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Hollywood Monster is seeking help to raise over £20,000 from the sale of 7,500 bracelets for the Harry Moseley ‘Help Harry Help Others’ appeal. The company is asking people to join in

For the fourth time in a row Drupa organisers are working with more that 100 partners to make Dusseldorf  Drupacity.

French manufacturer MGI Digital Graphic Technology will premiere its Jetvarnish 3D inkjet spot UV coater with increased production speed and new 3D spot embossing capabilities at Drupa next week.

Tec Lighting EMEA, will use its first presence on the Drupa show floor to launch its d-cube roll-to-roll UV coating solution for applications where double sided coating is required. The d-cube will be available in widths 52cm -102cm and is capable of coating materials 50 to 250 microns in thickness.

Skin First recently commissioned Paul Turner Displays to advise, produce and install the internal graphics and outdoor signage for its new store in Heswall, Cheshire.

Sheffield-based Diamond Dispersions, a manufacture of water-based pigmented dispersions and dispersed dyes for inkjet inks, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The company, which has seen a 40% year-on-year growth, exports 85% of everything it produces, China being its biggest market.

Tecna Display has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The company, which designs, produces and sells the modular display system t3, exports to more than 30 countries and has recorded an overall 92% increase in overseas sales in the last three years

EcoPrint 2012 organiser FM Brooks has said over 70% of floor-space is now sold for the inaugural event in Berlin this September.

Josero has teamed up with specialist wide-format distributor Colourgen to add the Kala range of laminators to its portfolio, in particular the Starter and Mistral models.

Mimaki has rejigged its board and named current executive VP Hisayuki Kobayashi as new president upon the retirement of Mikio Noguchi (expected late June) in a bid to strengthen its marketing, cost competitiveness and production systems for emerging markets.

Avery Dennison has enhanced its inkjet-printable polymeric calendered vinyl ranges Avery MPI 2000 and Avery MPI 2800.   New products for popular applications have been introduced, and the printed durability of both ranges is now warranted for significantly longer when the films are  protected with their partner Avery DOL overlaminates.

POS and display graphics specialist Magenta Print and Display has installed an Inca Onset S20 from Fujifilm. Magenta - a trading name of Debenhams Retail - upgraded to an Onset S20 for improved production speeds and higher quality print.

Pyramid Display Materials is introducing a 100% recyclable polypropylene product to the UK display market. The PolylinePro range has been developed in partnership with polypropylene manufacturer Mapal.

Neschen's digital fleece wallpaper Erfurt wallpaper CA is now available as a finely grained version with a plaster-look.