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Insitu Group has become the UK and Ireland’s first user of Durst’s P5 350 all-in-one hybrid solution for flexible roll and board printing, the industry’s ‘best technology platform’. This is the

Together with a design duo from Liverpool, personalised print specialist Identity Printing has launched a new luxury streetwear line using Ricoh direct-to-garment (DTG) technology.

eurolaser, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of laser cutting machines, has successfully tested a range of Brett Martin’s semi-finished plastics on its M-800 laser cutting machine.

Leeds print company Imageco have printed and helped install a touching tribute for organ donation patients at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The project was recently completed and is now brightening

Touchshield – a unique new range of anti-microbial protective film products from G-Tec Paper & Film is awarded up to 93.41% protection against viruses in accordance with ISO 21702.

CMYUK has announced two new senior promotions in its consumables business. Damien Clarke now becomes Sales Director and Joel Willcock is now Commercial Director.

Specialist systems distributor and service provider, ArtSystems, has launched new SignMaker Bundles to the Authorised Epson SureColor S Series reseller channel.

Canon today announces the launch of its updated ColorWave and PlotWave large format printer series.

A car dealership in Lincoln reopened for business this summer with a transformed interior showroom featuring sophisticated wall graphics as well as refreshed exterior signage, all produced by

Oxford-based printer, Seacourt, has extended into the wide-format market with the addition of an HP Latex 365, creating a new branch to its business - Seacourt XL - while retaining its green

Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries launches a product guide that showcases the complete range of sign making accessories and tools

Zund UK and Inca Digital have today announced a new innovation-based partnership that sees both companies working together to offer customers in the signage, graphics and packaging industries

More than 40 percent of UK shoppers have stopped visiting stores that have unclear signage on social distancing, according to the findings of a European study of 2,500+ shoppers from ...

Ricoh recently hosted a webinar about large format print and how print businesses could benefit from adding these services to their operations. You can catch up with the session ...

Twelve months on from the installation of two Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED wide format machines being installed and Jack Clifford, Head of Operations at Solopress, confirms they have delivered

Claremon Limited, a print company based in Yorkshire, has increased business capacity and services to customers by installing the Canon Arizona 1380 XT.

VR Motorsport has unveiled a vibrant new racing car design to inspire and celebrate female drivers, printed by MediaCo using flexible HP Latex technology.

Hillstone Primary School in Birmingham recently approached HNS Signs for both innovative and friendly signage solutions to help their pupils adhere to social distancing best practices.

The promotional goods market is creative and varied, covering everything from luxury corporate gifts to cheap-and-cheerful giveaways. But as the sector gets busier, and the events calendar

ISA-UK powered by BSGA, the trade association for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry, has appointed Linda Edwards of The Sussex Sign Company to its council. ISA-UK held its AGM

This is the fifth large-format digital printer that the Cardiff-based print specialist has purchased from CMYUK in a decade but according to 3 Sixty’s Managing Director Richard Inkin it's the

The YPS Your Print Institute is an initiative designed to help commercial printers, sign makers, designers, creatives and crafters gain skills that allow them to harness their talents and help

Ricoh continues its Anything in Print webinar series with an informative session on the potential of the wide format print sector.

Epson UK has recently completed a project with Longdean School, based in Hemel Hempstead, to design and wrap the Human Milk Foundation’s new ‘Mobile Milk’ urgent delivery vehicle – the first of

Ricoh is offering businesses the chance to win a Ricoh Ri 100 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer package, an entry-level solution for the personalised apparel market.

UK manufacturer Kernow Coatings has launched the first floor graphic material which has been tested and certified for dry toner.

Leeds-based print and signage firm, Imageco have committed to install 256 tier 1 photovoltaic solar panels to generate enough energy to power their 30,000 square ft facility.

Vism and FESPA UK have announced that the inaugural UK Graphic Awards will now take place on Tuesday 2nd February 2021.

PressOn says the additional functionality offered by HP's updated Latex R-series printer is enabling 'great results' on new materials and applications, adding the upgrade to the 2020 edition was

Severn, based in Gloucester, will become the first UK company to install the new Canon varioPRINT iX2100. The device will be Severn’s third inkjet production printer from Canon and will help the

The Print Hive can meet increasing demand in two key areas – sustainable graphics and customised interiors – without sacrificing speed, quality or affordability, following the installation of a

Print and visual communications’ company, imageData Group, are preparing to implement the Tharstern MIS so they can streamline their processes.

