Print industry news roundup: BPIF, North Print, Efi Arazi, Business Bank, Ricoh, Watkiss Automation

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: BPIF management programme to start this month; North Print on course to outstrip 2011; Scitex and EFI founder Efi Arazi dies at 76; First phase of Business Bank announced; Ricoh updates software portfolio; Watkiss at North Print

 

BPIF management programme to kick off this month
Around 100 learners will attend the official launch of the BPIF's Graduate Management Programme at a one day event in London on 30 April.

North Print on course to outstrip 2011
Next month's North Print & Pack is set to match if not exceed organiser's Informa's expectations, with pre-registration visitor registrations outstripping 2011's event at the same stage and the organiser confident of meeting its target of 3,000 visitors across the three days.

Scitex and EFI founder Efi Arazi dies at 76
Digitial pre-press and print pioneer Efi Arazi, founder of both Scitex and Electronics for Imaging (EFI) and father of Israel's high-tech industry, has passed away, aged 76.

First phase of Business Bank announced
The government has launched the first phase of its much anticipated Business Bank with a £300m investment programme for SMEs.

Ricoh updates TotalFlow workflow and launches MarcomCentral
Ricoh has announced a raft of updates to its software portfolio, including four updates to its TotalFlow workflow and a new cloud-based marketing services suite, MarcomCentral.

Watkiss Automation holds first UK show for finishing machines
Finishing equipment supplier Watkiss Automation is hoping for a sales boost for three of its newest machines when showing them at North Print and Pack next month.