News

East Sussex-based digital print company Elephant Print and Display has appointed a new director to enable it to diversify into new areas of communication such as graphic design, audio visual presentations and online interactive media.

Landor UK is bringing out a Wallpaper Matte Protective Coating specifically developed for use with digital wall coverings, including the self-adhesive fabric Landor Phototex.

Digital Print Innovations (DPI) has added to its portfolio in the shape of the 1.9m wide MTEX 1800 direct-to-textile printer from Portuguese manufacturer POD.

Spandex has added Arlon materials to its portfolio.

EFI is doubling its Northprint 2011 floorspace to 36m² at this year’s North Print and Pack show to reflect its offering for the commercial print and digital print for packaging markets.

Stowmarket start-up D-Signs, formed in October 2012, has bought a Mutoh ValueJet 1614. Other equipment includes a Kala Starter laminator and table and a Kona Cutter.

Adobe’s global Create Now tour will be coming to London on 5 March. The free-to-attend event is open to anyone interested in finding out more about Adobe Creative Cloud, including the latest innovations in Adobe CS6 products such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Premier Pro.

EFI Pace and Digital StoreFront software packages are helping London-based MTA Digital to streamline production on its printers, including its Vutek QS2000 wide-format printer.

Ilford has acquired CMA Graphix Group, a provider of inkjet papers across Europe and America. Gerardo Cerros, managing director of CMA Graphix, will join Ilford as chief technology officer, colour management, a position in which it’s intended he will drive the proofing business unit.

Registration for the North Print and Pack 2013 show in Harrogate, 14th - 16th May 2013, is now open.

Rebranding supporting the launch of Blackberry's flagship smartphone, the Z10, now dominates the company’s headquarters in Slough thanks to designs by Pope Wainwright and print by Oasis Graphic.

Sports Scientific, a company formed in 2012 to develop, manufacture, distribute and market supplements for the sports sector, has installed an Epson SureColor SC-S30600 wide-format printer, Vivid Easymount laminator and a Summa vinyl cutter to cut the cost of producing its packaging and marketing collateral.

The Forum of Private Business is urging changes to the Prompt Payment Code after it has learned firms with payment times as long as 90 days are planning to sign up.

A3M Designs used its Océ Arizona 360GT to decorate one of the more popular children’s attractions at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu. Eight profile-cut, 3mm thick di-bond graphics featuring cartoon characters and cars added a splash of colour to the surrounds of the children’s pedal car track.