Wide-format

Cast your mind back to Drupa 2016, and the plethora of inkjet systems for printing onto corrugated board that were either on show, or being talked about as future products.

Sign and display franchise Fastsigns has its sights set on further digital signage growth in 2018 after experiencing success in the area last year.

InkTec’s brand new entry-level signage and graphics flatbed.

European Sign Expo 2018, the annual exhibition dedicated to non-printed signage which is co-located with the Fespa wide-format print expo, is sold out and set for its largest event to date.

Grafenia is set to raise more than £3m via a share placing aimed at boosting the group’s plans to build up a nationwide network of signage businesses through targeted acquisitions.

Sign and display franchise Fastsigns has achieved Idealliance G7 Master Qualification at two more of its UK centres and revealed its growth plans for the remainder of the year.

Sign & Digital UK just gets bigger and better, says show director Rudi Blackett. This month’s exhibition will take up over 11,000m² at the NEC in Birmingham.

HNS Signs is looking for a buyer to take over operations following the decision of director and founder Michelle Henry to move to Australia.

Water-based textile inks supplier MagnaColours has bolstered its range of special effects products for the screen printing industry with the launch of a new glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent ink.

Grafenia has made moves to angle its Nettl offering more towards web-first and signage due to challenges in traditional print, as it heads towards the end of its 2017/18 financial year.