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An alliance of industry trade bodies was unveiled at Fespa last week, with the stated aim of giving the print industry "one voice".

Wide-format kit reseller Atech (Q80S/Q94S) secured a raft of new business at Fespa, with notable sales including a Roland Soljet Pro4 XF-640 and a Roland VersaUV LEJ-640.

Industrial Inkjet has added a robotic option to its XYPrint 200 printing system.

The Magic Touch claims to have created "the world's first talking t-shirt".

Product marking and pad printing specialist Kaye-Dee (P14N) has launched a new high-speed 3D product printer from Dutch manufacturer Bergstein.

Manchester-based display manufacturer UK POS has launched a range of illuminated clear acrylic wall signs at Fespa.

A new UK-designed and manufactured display and signage board is proving one of the surprise hits at Fespa.

HP's Fespa launched Latex 3000 has proven to be the manufacturer's star of the show, with at least five machines sold before the show even reached its halfway point.

The 50th anniversary of Fespa has exceeded all expectations with footfall across the show's five days totalling 22,000 - beating the visitor total for Fespa 2010 in Munich by 1,000.

The new ColorPainter M-64s, nicknamed 'The Beauty', which Seiko unveiled at Fespa, has become a bestseller, with eight of these low-solvent, large-format printers were sold on the first day alone.

Screenprint Productions has introduced a new printed flooring to the market at Fespa.

A merger between Berforts Information Press and Butler Tanner & Dennis (BT&D) is set to create the third-biggest book printing group in the UK.

After a protracted wait MPG Printgroup has now definitely gone into administration.

Canon has unveiled the Océ ColorWave 900, targeted at the graphic arts, construction, architecture and CAD markets, on its stand at Fespa (H05S).

Papergraphics has launched a raft of new substrates in its wide-format digital dcor portfolio including metallic and magnetic wall coverings.