March 2022 saw the post-covid return of the Sign & Digital UK exhibition, at the NEC in Birmingham. For over 25 years, Sign & Digital UK has been an important event for sign making, display solutions and digital printing; providing a perfect platform for businesses and professionals to network, showcase the latest products and innovations, whilst at the same time celebrating the industry.

The Print Show is delighted to announce gardening icon and popular television personality Monty Don OBE as the third and final celebrity speaker for the 2022 show.

The speed and flexibility of transformative vehicle branding specialist, Brandfixx, has been used to give a Hull charity a rapid rebrand after a recent competition.

decal has launched the new dot matrix for digital print professionals to get ahead in promotional campaigns. Discover monomeric vinyl with an innovative adhesive that facilitates the elimination of wrinkles and air bubbles in indoor applications, which keeps ecology in mind.

UK based supplier of paper and materials, Premier, have teamed up with volunteers from the Loughborough Student Union, to deliver donations for the victims of the Ukrainian conflict.

Roland DGA has replaced its existing line of canvas media products with two new and improved canvas offerings – ESM-SSC2 (Solvent Satin Canvas) and ESM-SGC2 (Solvent Gloss Canvas). Both of these new 22-mil media are 65% polyester/35% cotton blends with an Oxford weave that offer the traditional look and feel of real artist canvas. With their natural white color and increased white point, they yield outstanding image definition, richer dark tones, and more vivid prints. In addition, these products do not contain optical brighteners, and they have excellent archival properties.

A bespoke solution by MacroArt – commissioned by Creation Live for its client, Cinch, and seen by VIPs at the Creamfields, TRNSMT and Isle of Wight Festivals – has highlighted the event branding specialist’s ability to deliver sustainable, multi-site signage and graphics.

FESPA 2022 will see Avery Dennison’s very latest innovations - with a range of cutting-edge creations from the Avery Dennison and Mactac brands.

Antalis has expanded its ever-growing portfolio of environmentally friendly products with the introduction of three, new, fibre-based outdoor display boards.

Brett Martin – the world class industry leader and manufacturer of specialist plastic products for the sign and display industry – will be working with three of its Approved Partners at Sign & Digital UK 2022 (22 – 24 March, NEC, Birmingham). Zünd, swissQprint and InkTec will be operating their top of the range printing and processing equipment on their stands, using Brett Martin’s Foamalux Foam PVC and transparent sheet substrates. Distributors PDL and Premier Paper will also be present at the show, presenting transparent and Foam PVC sheets from the Northern Ireland-based company. An announcement regarding a new Approved Partner is also expected on day one of the event.

TAYA Groups today announces a distribution partnership with Netherlands-based large-format media and films supplier Pixia, which is now representing the Kavalan brand in Benelux and Germany. Pixia will be launching the range next week at the Print & Sign Expo in Gorinchem, Netherlands from the 22nd – 24th March, which will include a demonstration of printing on Kavalan Sunlight Weldable on the Agfa booth at the show.

Premier have teamed up with some of their customers and the Woodland Trust, to create new hedgerows in West Yorkshire.

Material choice is an incredibly tricky process and can cause all sorts of headaches for print companies. After all, if you don’t get this decision right, you put the quality of valuable projects at risk and could incur additional, unnecessary costs.

Display graphics print providers now have a powerful solution for saving media and reducing prep time with newly available EFI™ Fiery® Prep-it™ true-shape nesting and cut-preparation software. The newly available solution from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. connects to any digital front end (DFE) – including full integration with EFI Fiery proServer and Fiery XF DFEs – to increase the profitability of cut jobs printed on wide- to superwide-format inkjet printers.

Neschen will be partnering with Premier to showcase a range of its leading point-of-sale and display products at Sign & Digital UK 2022.

ADAPT Amari Digital Printing Technologies is delighted to announce that it will host a series of interactive open days in April, showcasing the latest in 3M film products and technologies.

It’s no exaggeration to say plastics transformed the world. A world without plastics means giving up the cheap and durable material found in packaging, electronics, cosmetics, medical devices and thousands of other things.

Hull-based wide-format trade print company RMC Digital Print has opened up about how its long-term use of PVC-free materials from Soyang Europe has helped it win a host of new customers and expand its service offering.

After a fantastic response to the initial campaign, which saw FESPA UK & Prismm Environmental asking for printers to register their interest in sending their waste PVC Banner and Polypropylene to be recycled rather than sending it to landfill or incineration, the team are ready to move forward to the next stage.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce its Gold Sponsorship for the PRINTING United Expo 2022.

Former CMYUK Marketing Manager, Sarah Neate has been promoted to the position of Group Marketing Director. She will continue to report to Robin East.