Wide format

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.

Europoint boosts portfolio with Signature
Wide-format substrate supplier Europoint has become an official distributor of Signature acrylic glass products from manufacturer Altuglas.

Steffens calls time on 23-year Fespa run
Former Fespa chief executive Nigel Steffens has announced his retirement from the wide-format industry body.