Wide format

Xaar looks set to make an unspecified number of job cuts after announcing "cost actions" following lower than expected sales in its legacy ceramics business in the first five months of the year.

Grafenia has appointed a new interim finance director, following the retirement from full-time work of its current group finance director.

Sign and commercial graphics specialist First Display has just finished beta testing a Roland DG VersaArt RF-640 printer with CSL Digital's DuraUV UV LED ink and drying technology.

Flexo repro specialist Reproflex 3 has invested £35,000 in a new Roland DG Soljet Pro 4 XR-640 alongside two Epson SureColor SC-P7000s to bolster its UK operations as it expands in India and the UAE.

Perfect Colours has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for New Solution Engineering's new flatbed digital corrugated printer, the NS Multi LG.

T Shirt & Sons has taken delivery of the first Kornit Vulcan high-productivity direct-to-garment printer to be sold into Europe, as part of a multimillion-pound expansion.

HP has launched a new workflow suite for its PageWide series of corrugated presses, One Package, to smooth the transition of corrugated converters into the digital market.

Northern Flags has invested around £500,000 in Agfa wide-format kit as it looks to leverage the FaberExposize UK brand to expand its presence in the POS and exhibition graphics markets.

Swedish-headquartered paper mill Oppboga Bruk has recruited two new additions to its sales management team to enable its managing director to increase his focus on the growing UK market.

Agfa Graphics has shown off its new Jeti Tauro H3300 LED hybrid printer in public for the first time at an event held at its Belgian headquarters.

Fantasy Prints has installed an Esko Kongsberg X24 cutting table to support the increased speed of its EFI Vutek GS2000LX Pro digital press.

Macroart is targeting significant growth after rolling out a £1m-plus spend on two Dursts and site expansion.