TAYA Groups today announces its latest distribution partnership with Signcom, the leading Swedish supplier of equipment, consumables, software, and services. Signcom will offer the full range of KAVALAN PVC-free large-format media to its significant customer base in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland with immediate effect.

With the chill of winter now very much in the air, the minds of print service providers, sign-makers and specialist installers begin to turn to how they are going to cope with installing graphics in cold conditions.

CMYUK is to make consignment stock holding a standard offering to all its UK customers.* Palletised consignment shipments are available to those organisations that have large internal repositories, while those lacking space will be given a free bespoke shelf racked container for the external storage of roll materials. These are condensation-proof, secure, and can hold material rolls up to 5m wide.

Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabric for digital printing, has added three fabric media for SEG and soft signage to its Enviro-Tex fabric line for dye sublimation printing. All are made with 100% post-consumer recycled polyester and have a better white point that traditional textiles made from post-consumer waste. Using recycled polyester yarns not only keeps PET bottles out of landfills, it also reduces energy consumption and conserves petroleum resources used to produce virgin polyester.

Following the success of their Martha bag made from flexible thermoplastic donated by UK firm Structure-flex, Malawi-based charity Cycle of Good have launched a new range of Anything Goes bags.

The wide-format division of printer manufacturer Mimaki has collaborated with creative professional Anabella Bergero to produce a striking window installation, printed on Drytac ViziPrint Impress Clear film.

Empire Screen Printing, a leading manufacturer of screen-printed products, enables its customers to practice lean manufacturing with decal sheets, where multiple labels are printed on a single sheet instead of being produced as individual decals. These multi-label sheets are ideal for equipment needing multiple decals. Decal sheets improve productivity, reduce the chance of error, and help facilitate novel production processes that advance lean manufacturing practices.

Texo Trade Services (TTS) has been in operation for 25 years. Founder Jan van den Heuvel started a silk screen transfer paper distribution company in 1997 that grew under successor Floris Jan van den Heuvel to become a European market leader in printable textiles, sublimation paper, calendar protection paper and textile finishing products for the fashion, visual communications, interior design and sports industries. In 2022, TTS serves customers in over 60 countries from Moordrecht and its branches in Germany, France, England and Italy, as well as via agencies worldwide.

HP and Brett Martin celebrated their new Approved Partners relationship by collaborating at PRINTING United in Las Vegas. HP has previously used Brett Martin substrates in their Graphics Experience Center in Georgia but this was the first time the companies had worked together at an exhibition.

The pandemic caused a steep drop in demand in the paper industry, as in many others. This led to unavoidable shutdowns for some production lines at our mills which, among other factors, resulted in a drop in many environmental indicators for this period.

Spandex is offering sign-makers and graphics producers a significant new choice of environmentally responsible materials with the addition of ImagePerfect EverGreen. This ground-breaking portfolio of eco-friendlier self-adhesive films does not compromise ease of application or performance, and comes at prices comparable with conventional alternatives.

Canadian large-format print company Creative Silhouettes recently used Drytac Polar Grip white polymeric self-adhesive vinyl to create a striking application at a busy intersection in its home city of Toronto.

Innovia Films announces a new generation of polypropylene, high gloss films, which are printable by both HP Latex and UV Inkjet systems.

Wide format is regarded as one of the most exciting areas of the print industry, with one of the main reasons for this being that every day is varied. Each customer you deal with will want something different; every project will have unique specifications; and, to some extent, every surface has distinctive properties that will affect how a graphic film can adhere.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce the global availability of its improved ViziPrint Impress Clear UVL film.

Companies that exhibited at The Print Show 2022 have spoken extremely positively about their experience of the event, while organisers have confirmed the dates for next year’s show.

FloorSignage, LLC is proud to announce that our newly launched wide format print media, DriveOn Graphics, won two coveted 2022 Pinnacle Product Awards from Printing United. The Printing United Alliance Pinnacle Awards are the industry’s largest, most respected awards competition for print related technology and products. The Pinnacle Product Award recognizes products that improve or advance the printing industry with exceptional contributions in quality, capability, and productivity.

PRINTING United Alliance and the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) are pleased to present “Ink Your Future,” a special day dedicated to the industry’s next generation being held Thursday, Oct. 20, during the PRINTING United Expo. Taking place Oct. 19-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, PRINTING United Expo will reunite all segments of the industry under one roof since 2019.

Antalis Ireland strengthens its team with the appointment of Brian Breheny to the role of Print and Visual Communications Sales Manager.

From October 19-21, 2022, Neschen Inc, US subsidiary of Neschen Coating GmbH, will be present with new sustainable innovations in the field of printing media at the Printing United trade show in Las Vegas (booth no. C7347).

Toppan (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Toppan Europe GmbH (Toppan Europe) will participate in Luxe Pack Monaco 2022, the premier trade show for creative packaging, from October 3 to 5.