Wide-format

Freestyle Designs managing director Jayson Godridge (centre) with Josero consumables sales manager Mitch Anstey and managing director Sarah Winterbottom

Freestyle Designs expands with Agfa Anapurna

Bath-based Freestyle Designs has installed an Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED to help remove bottlenecks and increase volume and variety of work.

RA Smart is headquartered in Macclesfield

RA Smart large-format division in new Acuity deal

RA Smart Large Format, the textiles printing specialist’s new large-format equipment arm, has signed a deal with Fujifilm to supply its Acuity range of devices, with the first install set for January.

25/8: focus on transparency and customer service

25/8 expands in first year

Start-up 25/8 Marketing Group has made its first acquisition and signed up a major new client.

ViziPrint Deco + has been designed to remain in place for up to seven years

Drytac adds to ViziPrint portfolio

Drytac has expanded its portfolio of high quality printable medias with the launch of ViziPrint Deco +, a 50mic optically clear gloss PET film with a permanent acrylic adhesive.

The new products are made from fully recycled PET yarns

Innotech expands recycled PVC-free banner range

Innotech Digital has expanded its Vertex Marine range of PVC-free fabric display products made from fully recycled PET yarns.

CDP: consensus on what qualifies as climate leadership has evolved

Industry names on A List

A number of industry firms have appeared on the A List produced by international environmental non-profit organisation CDP.

InPrint Munich 2019 attracted 2,755 trade visitors

Exhibitors lining up for InPrint Munich and more

Preparations are well underway for three specialist industry events that were postponed due to coronavirus restrictions in Germany.

The eight-colour plus white machine was installed in September

Bamboo Creations ups productivity with HP install

Family-run wide-format print specialist Bamboo Creations has installed an HP Latex 800W printer to boost its productivity and further enhance its environmental credentials.

November’s numbers headed by challenges and M&A

The same month that Storm Arwen ravaged parts of the UK, November’s ranking of Printweek’s most-read stories was topped by one of the UK’s largest print groups suffering a squall of its own.

Fawcett-Jones and Loveridge in Breaking Bad costumes. Image: Omicron Repro

Omicron Repro shares concerns over new Covid variant name

Canterbury printer Omicron Repro has had positive support from its customers despite an initial period of concern over the name of the latest Covid variant.