Wide-format

Spandex and Roland DG team up for open day

Spandex is hosting an 'innovation day' to try and woo signmakers, wrappers, printers and shopfitters with a range of Roland DG equipment and substrates suitable for the sign and display sector.

Mimaki flies over Fespa big-seller for UK launch

Mimaki is gearing up for the UK launch of its popular UJV55-320 printer after record sales following its unveiling at Fespa Digital in Amsterdam last month.

Killer app: Studio One teaches lesson for school hoarding

Northamptonshire County Council has enlisted the help of local wide-format printer Studio One to supply hoarding boards to dress the perimeter fence surrounding the town’s old post office site.

Star product: Soyang SoDecor wallpaper

New material capitalises on burgeoning home decor trend.

Spin Print expands headcount by 25%

A Yorkshire-based print company has boosted the size of its team by a quarter after a series of appointments as it looks to expand in 2016 with a new B2 press.

Innotech brings laser signage estimation tool to UK

Innotech has launched a laser measurement package in the UK aimed at wide-format and signage printers.

Agfa improves Jeti Tauro productivity with extra automation

Agfa is launching a new stacker for its 2.5m-wide flatbed Jeti Tauro at Drupa.

Lewis & Wood buys Mtex Blue to boost capabilities

A niche, plush textiles and wallpaper print business has bought the UK's first Mtex Blue with Pigments inkjet.

Peerless Plastics & Coatings expands in-house offering with Signracer buy

A plastics and coatings company is to become a trade house for the printing and signage industry after snapping up a hybrid UV printer at Fespa in Amsterdam earlier this month.

Hull printer cuts costs with DYSS investment

G4 Design & Print Solutions aims to save £45,000 a year after installing a digital cutting table to complement its roll-fed, small- and large-format flatbed digital printers.