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HP today announced that it would be showing its range of new wide format printers on its stand (K062) at VISCOM Europe, 24 - 26 September, Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Among its other activities at VISCOM, HP will be featuring the new HP Designjet L65500 Printer that uses HP Latex Inks on its stand (K062). First shown at drupa in May, the HP Designjet L65500 Printer is the first of a new category of large format printers that enables environmentally responsible wide format printing. The HP Designjet L65500 further extends HP's broad portfolio of large, wide and super-wide format inkjet printers that serves the diverse needs of the creative and printing communities.

Colourgen has appointed Julie Mitchell as its new Internal Sales Manager. Julie will be responsible for recruiting, training and managing Colourgen’s internal sales team as well as maximising and measuring sales performance to meet the company’s sales objectives. Julie will also oversee and participate in the co-ordination of sales promotion activities.

Prior to joining Colourgen, Julie was Sales Director at Grace Electronics where she oversaw an increase in turnover from £1.2million to £5million within 5 years. Overall, Julie has more than 20 years experience of working in sales, particularly in the computer supplies market, where she has held major accounts such as Comet, Office World and Spicers.

Peter Davidson, General Manager – Print Solutions, for Colourgen, comments, “Julie has extensive experience of managing and working within fast moving and dynamic sales teams. We believe she be a real asset to our team as we look forward to an exciting period of time for Colourgen. Julie will mainly be working with our reseller accounts sales team to help them support and manage these important relationships.”

Julie Mitchell comments, “I am really looking forward to the challenge of working with Colourgen. While the company is already very well established in its marketplace, I believe I can help deliver further growth by developing new ideas and new strategies.”

Following the big success of this year’s Sign & Digital UK, Screenprint and The Digital Signage Showcase the show’s organisers, Faversham House Group, are very pleased to announce that the ABC audited figure for visitor numbers to the 2008 show was an impressive 7,645.

HP today announced that its 2008 drupa trade show exhibit highlighting the company's industry leadership, innovation and commitment to customer success, was the most successful drupa exhibit in HP's history. Purchase contracts completed at the 14-day show were led by a significant number of HP Indigo digital press deals, in addition to sales of HP Scitex and HP Designjet large-format solutions as well as HP SmartStream workflow systems.

Newport-based Lexon Group has bought the first UK Screen Truepress Jet2500UV at Drupa. Lexon Group is extending its range of services, which includes offset, digital and screenprinting, and has a requirement for a top of the range system to produce POS material for high-end retail customers.

Two days after the close of the drupa show, the sales figures for Canon have been added up and the event given a firm thumbs up, after bringing in more than 16,000 sales leads during the last 14 days and breaking all targets.