Wide format

3 Sixty targets growth with Durst double
3 Sixty has taken on two new wide-format printers from Durst in order to bolster its output in the retail market and expand its textiles offering.

Ricoh expands inkjet reach
Ricoh expects its inkjet business to expand significantly into new industrial applications and is looking at the feasibility of developing a dedicated ink operation from its site in Scotland.

One Digital sponsors a snail in charity fundraiser
Commercial and wide-format printer One Digital is sponsoring one of 50 snail sculptures as part of the Snailspace initiative in support of local charity Martlets Hospice.

Kall Kwik Farnham acquired by sales veteran
Former Apogee sales account manager Bill Clayton has bought Kall Kwik Farnham after working with the firm for more than a decade in his previous role.

SP Group creditors owed nearly £5m
Printers and pre-press firms are listed among the major creditors of SP Group, which owed unsecured creditors more than £4.9m when it went into administration over the summer.

Leach doubles print capacity with £500k spend
Large-format graphics specialist Leach has invested £500,000 in a new Durst Rhotex 325 printer to double the capacity of its Yorkshire factory to a 500sqm/hr print rate.

Taylor Bloxham secures colour quality accreditation
Print and marketing communications company Taylor Bloxham Group has been awarded the BPIF Colour Quality Management Scheme certification for ISO 12647:2013.

IGS launches new UV printers and cutters
International Graphic Supplies has introduced new ranges of LED-UV flatbed printers and cutters to the UK market.

Adapt opens new HP Latex R-Series showroom
Adapt, the exclusive UK distributor for HP's Latex R-Series hybrid production printers, has opened a new showroom dedicated to the technology.

Newcomer sets up devilish new vehicle wrap business
A former educator had to learn some lessons himself in order to launch his own vehicle wrap and signage business this summer.

Showcard Print invests to double mounting capacity
Wide-format specialist Showcard Print is looking to double its mounting capacity after installing a second litho laminator.

The Sign Shed speeds turnarounds with new flatbed
The Sign Shed has made savings of 75% in labour time after installing a Roland DG VersaUV S-Series flatbed printer to speed up signmaking and free up its other kit.