Fujifilm today announces the launch of its new LED UV cured thermoforming inks, designed especially for use with its Acuity Prime flatbed printers.

Fujifilm has today confirmed that the Acuity Prime L flatbed printer is now commercially available. The printer, which was unveiled at FESPA 2022, is a larger version of the award-winning Acuity Prime 20 and 30 models.

Wide-format equipment distributor and Soyang Europe business Josero is expanding the group’s relationship with Fujifilm, announcing an appointment as a Fujifilm Acuity Prime partner to supply the range to customers in the UK. This news follows Soyang Europe’s deal to sell the Acuity Ultra R2 in the UK market in May 2022, and a number of key partnerships won by Josero in recent months.

FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Ltd. has announced global commercial availability of an expanded range of colours to its series of high performance RxD pigment dispersions for water-based inkjet ink formulation. Fujifilm now offers dispersions in Orange PO71, Green PG7, and Violet PV23 pigments. The new inkjet pigment dispersions are now available world-wide through Fujifilm’s Ink Solutions Group.

In October 2022, Fujifilm officially opened ‘Fujifilm House’, its new UK headquarters in Bedford, which boasts more than 30,000 square feet of attractive working space, built with sustainability in mind.

Fujifilm is pleased to announce that it will host a first-of-its-kind, in-person event on 9th and 10th November, at its award-winning ink R&D and manufacturing site in Broadstairs, Kent, to showcase and demonstrate its Acuity wide format range.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralf Petersen as Workflow & Solution Consultant, Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging. Petersen will be based within the sales department, where he will be responsible for assessing customer workflow needs and managing the integration of end-to-end solutions, from workflow to finishing, considering both Fujifilm and third-party partners’ solutions.

Based in Slough, Berkshire, Vario Press is a marketing agency founded in 1970. With a wealth of knowledge and experience in print production, their products vary from exhibition graphics to branded gift packs. The company’s 45 staff produce a huge range of offset and digitally printed applications, offering services from design right through to mailing and installation.

Fujifilm today announced that its Revoria Press PC1120 has earned the Keypoint Intelligence ‘Buyers Lab 2022 Pro Award’ in the ‘Outstanding High-Volume CMYK+ Production Device’ category.

Following the success of the first Peak Performance Print Experience in 2021, Fujifilm will host a second event on the 28th September 2022 at the Fujifilm Advanced Print Technology Centre, Brussels. The Peak Performance Print Experience brings together print businesses from across Europe to see first-hand the latest developments in Fujifilm’s rapidly expanding digital print portfolio.

Fujifilm has expanded its Acuity team with the appointment of Shaun Holdom into the role of Marketing Manager – Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems.

Soyang Europe, the leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings, and the distributor of the Fujifilm Acuity Ultra R2 printer, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tracy Dineen as Fujifilm Product Manager, with immediate effect.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Raynald Barillot as Category Manager, Digital Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging, Fujifilm EMEA. Within this role, Barillot will manage Fujifilm’s digital packaging product portfolio.

Color-Logic has announced the first customer certification of the new Fujifilm Revoria Model PC1120 Digital Press, at Same Day Printing in Melbourne, Australia.

Fujifilm brought its ‘Blueprint’ concept for wide format to life at FESPA 2022, resulting in an exhibition stand that was packed with visitors from start to finish, with the company’s preparations for the exhibition supported by longstanding partnerships with The Equinox Group and Fokina.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Borsky as Category Manager, Analogue Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging, Fujifilm EMEA. Within this role, Borsky will manage all analogue products across the entire Fujifilm product portfolio applicable for packaging applications including flexo inks, printing plates and curing systems. Borsky will support Fujifilm customers, prospects, partners and sales teams with all technical and product related topics. Additionally, he will manage and grow Fujifilm’s partner network for these respective product ranges to allow the Fujifilm sales teams to offer full end-to-end solutions to its customers.

Color-Logic has certified FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia as the first Color-Logic Demonstration Center in Australasia. Commenting on the certification, Mark Geeves, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing, said: "Color-Logic has worked with FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia for several years to ensure the successful integration of the Color-Logic metallics process on Fujifilm printing devices. Recently, the FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia epicenterTM supplied samples off their Revoria PressTM PC1120 printed on metallic stock with White Dry ink that were spectacular, both in regard to print quality and in the ability to reproduce Color-Logic embellishments and metallic colors."

Soyang Europe, a leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings has announced its acquisition of Josero.

Fujifilm has agreed a partnership with Soyang to sell the Acuity Ultra R2 in the UK market. The agreement marks the start of a new venture for Soyang, a highly respected wide format materials supplier, now looking to leverage that expertise to enter into hardware sales.

The company becomes the first commercial offset print business in France to install the Fujifilm Jet Press 750S High Speed model, citing increased customer demand for short-run, fast turnaround work.

The retail industry is an increasingly competitive space as businesses and brands consistently battle to beat rivals on prices, match promotions, offer customers better deals, and grab the most attention in-store. This means suppliers to the retail industry cannot afford not to deliver outstanding quality, meet tight deadlines, and accommodate ambitious projects. As one of the leading producers of POS to the retail industry as well as the largest producer of OOH print, collaborating with customers including B&Q, Waitrose, H&M, M&S, and Tesco, SMP Group in London knows these demands all too well. Peter Darwin, Operations Director at SMP Group, says: “We're constantly challenged by our clients to provide higher quality, quicker turnaround, cheaper prices in reality, and we need to be initiative-taking in finding ways to get that out to the market.”