One of Innotech's grand format printing customers installed this stunning building wrap using our Vistaflex Coated Frontlit PVC Banner 450 FR B1 on a property in Camden, London.

A recent investment in a new MTEX Blue dye sublimation printer by Soyang Europe has enabled the company to significantly increase its sample production and testing, benefiting its customer base with an improved service.

Soyang Europe has recruited self-adhesive specialist Kerrie-Anne Moore. Her role will be across sales, marketing and product development with a view to drive forward the company’s latest range of self-adhesive interior decoration materials from Decal.

Nth Degree Imaging has relocated to a new UK central location as part of a major new strategic expansion plan. The new offices in Peterborough will be better sized and positioned to house and demonstrate a vast array of the very latest wide format printing and finishing equipment, media, colour management and workflow solutions.

With the 2016 exhibition season swinging into action, digitally printable media manufacturer and distributor, Soyang Europe has added to its sales team as it prepares for the launch of its new interior décor collection, to complement its already expansive portfolio of digitally printable materials.

Budding vehicle wrappers can join in at the ‘Become a Wrap Expert’ workshop presented by Sign and Digital Materials Ltd on stand M14 at Sign & Digital UK. These sessions will give visitors the chance to get hands-on and discuss the technical aspects of vehicle wrapping.

Texo Trade Services (TTS) says it is now possible to print seamless 5m wide canvases for light boxes with its new PEARL Lightbox textile material.

ABC Imaging is meeting an increasing demand for temporary wall, floor and window graphics by using CMYUK’s removable and repositionable UTACK textile media including the Multisurface option.

Over the past 15 years, PVC has undergone a remarkable transformation from being a much-maligned plastic material to playing an important role in addressing climate change and establishing a circular economy.

Hollywood Monster has invested in a 2m VUTEk H2000 Pro following increased demand for jobs printed direct to rigid materials. This is the company’s third VUTEk printer in as many years.

Proctor Paper & Board has merged and rebranded with its two subsidiary businesses Buchanan Paper & Board and A&R Board Sales to become one company called PPB – Service on Display.

Antalis UK is to continue its regional workshops aimed at print service providers looking to expand their knowledge of new applications and explore opportunities to enable them to extend their services and increase revenue streams.

CMYUK is a specialist UK provider of super-wide digital printing solutions and is the UK dealer for EFI super-wide format VUTEk, Mimaki and Zünd digital production solutions. The company recently opened a new showroom and technical facility in Shrewsbury, Shropshire where GDW caught up with Group director Robin East for a chat.

Spandex continues its global expansion with the latest in a series of acquisitions, the latest being Proga Plastics, a Dutch supplier of rigid materials for graphics producers, thereby adding rigid media products to Spandex's portfolio of materials as well as bespoke cutting capabilities to customers across the Netherlands.

It can’t be an easy time for many of those left with an uncertain future following the recent disintegration of PaperlinX in the UK, and we hope those seeking employment are picked up ASAP. However, there is some light on the horizon following the announcement that Papergraphics, a supplier of large-format print media for digital graphics and CAD markets, has appointment the PaperlinX UK Digital Solutions team following PaperlinX’s recent administration.

The Sign and Graphics industry is experiencing some really exciting developments at the present time, and none more so than the huge interest currently being shown in the use of textile media, particularly in the run up Sign & Digital UK.

Fujifilm says it is set to show visitors a wide variety of creative applications that can be produced with its Acuity large format printers and euromedia range of roll media. The company will also showcase the light industrial applications made possible by the use of its thermoforming UV-cured inkjet ink, Uvijet KV.

Digital imaging specialist distributor Landor UK Ltd will be launching several new products at the forthcoming Sign & Digital UK show and will demonstrate the applications to visitors to provide a first-hand insight of their quality and ease of use.

YPS (Your Print Specialists) says it is excited to be returning to Sign & Digital UK this year to give visitors a taste of the extensive range of printing equipment it supplies, along with the care and knowledge its team provides.

From January to June 2015, Arjowiggins Creative Papers in association with Antalis held 6 successive POP UP Exhibitions in 6 major European cities: Paris, Barcelona, Milan, London, Amsterdam & Berlin.

As in many other market sectors, Chinese producers have really had to up their game to compete effectively in European markets. The brave new world in China is waking up to the fact that it’s not always enough just to be able to compete on price, as end-users are increasingly focusing on key issues of quality, durability and performance.