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Signs Express has made it to the finals of the British Franchise Association's Franchise of the Year Awards. Final judging will take place on 22 May.

Fespa has added a new keynote and expanded the line-up of topics and speakers within the Digital Hub at the upcoming Fespa Digital show.

M Partners Wide, the Surrey-based wide-format operation of M Partners, has brought out a ‘Super-Wide Super-Warranty’, a five-year “unlimited mileage” warranty on the South Korean built DGI super-wide printers.

Spandex UK has expanded its ImagePerfect cleaning products and accessories offering with IP Vinyl Remover Pro.

The Total Event Company (TEC) is to build i-Sub Digital’s Sign and Digital UK stand after buying an Agfa Anapurna M² wide-format printer from the company last year.

Cover Up, one of Ireland’s biggest print houses, has invested in a new MTEX 5032 direct-to-textile printer in order to expand their offering for exhibition and display companies.

Signmaster Systems has become the new reseller for Seiko Instruments. The deal, which involves Signmaster and its sister company S2 Digital, has been agreed to help grow the brand in the UK.

Epson has brought out its first dye sublimation material, DS Transfer Production Paper.

Dutch wide-format digital and screen print company Aelen and van Leeuwen has installed a Screen Truepress Jet W1632UV wide-format printer, the first of its type in the Netherlands.

West-Camp Press of Columbus, Ohio, has added its second roll-to-roll EFI Vutek GS5000r UV inkjet printer.

InkTec Europe will launch the Jetrix KX7-D at Sign and Digital UK 2014. The introduction follows the launch of the KX7 in January, and offers faster production speeds of up to 60m2/hr.

Signs Express Norwich has a new franchise owner in the form of Ken Venables who managed the Norwich centre from 2000 until 2008 before moving on to UK Hire as general manager, and most recently to Quentor, also as general manager.

Fujifilm will use Fespa Digital 2014 to show four new inks, including the thermo forming UV-cured Uvijet KV introduced at InPrint last week.

Cash grants of up to £1,500 each are available from The Printing Charity for those aged 16 to 30 years to help pay any costs associated with relevant training courses for a career in printing, publishing or graphic arts.