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Well-known industry stalwart Peter Bray has joined Durst as UK sales manager. As part of the role he will be looking to extend Durst’s customer base into new markets where its industrial inkjet capability provides decoration solutions.

Metamark has released its iPhone e-Brick application for Android and BlackBerry phones.

East Sussex-based digital print company Elephant Graphics is marking its ten-year anniversary by undergoing a complete rebrand, and will now be known under the trading name of Elephant Print and Display.

Canon company Océ has brought out new eco-solvent printers known as the CS9300 Series. This comprises the CS9360 64in machine - which was previewed at Fespa Digital earlier this year - and the CS9350 54in unit. They are based on the CS9160 and Océ CS9050 respectively but are significantly faster. With a speed of up to 29 m²/hr the CS9360 model is 60% percent faster than the CS9160 printer and at up to 27.9 m²/hr the new CS9350 nearly twice the print speed of the CS9050.

The Print and Innovation Theatre, sponsored by Canon, is one of six free seminar theatres at Cross Media 2012 (3-4 September 2012, Business Design Centre, London). The theatre aims to provide printers with new strategies to transform their businesses in order to capitalise on multi-media marketing, the latest printing technologies and digital innovations.

The second Print Efficiently 2012 event will take place 9 - 11 and 16 – 18 October at the IFS showrooms in Perivale, Middlesex.

Quality Print Services (QPS) is introducing a 64in wide printer called the RE-640HC.

DMUK has joined forces with fellow UK-based manufacturer Rotosigns in a strategic alliance to provide a comprehensive UK manufactured signage and advertising product portfolios to the trade.

Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), a developer of software drivers and electronics for industrial inkjet printheads, has moved to new head offices in Cambridge and opened a new technical support office in Shanghai.

Ricoh has been recognised as a pioneer of sustainable business in the Deloitte report ‘Towards Zero Impact Growth: Strategies of leading companies in 10 industries’.

Linda Riordan MP has officially opened Retail Print, the latest business venture from retail display business Retail Services which has invested £500,000 in a SwissQPrint Impala flatbed UV printer and Kongsberg i-XP44 digital router for a purpose built production facility in Halifax.

Robert Horne managing director Paul French is leaving to become CEO of Metamark, a position he takes up in October. He will assume total responsibility for the company and is tasked with driving its strategic goals in pursuit of further sales and volume growth, geographical expansion and new product development and introductions.

Antalis McNaughton is now stocking Nu Stone, an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. Made from 80% chalk, Nu Stone is non-toxic, waterproof, oil and greaseproof and tear resistant aimed at indoor and outdoor POS posters, banners, brochures, maps, leaflets, shelf talkers and two-way decals.

Wide-format will be one of four focus areas within the new Digital Print UK show which will now take place next year.