplied by Antalis, to transform a plain, full-sized articulated lorry into one of the most talked-about transporters on the racing circuit.

Xennia has a new managing director in the form of John Anderson, who took up the reigns on 28 July. His focus is to develop Xennia's global sales.

Kathy Woodward, the reforming CEO of the BPIF, died on 21 August. A statement from the BPIF said: Kathy was a phenomenal business woman whose career embraced the IT, telecoms and print industries. Not one to be led, Kathy was unafraid to make waves and consistently strived for both her businesses and staff to reach their full potential.

POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International), the trade body for the point-of-purchase display design and manufacturing industry, has given its support to Retail Design Expo 2015 which takes place at Olympia in London next March.