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Fastsigns has passed its annual Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme inspection (CHAS) for the third year running.

Avery Dennison has released a benchmark video and study. Independent applicators completed benchmark tests on perception of product and application performance comparing seven vehicle wrapping films from major manufacturers worldwide.

Drytac, a manufacturer of adhesive-coated products with locations throughout North America and Europe, has acquired adhesive coating company Multi-Tac based in Toronto, Canada.

Prize for Best in Show at the Fespa Awards has gone to Switzerland’s Atelier für Siebdruck Lorenz Boegli for its screenprinted entry ‘Josephine’ seen here. The image is one of ten screen and digital printed designs of Josephine Napoleon for French high-end jewellery brand Chaumet. The Runner Up Award was won by India’s Studio Reya for a T-shirt titled ‘Indian’. 

Novograf expects a new Kongsberg XP44 digital cutting table from Esko to help it improve production speeds, flexibility and costs.

BCQ has bought its first flatbed printer, an Acuity Advance HS HD3545W from Fujifilm. Richard Knowles, chairman of BCQ which specialises in printing marketing materials, said: “We were looking for something that not only would ramp up output speeds, but also deliver the ‘zap-between-the-eyes’ quality that some of our high-end clients have come to expect from us.”

Ilford has introduced a number of new products to its Omnijet media offering including AquaBlock, NanoSolvent Glossy Banner Vinyl and NanoSolvent Glossy Backlit Vinyl.

The Printing Charity has elected Jon Wright as chairman and Steve Sibbald as deputy chairman. The appointments come after former chairman, Bill Offer, stepped down after three years in the role and 15 years as a trustee.

Tetenal is holding an Epson SureColor GSX Solvent Printer Open Day on Wednesday 10 July at its Leicester base. The main focus will be on the Epson SureColor SC-S50600 64in printer.

STS Inks of the US has what it is calling ‘plug-and-print’ compatible ink cartridge solutions of latex inks for the HP DesignJet 25500 and eco solvent inks for the Roland Eco Sol-Max2.

US-based substrate developer Cooley Group is opening a European headquarters in response to demand for the company’s non-PVC, print media. Volker Mueller, is new Cooley Commercial Graphics director, EMEA, and will be based at the new site in Siegen, Germany.

Spandex has used Fespa to bring various new media to market. These include:

The Océ ColorWave 900 has debuted at Fespa 2013. Beginning life as concept under the term 'Project Velocity' at Drupa 2012, the printer is said to   close the gap between digital inkjet and traditional offset technology. It has been designed for the GA, CAD and GIS markets, but Canon says it is “ideal for a vast range of applications - such as point-of-sale (POS), exhibition and trade show materials, counter and floor displays, technical drawings and maps - an attractive proposition for wide-format printers looking to radically boost output, and for commercial printers looking for a powerful way to explore new revenue channels.”

BAF Graphics has attended at Marketing Week Live to show creatives and marketers the extensive variety of its interior and exterior services for display and visual communication.