Government guidance stipulates that for the Autumn term, schools must ‘introduce preventative measures to help students and staff clean hands thoroughly more often than usual and introduce

Essex-based Natural Print Solutions has installed Ricoh's latest direct-to-garment (DTG) printer, the Ricoh Ri 100, to bring the production of branded workwear and personalised merchandise

PressOn was established in 2000, but it's not just its birth date that marks it out as a fully 21st century business. Based in Kent, the large format digital printing and installation company has

A new and upgraded version of the AXYZ Trident print finishing system has been introduced by AAG (AXYZ Automation Group).

Glasgow's Source Signs says replacing its second-hand Roland VersaCAMM with a brand-new Roland TrueVIS VG2-640, supplied by Quality Print Services (QPS), has made 'a massive difference' to its

HEAROES is an independent family run business that creates unique and personalised skins and accessories for hearing equipment, particularly for children.

Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries is launching ImagePerfect SafeTouch, an antimicrobial laminate for use in environments where

Design Packaging Group Limited, a specialist in packaging solutions, have taken delivery of their new Zund G3 120mm High Beam cutter, to further their wide range of packaging services for its

Smith Sign and Display, part of William Smith Group 1832, are pleased to announce they are now supplying off the shelf social distancing graphics for the trade.

“Once again this has shown how critical the Roland equipment is for our business. Because we have this solution in place, we’re prepared for anything.”

Edinburgh-based Mac Signs have taken receipt of the multi-award-winning ...

UK businesses recovering from the impact of COVID-19 may be eligible for a new business package from ADAPT in conjunction with First Business Finance.

The high performance and reliability of Xaar’s 128 printheads have made Xaar the printhead manufacturer of choice for the last 20 years, for global coding and marking printer provider

We're well and truly living in the digital era. Most of us are carrying around phones with greater power than the Apollo 11 lunar space capsule, with more opportunities for communication,

Renowned for the wide range of high-performance digital cutting solutions supplied primarily to the sign and graphics, digital printing/finishing, print wear and promotional products, packaging

It’s a been a while now since the UK Government actioned its lockdown programme and signs are beginning to indicate that the unprecedented measures are having the desired effect.

Zund UK has installed a swissQprint Impala 3 flatbed printer at its state-of-the-art demonstration centre in St Albans.

Material hair salon in Bath has revealed a new look every month, with window graphics printed by Minuteman Press using Drytac

Organisers of The Print Show have confirmed that the event will be postponed until 2021, due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in the UK.

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) and the British Association for Print & Communication (BAPC) have combined forces as part of their shared mission to raise the tide for

CMYUK, the largest independent supplier of wide-format digital printers, cutters and materials will be reopening its Shrewsbury-based Demonstration and Training Centre to customers from Monday

Multi-award-winning company The Label Makers has expanded into higher-end markets and turned a major food brand prospect into one of its biggest accounts, thanks to the Durst Tau RSC platform and

Ricoh has made its globally recognised name in office solutions, providing document services, consulting, software and hardware to customers around the world.

Tshirt Group says it has overcome the 'tough' COVID-19 lockdown period thanks to the combination of a fantastic production team, proactivity in terms of its finances and technical support and

Building on the legacy of 30 years’ experience in the development and supply of technically advanced CNC routing/cutting systems, AAG (AXYZ Automation Group) has set a new benchmark for machine

Fujifilm's foray into metal decoration has been given a significant seal of approval as one of Europe's biggest independent metal packaging printers agrees to inkjet development partnership.

The owners of Appeal Media have launched a new business, Aroc Compliance, specialising in health and safety and compliance signage.

Canon has already received its first orders for the new varioPRINT iX-series advanced sheetfed inkjet press since its introduction on April 1st 2020.

Alex Liggett went full-time with his business The Vinyl Guys just last summer but has quickly refocused to meet the changing demands of the past few weeks.

Ricoh is continuing its Anything in Print webinar series with an informative session on the wide format print sector.

Social distancing has become standard practice across the world in recent weeks. As businesses and public spaces reopen or prepare for a swell in customer numbers, it's essential to provide

Combining state-of-the-art Mimaki printers, carpentry, laser cutting and CNC techniques, Inspirwood’s team of designers

While some print service providers have remained operational since the introduction of lockdown conditions on March 23rd - perhaps to supply the key worker infrastructure and or by diversifying

The 2019 Widthwise poll of wide-format print professionals found that almost a third (31%) planned to invest in UV-curing flatbed printers in the next couple of years, putting the technology top

The owner of Moray-based Signworks says his work has gone from 'zero' to 'crazy' in the past few weeks with orders for temporary signage and banners relating to COVID-19, which he can turn around

West London signage company FD Signs successfully delivers nearly 100,000 social distancing floor graphics for use across the London transport network.

