100% recyclable polypropylene introduced by Vitasheet
VitasheetGroup has introduced a collection of 100% recyclable specialist grades of polypropylene developed for the sign and display and POS markets.
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EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 launched
EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 launched
A new print industry event dedicated to sustainable print production in retail, interiors, POP and packaging has been launched by FM Brooks (part of the Mack Brooks Exhibitions Group) and will be headed up by former Fespa directors Frazer Chesterman and Marcus Timson. The first EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 will be held in Berlin, 26 - 27 September 2012.
Mimaki JV34-260 upgrade programme
Mimaki JV34-260 upgrade programme
Mimaki’s exclusive distributor, Hybrid Services, is offering print companies a £5,000 trade in when they swap an existing 1m wide or larger outdoor durable printer for a Mimaki JV34-260 ‘baby grand’ outdoor durable printer.
Hollywood Monster gets the show on the road
Hollywood Monster gets the show on the road
Commbus, which supplies custom vehicles for roadshows, exhibitions and events, recently commissioned Hollywood Monster to produce a full double decker bus wrap for Anglia Ruskin University.
Germany to host Fespa Digital 2014
Germany to host Fespa Digital 2014
Fespa Digital will take place in Munich 2014, following the 2012 event in Barcelona and 2013 show in London. The 2014 dates have been confirmed as 20 – 23 May.
DPI opens digital print innovation centre in the UK
DPI opens digital print innovation centre in the UK
Midlands-based wide-format supplier Digital Print Innovations (DPI) will open a new Digital Print Innovation Centre at its premises in Pride Park, Derby on 7 November. Focussing on wide and superwide-format print devices and software, the centre will encompass print and finishing solutions from Seiko, Epson, Jetrix, Esko and Mutoh and Rip solutions from Caldera and Onyx. It will be a working showroom and training centre.
EskoArtwork i-cut Automate does what it says
EskoArtwork i-cut Automate does what it says
New from EskoArtwork is i-cut Automate for i-cut Suite to help wide-format printers remove prepress bottlenecks and reduce time and material waste. i-cut Automate ties the pieces of the i-cut Suite together, and automates the entire production process, from design to print to cut. Users can build dynamic workflows that will automate repetitive prepress tasks.
HP latex demo centre opens in Milan
HP latex demo centre opens in Milan
The Art Instituto Pavoniano Artigianelli in Milan, Italy, has established Europe's first permanent HP latex technologies demonstration centre to expand the knowledge about printing such Inks.
McKenzie Clark first in UK to adopt 5m UV-curable Virtu RR50
McKenzie Clark first in UK to adopt 5m UV-curable Virtu RR50
McKenzie Clark has become the first UK company to install a 5m UV-curable Virtu RR50 digital printer from Swiss manufacturer Polytype, in preparation for a 2012 that managing director Graham Clark said “is set to be the busiest year since the Millennium effect of 1999.”
St Ives results
St Ives results
Service Graphics’ re-focussed parent St Ives Group has shown underlying pre-tax profit up 17.4% to £20.9m on underlying revenue up 1.8% to £296.8m for the year to 29 July 2011.
Support grows for Cross Media 2012
Support grows for Cross Media 2012
“Everyone in this industry understands the power of print, but as digital and social marketing initiatives evolve, it’s important to see how print and all these other new elements of the marketing mix can work together to generate the most effective communications message.” So says Martyn Eustace, UK manager for Print Power, in support of the Cross Media event scheduled September 2012.
AMR Signs bring large-format in-house
AMR Signs bring large-format in-house
The cost and time involved in buying in trade print has prompted AMR Signs in Surrey to buy its own large-format printer, a used Roland Versacamm SP540-V printer running Triangle inks.
Car wrapping pros compete for the title at Viscom
Car wrapping pros compete for the title at Viscom
Viscom Düsseldorf will again feature the European competition for the best wrapping pro. Top contenders will come from all parts of Europe to compete for the title of European Wrap Star 2011. The trade fair and the competition will take place from 13 to 15 October.
Hollywood Monster homes in on Barratt deal
Hollywood Monster homes in on Barratt deal
Hollywood Monster has been appointed preferred supplier to Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Ward Homes.