Paper honeycomb manufacturer Dufaylite has launched a free design lab service for customers using its packaging products. The company has also developed a dedicated website for printers, offering technical help in the form of production ready, downloadable designs and cutting files which can be recreated with ease using its paper honeycomb board Ultra Board. The current designs are suitable POS, exhibitions and home offices.
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BCF chief to head-up World Coatings Council
British Coatings Federation (BCF) chief executive Tom Bowtell has been elected president of the World Coatings Council, a post he’ll hold for the next two years.
Taya makes big eco claims for new Kavalan Moonlight River
The Kavalan eco media range has been expanded with Moonlight River, a replacement textile signage banner that eliminates the washing process, thereby reducing its overall freshwater usage by 67%.
WOO set to reveal new audience measurement guidelines
The World Out of Home Organisation will reveal new global guidelines for audience measurement at its 2022 Global Congress (25-27 May, Toronto).
Antalis brings out three fibre-based display boards
Antalis has introduced three new fibre-based outdoor display boards to meet increasing demand for plastic-free products.
WTTB gets into the party spirit
WTTB (wherethetradebuys) has unveiled a range of customised street-party products to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubliee. It includes a ‘sitee’ - a to scale, waist up, cardboard cut-out of Her Majesty.
IPIA adds three to its council
The Independent Print Industry Association (IPIA) has three new council members: Tim Carter, a director at Ricoh; Matthew Ruff, sales and marketing director at Reliance Worldwide; and John Morley, a director at eProductivity Software (EPS). The newcomers take the number of council members to 17.
Digital 23 takes all its textile print in-house with new UJV55-320
Wiltshire-based Digital 23 has bought a 3.2m-wide Mimaki UJV55-320 UV LED roll-to-roll printer so that it can print all its textile work in-house and expand into new markets.
Kavalan gains greater representation in Europe with Pixia deal
Taya Group has signed-up Netherlands-based large-format media and films supplier Pixia to sell the PVC-free Kavalan brand in Benelux and Germany.
Mimaki JFX600-2513 to make UK debut at SDUK
Hybrid Services will give the new Mimaki JFX600-2513 LED-UV large-format flatbed inkjet printer its UK and Ireland debut at Sign and Digital UK later this month.
Premier and customers help to create new hedgerows
Premier has teamed up with some of its customers and the Woodland Trust to create new hedgerows in West Yorkshire.
EFI launches high speed Nozomi 14000
EFI has used the CCE International Corrugated and Carton Exhibition to launch the Nozomi 14000, a 1.4m wide, direct-to-board, single-pass UV LED inkjet printer with a top speed of 100 linear metres per minute.
GPMA makes headway with Government on GBL and BDO impacts
The GPMA, which has been working hard to mitigate the impact on the print industry of new licensing rules relating to gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (BDO), solvents used in some print inks, now anticipates a workable resolution following talks with the Home Office and BEIS on 10 March.
Canon ProCare programme extended
Canon has extended coverage of its ProCare after-sales service programme for Arizona and Colorado users. The support is now available worldwide.