Wide format

Imagink quadruples productivity after wide-format spending spree

Wide-format printer Imagink has seen its productivity quadruple after a £325,000 investment in wide-format kit that ended in the spring.

CMYUK adds HP kit to portfolio

Wide-format kit reseller CMYUK is set to offer HP’s full range of latex and flatbed printers as it continues to expand its product offering for the UK sign and digital market.

KJB launches wide-format division after buy

KJB Print UK has launched a new wide-format division, Creative Digital Printing Solutions (CDPS), after purchasing the assets and trading name of Creative Digital Printing, which went into...

Canon unveils Pro-6000

Canon has launched its new 1.5m-wide imagePrograf Pro-6000 large-format printer, which it says is the largest in its range to use 12 colours.

Change afoot at Callprint as new London site opens

Callprint Group has opened a new site in London’s Tobacco Dock, in a move described by its group director as a “catalyst for change”.

GGS moves into wide-format banner market

Gardiner Graphic Supplies (GGS) has taken its first step into the wide-format banner market with the launch of its Print-On textured banner roller material.

One Digital brings finishing processes in-house

Commercial and wide-format printer One Digital has invested around £20,000 in a Foliant Vega 400A laminator with foiling unit to bring laminating and foiling in-house.

Galloways brings wide-format in-house

Commercial printer Galloways has moved into the wide-format space with the installation of a Mimaki large-format printer-cutter, along with taking a new folder for its litho department.

Grafenia ups its Image with largest acquisition to date

Grafenia has made a further acquisition with the purchase of Manchester-based wide-format printer Image Everything for £3m, its second and largest buy since it revealed its intention last summer to...

Designer opts for Epson in new studio

Textile and fashion designer Richard Quinn has bought two Epson large-format machines for his new studio, in an investment of around £35,000.

Xaar anticipates sales boost in H2

Half-year sales at Xaar will be down on 2016, but the group is expecting a more buoyant second half of the year.

Smart Graphics increases efficiency with Tharstern MIS buy

Scottish specialist graphics provider Smart Graphics has invested in a full Tharstern MIS which it said will slash estimating time.