Wide format

Wide-format printer Northern Flags has rebranded to the name of its parent company, FaberExposize, and is preparing to relocate to new premises and initiate a £1m investment programme.

Kent-based digital and screen wide-format printer ESP Technologies Group has been acquired in a pre-pack administration deal by newly formed company Mattech Enterprises.

Frame and lightbox manufacturer DPI (UK) has relocated to a larger premises, in a bid to boost turnover by at least 20%.

OKI has launched a new A3 printer with white toner.

Sign printer Kaydor Signs has installed a 1.6m-wide Roland VersaExpress RF-640, which its managing director said has led to a huge improvement in turnaround times.

Ashfield Printing is set to become one of the first UK firms to install a Canon Océ Colorado after taking a special trip to Fespa to put the new UVgel wide-format printer through its paces.

Imagedata Group has invested circa-£500,000 in new kit to boost its large-format graphics operation at its Howden site in Yorkshire.

Sutton Coldfield-based display graphics business Andesign UK has expanded the digital textile side of its business, including the development of a dedicated e-commerce platform, fabrisignuk.com.

Display kit supplier Ultima Displays has kicked off a €2m (£1.7m) three-year-long investment plan by taking two Durst Rhotex 325s, including one in its Corby, Northamptonshire premises, setting itself...

Uncertainty over a number of major contracts at St Ives could put a crimp in the group's plans to sell off its print operations.

D.gen is discussing the merits of its new Artrix H8 printer at Fespa.

Kimjaya is focusing the advantages of its mercury-free doming resins at Fespa.