The Showcase event, held in association with PrintWeek's sister magazine PrintBuyer, will be held at the Royal Armouries, Leeds on 6 October.

As well as an exhibition area for local printers, the event will feature a series of seminars and workshops for print buyers concluding with a networking buffet.

Speakers include representatives from Print Industries Northern California (PINC), an association that provides development programmes for the US print industry.

"No doubt the PINC representatives will give us a real insight into how successful print firms are created across the pond," said BPIF regional director Mike Hopkins, who is organising the event with BPIF consultant Robert McClements.

Print Yorkshire is a partnership between Yorkshire Forward and the BPIF, which aims to ensure the print and printed packaging sector in Yorkshire and Humber remains a national player.

For reservations contact: 0113 243 6086.

Story by Lauretta Roberts