Wide-format

Kelly: the market is anticipating a move to hybrid events for the future

New year predictions: Rob Kelly, Displayways

For Rob Kelly, CEO of the Displayways group of companies, the impact of Covid-19 became abundantly apparent in the first quarter of 2020 as exhibitions and events became the first casualties of the...

Fitch: helming Agfa's ambitious growth plans for inkjet in UK

Fitch steps up at Agfa

Agfa has promoted Paul Fitch to head up its inkjet business in the UK and Ireland.

Vivian: "Our customers are going to benefit from us being more efficient"

ImageData Group continues mega investment drive

ImageData Group is continuing a major programme of investment in new kit that has totalled more than £500,000 so far and included new machines for all three of its production sites.

60 seconds with... Balcony Shirts

Balcony Shirts is a printwear shop in West London. Partner Scott Raison explains the back story: “From humble beginnings printing t-shirts in our bedrooms and selling them on eBay, we soon graduated...

Scott hopes to become a print boss

Rising star: Neve Scott, Account handler, Northern Flags

Neve is 22 and began working in the printing industry in May 2018, when some part-time work turned into a full-time role at Leeds-based Northern Flags

Banbury Litho can now produce more wide-format work in-house

Banbury Litho enhances wide-format arm

Banbury Litho has bolstered its in-house wide-format ops with the installation of a Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX flatbed UV printer and an Esko Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutter with i-Cut software.

Reseller relationships for Kongsberg tables would be transferred to the new company

Esko to sell Kongsberg to PE firm

Esko is set to sell its Kongsberg digital finishing business to private equity firm OpenGate Capital.

SDUK’s 2020 outing was cancelled altogether in March

Sign & Digital UK pushed back to May

Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) 2021 has been rescheduled to May in the hopes that a 10-week extension will enable more time for the coronavirus pandemic to have eased.

Personalised gifts are becoming increasingly popular. Image: Depositphotos and Sonality

UK personalised gift market to hit £1bn

The UK personalised gift market is expected to reach £1bn over the next 12 months, according to the findings of a new study from Roland DG.

Wood Mitchell operated from twin buildings on the site of the Stoke-on-Trent National Garden Festival

Historic printer folds, industry firms in pre-pack and CVA

A wave of company insolvencies has spelled the end for a historic Staffordshire print business with a history dating back almost 120 years.