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Digitally printed textiles market to reach €4.9bn in 2023

The digitally printed textiles market will grow to €4.9bn (£4.22bn) in 2023, according to new research from Smithers Pira.

Pulford steps up at Domino as Bond retires

Robert Pulford has been appointed as the new chief executive of Domino Printing Sciences as his predecessor Nigel Bond has elected to retire.

Fontain understood to have closed

Fontain is understood to have closed its doors following the failure of its recent company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Stickylabels sticks with Roland for upgrade to VG2

Stickylabels has taken on a new Roland DG TrueVis VG2-540 wide-format printer-cutter as an upgrade to the machine’s preceding model.

Revealed: ban for print farmer's associate

The business partner of vilified print farmer Neill John has also received a lengthy disqualification, PrintWeek can reveal.

Ex-Tradeprint man strikes out with digital flipbook service

Tradeprint’s departing business development manager, and former owner of Sense Creative, has launched a new digital flipbook production service for print companies.

Ink spill makes beautiful mess at Howard Hunt

A major clean-up operation has been underway at Howard Hunt after trespassers opened the valves on its bulk ink storage facility, causing a large ink spill that was likened to children’s TV show Art...

Signs Express Southampton takes SureColor to aid big ambitions

Signs Express Southampton has installed an Epson SureColor SC-S80600 wide-format printer as part of a bid to become the biggest franchise in the South.

Loop Print kit set for online auction

Potential bidders have signalled a high level of interest in the assets of the now-defunct Loop Print as the company’s kit goes up for auction.

Eight year ban for rogue print farmer

Notorious print farmer Neill John has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years.

Fujifilm pre-tax profit reaches record high

Fujifilm’s pre-tax profit reached a record high of ¥212.8bn (£1.48bn) in its fiscal year ended 31 March 2019, but its revenue was down marginally to ¥2.432tn.

Print in decline as digital dominates ad spend

Print and other traditional media are either “stagnant or in decline” according to the latest figures on advertising expenditure in the UK.

Overmatter: card sharps

When opportunity has the potential to knock, make sure you’re suitably prepared.

Signs Express opens the book on Brum’s Floozie

The River, a sculpture designed by Dhruva Mistry, has reclined in the fountain outside Birmingham’s historic Council House since 1994. In all that time, the affectionately named ‘Floozie in the...

Lecta operates seven paper mills in Europe

Lecta still to decide on possible CWF conversion at Condat

Lecta has confirmed the temporary shutdown of a coated woodfree papermaking line at its Condat mill in France, with a decision on a potential conversion project pending.