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Those who pre-register for Sign and Digital UK and attend the show are to be entered into a prize draw for a Roland VersaArt RE-640 large-format inkjet printer package worth more than £11,000.

D&K will introduce a 165cm wide format cutter at Ipex. Managing director Robin French, said: "Our stand is adjacent to the ‘World of Wide Format’ so we decided to increase our stand space to include this new product launch. We are hoping it will attract strong interest from that area."

Aslan can now provide fire safety certification for printed films in combination with floor graphics laminate according to DIN EN 13501-1.

CMA Imaging is expanding its gal'art solvent papers range to cover a variety of printing applications, from canvas to fine art textured.

Colourgen will show the Mutoh ValueJet 1638X at a UK trade show for the first time at Sign and Digital UK. The company has its largest ever presence at the event this year, with a stand divided into three key product sections, including latest machines from Mutoh, Seiko I Infotech and a dedicated dye-sublimation area.

Canon will team up with strategic partners at the inaugural InPrint 2014 show next month to demonstrate how end-to-end integrated digital workflows can produce high quality, durable, flexible and cost-effective industrial print applications.

Paper company Munksjo has become a member of Two Sides and a supporter of the Two Sides campaigns, which promote the sustainability and the effectiveness of print and paper.

The Printing Charity is offering cash grants of up to £250 to help print workers and their families affected by the recent floods.

Matan has introduced a Vacuum Plate System that turns the Barak into a flatbed printer. The plate is available in several sizes, with net printing areas of: 1.01 x 1.52m; 1.22 x 2.44m; and 1.52 x 3.04m.

Duplo has confirmed its ninth year of sponsorship for the 2013 /14 PrintIt! schools outreach programme, but more sponsors are being sought.

Sign and Digital UK has confirmed its Business Theatre seminar timetables.

Signbox has worked with Lintec Graphic Films to provide graphics for Skype’s new London headquarters in a Grade II listed gothic landmark in Holborn.

Xaar will use the inaugural InPrint 2014 show (8-10 April, Hannover Messe) to highlight how its inkjet printhead technology is being taken up by printer manufacturers targeting markets from ceramics and labels to direct-to-shape packaging and laminate flooring.

iNDi Graphics, Printed Walls and SignalL Reklame have won the Avery Dennison GoforPro Contest 2013. The three winning companies get trips to the training centres of HP in Barcelona, Epson in Milan, and Mimaki in Istanbul.