Canon has launched its UV gel Wallpaper Factory together with partner Fotoba. Designed for maximum throughput, high quality and to run all day long, it’s the perfect solution for automated

Everyone in the digital print supply chain can speed the production of variable data printing (VDP) jobs thanks to a new independent guide to the “dos and don’ts” of optimizing PDF files for the

Drytachas released Protac Antimicrobial in the UK and Europe, a new laminating film that protects surfaces against bacteria

CMYUK has launched its Safer Spaces range, a collection of specialist products and materials designed to help jump-start the UK’s digital wide-format sector back to work.

CMYUK Textiles has secured a substantial UK stock provision of 300,000 non-permeable, protective healthcare gowns and1.5m community grade facemasks per week.

In light of challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, Ricoh UK have today announced that it will launch a

Urgent demand to keep employees and customers safe in the wake of Covid-19 has seen a Leicestershire point of sale and visual merchandising display specialist pivot its operations to deliver a

“Training is one of those things that we like to put off until we have more time,” says Joe Wigzell, Academy Manager for Roland DG,

The Swiss manufacturer of high-end large format printers, swissQprint, has established a new subsidiary in the UK. swissQprint UK is based in Bracknell, Berkshire and provides sales, servicing

Family business Elite Signs has responded to an urgent call for easily readable name badges for NHS staff treating COVID-19 patients. In addition, the Bridgend graphics specialist is helping

With the current challenges facing the print industry - and the UK as a whole - many businesses are looking at their finances.

Upon discovering that frontline healthcare staff at their local hospital were self-funding additional items of PPE, StickerDrops owner Dave Fowler took matters into his own hands, producing

Global Graphics Software announces a new class of print software for the next generation of faster, wider, high-resolution digital presses.

Funky Labels, based in Somerset, have taken advantage of Roland’s TR2 ink conversion opportunity.

ISA-UK powered by BSGA, the trade association for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry, has announced today that it is postponing the 2020 ISA-UK Sign & Print Awards,

Three British businesses have collaborated to produce visors for the North West Ambulance service in a bid to help fulfil demand for much needed PPE for the NHS.

A hand-held sanitiser using ultra-violet (UV) light to inactivate biomolecules and micro-organisms including Coronavirus Covid-19 has been introduced to market by Integration Technology Ltd.

With the national “For the Love of Scrubs” campaign in full flight, hobby sewist, Emma Dalzell set up the ‘...

Gilmex International says it has 'dramatically increased' its output quality and turnaround times thanks to the installation of a new Ricoh Pro L5160 printer with Latex ink in August 2019.

Pete Astles from Peak UK, winner of the Roland Hero contest, is having to revise his plans due to the wholly necessary postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.

In light of the emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic the decision has been taken to cancel the British Sign Awards 2020 Gala presentation event, which was to have taken place at the

Cambridge-based Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technology for digital print, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

As part of its efforts to support members during the Coronavirus pandemic, ISA-UK powered by BSGA, the trade association for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry, has frozen all

Perfect Colours, an award-winning supplier of large format printers, print consumables and printing equipment in the UK and Ireland, is printing A0 sewing patterns for home sewers to make nursing

The UK Government has released a new funding competition with a grant opportunity for businesses with plans to respond to the current Covid-19 crisis.

An Essex-based manufacturer is using its expertise in cutting systems to design and make vital equipment to support frontline staff in the fight against Covid-19.

The UK Graphic Awards have announced a brand-new category for their awards celebration taking place this September.

Meteor Inkjet Ltd takes digital printing of labels, packaging and books to a new level with the launch of eLab Pro, a scalable industrial inkjet RIP solution in a complete, plug and play

Organisers of the inaugural UK Graphic Awards, scheduled to take place on Tuesday 15th September, have issued a statement filled with positivity and encouragement for the UK graphics industry,

Rosie Lees took over The Embroidery Barn in 2018 with no experience of producing promotional and personalised clothing, but investment in equipment such as the Roland VersaSTUDIO BT-12 has helped

Golf equipment specialist Pinseeker is hoping to diversify into new markets following the installation of a new HP Stitch textile printing system.

In response to unprecedented demand due to Covid-19, Lancashire based acrylic manufacturers, Perspex International Limited (PIL), have prioritised increased production of Perspex clear acrylic to