Guandong chose Fespa 2023 as the stage to announce Giovanardi’s entry into the shareholding structure to the European market. The Group, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last month, specialises in technical fabrics for a variety of sectors, ranging from architecture to boating, design and the world of printing. The agreement with Giovanardi will allow Guandong to expand its offer with new lines of fabrics, accessories and services specifically developed for visual communication. Guandong, which has gained prestige year after year, becoming the European specialist in synthetic media supports, will continue to operate independently with its commercial network, continuing its technical and technological development plan that is increasingly oriented toward a green economy and foreign markets.

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces it has been named a DCA Live Red Hot Association. Leaders in the D.C. business community are asked by DCA Live to nominate associations that are growing fast and/or doing interesting and innovative work, and the Alliance was among those nominated and named to the prestigious list.

HP played a leading role at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the annual celebration of global film making, as an official partner and exclusive print technology provider - producing over 1500 square metres of material for the 10-day event in May. The organisers of Cannes chose HP’s Latex technology as its environmentally friendly credentials aligned with the festival’s sustainability commitments.

Vehicle graphics specialist, RGVA, has successfully completed a major project for Yusen Logistics, vinyl wrapping the cabs of 58 trucks from their original white to a striking black livery for the company’s distribution contract with Howdens Joinery Group.

British Columbia-based extra large-format flexible circuit production specialist TF Massif has revealed how it used Drytac SpotOn media to support the production of an innovative project that saw printed graphics brought to life through the addition of various components such as flexible smart LEDs, ePaper and sensors which are then programmed to create mesmerizing effects.

The Kudu high-end flatbed printer and the swissQprint glass option have each garnered an EDP Award.

Imaged Advertising Creations (IAC) is one of the leading visual solutions providers based in Toronto, Canada serving the North American market. IAC is known for being at the forefront of industrial inkjet solutions with its latest purchase of Agfa’s Jeti Tauro H3300 HS LED printer with spot varnish capabilities. This printer will allow them to produce high-speed output at near-litho quality.

Datateam Business Media Ltd is pleased to announce the acquisition of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) from Faversham House Ltd.

Dutch large-format digital print business PPP Nederland has revealed how its investment in an HP Latex 2700W has allowed the company to significantly expand its fleet livery and transport signage services.

Following its recent meeting with Special Advisors to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at No10 Downing Street, the Government has delivered on a key strategic support request from the IPIA.

Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers, vinyl cutters, 3D milling machines, and other digital imaging technologies, has announced three key personnel changes within its Service Department.

Portable trade display solutions provider, Very Displays, has purchased their first Agfa printer. An Avinci CX3200 dye-sublimation wide-format printer was installed at their Market Harborough production facility in February.

FUJIFILM Europe GmbH today launches "Print Experience Centre," an innovative concept aimed at elevating the value of the print medium through integrated experiences ranging from photographic to industrial prints.

Southend’s Urban Print and Design Ltd has installed a brand new Gibson 3200 hybrid roll/flatbed printer from UK distributor RSR. The new machine replaces an ageing Agfa Anapurna which according to MD Jeff Chaplin had reached the end of its working life.

Soyang, a UK-based partner of Fujifilm, recently hosted an Open House event to showcase the remarkable capabilities of the ‘superwide’ (5m) Acuity Ultra R2 roll-fed printer to customers in its showroom.

Fiery, the largest independent provider of digital front ends (DFEs) and related workflow automation solutions for the graphic arts and industrial print markets, today reported that it will be exhibiting at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023, Europe's leading exhibition for screen and digital, wide format printing and textile printing. FESPA is scheduled for 23 to 26 May 2023 at Messe Munich in Germany. Fiery will be located in the EFI Stand, Hall A1, Stand B50, at the show.

FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience (23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Germany) are set to help visitors from around the world gain new perspectives on speciality print, signage and visual communications.

Kernow Coatings, a leading manufacturer of printable synthetic substrates, launch eight new sunstainable products for wide format printers and a variety of printable wallpapers from the interiors range demonstrated on their booth at Fespa (Munich, May 23rd to 26th, hall A2/booth C44). They are suitable for a range of applications, from signage and display to interior decoration.

bigvaluebanners.co.uk has invested in an EFI VUTEk Pro 30h printer from CMYUK. This hybrid UV LED printer replaces a Durst Rho P10-160 flatbed, offering the business far greater versatility to push forward with increasing amounts of SEG work, whilst responding to demand for rigid graphics.

Swedish diversified printing company Akompani has spoken out about the impact HP Latex technology has had on its business, with the recent addition of a new HP Latex 800W printer further strengthening its offering.

Wallpaper has been around for a few centuries. But during the past twenty years, it has undergone an exciting reinvention. Driven by the global hype of “everything can and will be customized”, so-called single-wall solutions have become an interior design must have. Putting up, and removing, wallpaper can be quite an effort prompting consumers to seek professional help. This, of course, increases the cost of the final product: a decorated wall.