Wide format

Digital Factory has completed a £1.7m year-long investment programme with the installation of two Durst machines.

Signage company HD Signology has begun shipping its range of printed POS display units to Scandinavia and Europe after signing new export agreements.

South London printer Aquatint BSC has bought some of the assets of Intype Libra out of liquidation and relocated to the latter's Wimbledon base.

H&H Reeds Printers has installed a Mimaki JFX200-2513 – its first flatbed printer – to boost its wide-format offering.

Wide-format kit reseller Printmax has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and plans to show a range of Roland DG kit on its 27sqm stand.

Digital textile specialist Kornit Digital has upgraded its flagship Avalanche direct-to-garment printer range by adding a recirculating ink system.

Mimaki EMEA general marketing manager Mike Horsten is to leave the Japanese-headquartered wide-format kit manufacturer to take up a new sales role with HP.

Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is developing a system that can digitally print wallpaper with production speeds that it claims are comparable to conventional methods.

Fespa has launched its marketing campaign for its global wide-format print expo, Fespa 2017, with the message ‘Dare to print different'.

Irish commercial printer Minprint has acquired signage specialist Alpine Signs and invested in an EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro as it continues to expand its wide-format offering.

Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design has become one of the first educational institutions in the UK to install Mimaki’s TX300P-1800 textile printer.

ImageCo has invested in an HP Latex 570 in order to handle extra capacity from an influx of wallpaper work.