Katrin Robertson, CEO of blowUP media and a board member of the World Out of Home Organization, will head the Organization's panel of judges for its 2020 Awards, to be announced at its Congress in Toronto from June 3-5, 2020. The judges will also include Organization President Tom Goddard and Executive Director John Ellery.

The much-anticipated Cartoon Network Hotel has recently opened, decorated with colorful floor-to-ceiling graphics printed on Drytac ReTac Smooth 150 media. Animation fans can now eat, sleep, play and swim surrounded by their favorite characters from Adventure Time, The Powerpuff Girls, Steven Universe, Johnny Bravo and more in the hotel in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. will deliver the first EFI™ Cubik S700 industrial single-pass digital inkjet printer in North America to Mono, Ontario-based flooring manufacturer Kember Kreative Interiors in early 2020. The company purchased the printer for its Kember Flooring subsidiary in Michigan, where it will launch a research and development initiative that is expected to improve efficiencies and relieve existing production burdens.

Globe Park Print Store completed a multi-application project for skiwear brand Perfect Moment using Drytac media, in place for just one day.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc., is pleased to announce Changyin Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd, as its inkjet superwide and wide-format printer distribution partner in China.

Fans heading to a winter sports complex are set to receive a warm welcome thanks to a new ceiling mural, printed and installed by Branded Wraps using Drytac® products.

Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, has added five new apparel fabrics to its Digital Apparel lineup for dye sublimation printing. All styles are made in the USA and include a printable t-shirt, golf polo, light hoodie, fleece and a black poly/spandex blend for yoga pants and swimwear.

Lift Software, developers of the revolutionary new Lift ERP software, announced this week that Leland Morgan and Alyssa Henkel have joined the company as Business Development Manager and Software Project Manager, respectively. Leland and Alyssa bring a copious amount of software specific industry experience to Lift, as the company continues to grow in placements and innovation.

Packaging Innovations 2020 will host curated content designed to tackle the biggest challenges faced by the food, drink, beauty, pharmaceutical and healthcare, e-commerce, and retail sectors, as part of the show’s Industry Forums, when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February.

“Last year, we returned to Printwear and Promotion LIVE! to showcase some newly released products that fit the market really well.” says Ronee Gillett, Personalisation Specialist for Roland DG UK, “The visitor response was incredible and with even more new releases throughout 2019, we’re going even bigger in 2020.”

printMAX are delighted to announce the launch of an exclusive ‘Workflow Bundle.’ This ultimate production combination is comprised of the Mimaki JFX200-2513 LED-UV flatbed printer and the Summa F1612 flatbed cutter. Paired for productivity, printMAX are offering the chance to acquire the two machines for under £100k or from just £67* per day.

Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has restructured its segment for industrial textile printing. The new segment manager, Dr. Stefan Kappaun, has responsibility for the strategic direction in home textiles, clothing and accessories. Dr. Kappaun also will be the connecting link to the Large Format Segment, which takes over soft signage and fabrics in the portfolio.

Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) today announces it is expanding the show’s appeal with a range of new and returning exhibitors already confirmed for April 2020. In direct response to the demands of its core audience, the leading signmaking, display solutions and digital printing show will host an exciting range of leading suppliers when it returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 28 to 30 April 2020.

The British Sign Awards will take place again this year – but under an independent BSA (British Sign Awards) banner. The Awards, launched in 2013, were developed to celebrate and recognise the skills and talent of UK-based sign businesses, and are now firmly established as a major sign industry event.

UK and Ireland Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services has announced further enticement to those companies looking to invest in Mimaki’s award-winning technology by offering a free LA-160W Laminator alongside a 3-year Gold warranty on Mimaki’s new super-fast, wide-format JV300-160plus solvent printer and CJV300-160plus integrated printer/cutter for a limited period.

Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries, is launching the new Avery Dennison® Supreme Wrapping™ Film / Spandex GP Edition, a unique new range of custom colours from Avery Dennison’s popular Supreme Wrapping Film range developed for Spandex.