Hybrid Services has appointed Duncan Jefferies in the new role of Head of Marketing & Business Development. Since joining the company in 2002, Jefferies has been directly involved with the UK and Ireland Mimaki distributor’s marketing and communications, and his appointment to Hybrid’s senior management team underlines the company’s future plans.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced the launch of their 706 Series, a UV-LED ink series that is plug-and-play for Mimaki® UJV, UJF, JFX, and SIJ series printers using LUS120 Series.

Fits everywhere, easy usage, durable, easy maintains with warranty, endless printing possibilities The build quality, ease of use was and unique specs make it stand out for the price.

HP has launched a generous discount offer to help print companies access its flexible HP Latex print technology at a significantly reduced cost.

Rob Karpenko has joined CMYUK International, and will be responsible for developing market opportunities in Europe and Russia.

New Touch7 Neon Color Guides are now available that simplify use by graphic designers of the neon and fluorescent inks being offered by various print engine manufacturers.

X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone LLC, global leaders in color science and technology, have enhanced their automated scanning solutions with the announcement of IntelliTrax2 Pro and eXact Auto-Scan Pro for seamless integration with the ColorCert Suite. The Pro versions offer package printers and converters one-click integration to see and report print results to brand owners.

With the installation of the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV SAI S 7-colour, the UK specialist printing house Print-Leeds is expanding its business. Thanks to its investment in Screen’s SAI technology, the company is launching a fourth division specialising in self-adhesive labels. This will complement its existing focus on wet-glue labels, UV litho and digital print.

Yorkshire-based print service provider Inprint Colour has offered an insight into how its pre-pandemic purchase of a Ricoh PRO-TF6250 Series UV flatbed printer subsequently allowed it to keep up with a huge spike in demand for its sign production services in 2020 - and will serve as a platform for continued success in 2021.

The Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED is Agfa’s new flagship, targeted to the high end of the sign & display market. This UV LED inkjet engine prints media up to 3.3 m wide in four or six colors at a speed up to 600 m²/h. Like its siblings, it combines industry-leading print quality with all-round versatility, extreme productivity and cutting-edge automation, yet it is even sturdier and up to 30% faster. And just like the other members of the award-winning Jeti Tauro H3300 family, it is a true hybrid that can handle boards and sheets as well as flexible materials – in different configurations.

Vanguard Durst Digital Printing, a manufacturer of wide format UV & dye-sublimation printers, is excited to announce that a National Dealership agreement has been established with Graphic Solutions Group based in Dallas, Texas. Vanguard Durst Digital is thrilled to include GSG's proven sales and service expertise to accelerate an already unprecedented success in the marketplace.

Epson have announced availability for its new 24-inch SureColor® T3170M and 36-inch SureColor T5170M multifunction printers. Featuring a sleek design and compact footprint,1 the new printers are designed to enhance workflow and support seamless collaboration ideal for today’s remote working environment. The models tout an integrated high-detail scanner with simple top-loading functionality for easy copy and scanning of blueprints, technical documents, renderings, and graphics. Built for professionals in the construction, architecture, engineering, and CAD printer markets, the new SureColor T3170M is available now and the SureColor T5170M will be available in May online, through channel affiliates, and authorized Epson Professional Imaging resellers.

V-Shapes, an innovative supplier of vertically integrated products and services for convenient, hygienic and sustainable single-dose packaging, today reported that it has partnered with TrojanLabel, an AstroNova Company, to integrate the TrojanLabel T2 high-volume digital inkjet press into its V-Shapes PRIME packaging machine. This integration delivers high quality 1600 dpi printing in-line on sachets using designed-for-recycling materials developed by V-Shapes and partners that can be printed using digital inkjet technology. The TrojanLabel T2 digital inkjet printer prints at an impressive speed of up to 12 inches per second with Memjet printheads.

PRINTING United Alliance and Idealliance today announced that the two organizations have officially merged. Under the guidance and direction of the board of directors at each organization, which are comprised of representative printer and supplier members across the industry; and with the overwhelming support and approval from Idealliance members, PRINTING United Alliance and Idealliance can together bring even more resources and service offerings to its collective membership and the printing industry at large. The merger is a unique opportunity during a challenging time to further collaborate and utilize the strengths of each organization to continue serving the printing industry across market segments.

CMYUK is set to extend its new era supply chain and market development strategy into international territories.

Combining aesthetics and functionality in interior decoration is decal´s promise when announcing the new range of textured films alldecor 2d. The motto “new environments / new sensations” inspires professionals in this segment to give space to their imagination and, in March, products can be purchased under exclusive conditions.