Wide format

Azonprinter expands Razor portfolio with new UV LED printer

Croatian manufacturer Azonprinter has extended its Razor product range with the launch of a new UV LED printer.

Xpress Group acquires Calico and invests in Indigo

Digital and wide-format printer Xpress Group has acquired creative agency Calico, for an undisclosed sum, and purchased a new HP Indigo 7800 digital press.

Trade printing price war hits Grafenia results

Grafenia’s share price fell to an all-time low after the PLC warned on its prospects for the full year, despite successfully growing its Brand Partner offering.

Aberdeen community project goes big with Jetrix

Robert Gordon University’s 'digital fabrication facility' has invested around £70,000 in a Jetrix KX3 for its community printing project.

Vinyl Decals Direct relocates and claims Ricoh first

Wide-format printer Vinyl Decals Direct (VDD) has moved to new larger premises and claims to have become the first UK company to install the Ricoh Pro L4130 latex printer using Ricoh’s new fast-drying...

SAI Flexi gains certification for newest HP Latex 300 series printers

Software company SA International (SAI) has had its Flexi wide-format printing and signmaking software certified by HP for use with the latest additions to its Latex 300 Printer series.

Norton makes wide-format investment

Midlands-based Norton Printwear, Signage & Embroidery has invested in a used 1.4m-wide Roland Soljet XC-540 to handle an influx of wrapping and wallpaper jobs.

Capoverde looks to UK to grow eco substrate sales

French textile manufacturer Capoverde is hoping to secure a distributor to bring its portfolio of wide-format polyester substrates, made from selectively filtered 100%-recycled plastic bottles, to the...

Blink rounds off solid investment year with second Agfa purchase

Commercial printer Blink Print has invested in a six-colour Agfa Anapurna M2540i FB, its second Agfa purchase in the past 12 months.

Fine Images in for Canon imagePrograf

Digital printer Fine Images has purchased a dual-roll Canon imagePrograf Pro-4000 to assist in the printing of architectural plans and other large-format work.

Swanline and Oppboga Bruk launch new water-resistant outdoor substrate

Swanline Paper and Board (SPB) has collaborated with Swedish paper mill Oppboga Bruk to launch a water-resistant outdoor display board that does not use a polyethylene (PE) coating to achieve its...

Agfa in talks with potential buyer

German medical IT group CompuGroup Medical SE is in early-stage talks that could result in an offer to buy Agfa.