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The third quarter lived up to UK printer expectations according to the results of the latest BPIF ‘Printing Outlook’ survey. More firms saw a pick up in demand rather than a fall with 31% benefiting from an increase in the volume of orders versus 15% that suffered a drop - the balance between ups and downs was the highest for 11 quarters and the best Q3 reading for nine years. The results mimic the forecast three months earlier and suggest that the UK printing industry is recovering in line with the general economy.

Surrey-based M Partners has launched a stand-alone division to concentrate on wide-format printers: M Partners Wide. Coinciding with the announcement, it has detailed its first distribution contract, which is with South Korean printer manufacturer DGI. The deal means M Partners Wide is now the exclusive UK distributor for the DGI wide-format products and it is activity seeking specialist resellers for these products in the fabric and soft-sign markets.

When Cyrus Norton from Digital Factory was looking for a new finishing solution for their large format print output, he needed a real workhorse – so he chose the Kongsberg XP cutting table from Esko, purchased from CWE Solutions.

Epson teamed up with fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto for the V&A’s recent exhibition ‘Fashion in Motion: Kansai Yamamoto’. The company printed around 30 of Yamamoto’s designs on its digital textile printers amounting to more than1,000m2 of textiles including cotton, polyester and silk.

AXYZ International will be holding a further open day on 28 November at the RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL from 9am to 4pm.

Digital textile printing solutions developer Sawgrass has collaborated with and L’Esperance Design, a West Hollywood based interior design firm, for a custom wall covering project in the Grand Entry at Greystone Mansion during November as part of the Design House International showcase.

HRH The Duke of York will be the guest of honour at The Printing Charity’s 186th Annual Luncheon on Thursday 7 November 2013 at Stationers’ Hall, London. His Royal Highness has very kindly agreed to say a few words at the event.

Signs Express Coventry specialises in vehicle graphics, interior and exterior signage, banners, window graphics, exhibition and display graphics, labels and stickers and DDA-compliant health and safety signage.

Owners of solvent printers are being invited to trade them in for a Mimaki CJV30-130, CJV30-160, JV33-130 or JV33-160 before 31 December 2013 to qualify for the special offer from i-Sub. Those that trade in an old solvent machine in the timeframe and get the new machine installed by 31 January, will get a three-year Gold Warranty – an additional twelve months on top of i-Sub Digital's standard package – and £1,800 worth of ink.

UV solutions developer Integration Technology (ITL) and strategic partner IST Metz (IST) are embarking on a resource sharing programme to expand market support in North America. ITL is to relocate its local office and operations to IST's facility at Bolingbroke, Illinois.

Quality Print Services (QPS) is reminding wide-format print businesses that sign up to Nazdar's free ink campaign that they will be eligible for the QPS cartridge recycling scheme when they become regular customers.

Wallpaper manufacturer The Surface Print Company has bought a HP LX3000 and a HP LX260 printer, bringing digital printing to the fore at their family run company.

Kodak Matchprint Inkjet Proofing Media has gone through the PEFC certification process.

Fespa has expanded the roles of Michael Ryan and James Ford, naming the two group exhibition managers and reflecting the organisation’s ambitious global expansion plans.