The opening months of 2018 have been dominated by news of consolidation among kit manufacturers.

For any brand or business shopping around for wide-format print, the industry offers a Willy Wonka-style profusion of delights to play with and pick from.

HP is set to launch the HP Latex R Series, which will enable its water-based Latex technology to be used for rigid printing.

London-based fine printing and bookbinding specialist Barnard & Westwood has produced the invitations for the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Grafenia has made moves to angle its Nettl offering more towards web-first and signage due to challenges in traditional print, as it heads towards the end of its 2017/18 financial year.

Heidelberg has unveiled the Versafire EV, the latest in its Versafire family of digital printers, for both the four- and five-colour market.

Printers have seemingly been targeted by a potential new credit card fraud scam involving the production and shipping of banners.

Komori UK has appointed John Harrison as its first-ever head of digital and finishing sales in a bid to increase its prominence in the digital printing market.

EFI has unveiled two new Fiery digital front-ends (DFEs) to drive Ricoh Pro C7200X Series production printers.

BCQ Group has bought Kidlington-based printer Hunts, taking on all of its staff and clients in a bid to expand the reach of both brands.