Southend’s Urban Print and Design Ltd has installed a brand new Gibson 3200 hybrid roll/flatbed printer from UK distributor RSR. The new machine replaces an ageing Agfa Anapurna which according to MD Jeff Chaplin had reached the end of its working life.

Soyang, a UK-based partner of Fujifilm, recently hosted an Open House event to showcase the remarkable capabilities of the ‘superwide’ (5m) Acuity Ultra R2 roll-fed printer to customers in its showroom.

Fiery, the largest independent provider of digital front ends (DFEs) and related workflow automation solutions for the graphic arts and industrial print markets, today reported that it will be exhibiting at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023, Europe's leading exhibition for screen and digital, wide format printing and textile printing. FESPA is scheduled for 23 to 26 May 2023 at Messe Munich in Germany. Fiery will be located in the EFI Stand, Hall A1, Stand B50, at the show.

FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience (23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Germany) are set to help visitors from around the world gain new perspectives on speciality print, signage and visual communications.

Kernow Coatings, a leading manufacturer of printable synthetic substrates, launch eight new sunstainable products for wide format printers and a variety of printable wallpapers from the interiors range demonstrated on their booth at Fespa (Munich, May 23rd to 26th, hall A2/booth C44). They are suitable for a range of applications, from signage and display to interior decoration.

bigvaluebanners.co.uk has invested in an EFI VUTEk Pro 30h printer from CMYUK. This hybrid UV LED printer replaces a Durst Rho P10-160 flatbed, offering the business far greater versatility to push forward with increasing amounts of SEG work, whilst responding to demand for rigid graphics.

Swedish diversified printing company Akompani has spoken out about the impact HP Latex technology has had on its business, with the recent addition of a new HP Latex 800W printer further strengthening its offering.

Wallpaper has been around for a few centuries. But during the past twenty years, it has undergone an exciting reinvention. Driven by the global hype of “everything can and will be customized”, so-called single-wall solutions have become an interior design must have. Putting up, and removing, wallpaper can be quite an effort prompting consumers to seek professional help. This, of course, increases the cost of the final product: a decorated wall.

SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for professional signmaking, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM machining industries, will demonstrate the latest developments to its Flexi signmaking software, the only all-in-one design, print and cut software for sign and print providers, on its stand (A1-A11) at FESPA, 23-26 May, at Messe Munich.

ArtSystems, the Nottingham-based specialist systems distributor and service provider, is delighted to announce it has joined the International Sign Association UK (ISA-UK).

Guandong will still take part in Fespa 2023 with the aim of consolidating the role of “Speciality Specialist” acquired over 20 years dedicated to operating in the print media development and marketing. Daniele Faoro, Chief Sales & Marketing Advisor of Guandong Italia, explains: "Our aim is to further consolidate our sales network, particularly abroad, by constantly strengthening our distributors network which directly interfaces with printing operators".

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces that registration for PRINTING United Expo 2023 is now open. This leading global printing event serving markets across all printing segments will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on October 18-20.

Spanish wide format specialist Oedim has once again partnered with Fujifilm to expand its fleet of Acuity wide format printers to increase productivity and support its growth.

Mimaki Europe, the leading manufacturer of inkjet printing and cutting technologies, will showcase its sustainability and circularity solutions, launch new printers, and celebrate international design collaborations on booth H7-C304 at ITMA 2023 (08–14 June 2023 Fiera Milano RHO, Milan, Italy).

While providing high quality products and solutions to the customer is of course critically important, here at Soyang Europe, we like to go that extra mile for all our clients, providing them with focused and friendly service each step of their journey.

Agfa is set to showcase a new roll-to-roll printing module on its fastest multi-pass wide-format inkjet printer family, the Tauro H3300 LED, at FESPA in Munich from 23-26 May. The compact Flex RTR allows for swift switching between rigid and flexible media, maintaining high productivity levels.

Berger Textiles is bolstering its North American presence with an expanded sales team and new warehousing facilities to enhance its nationwide supply coverage.

Kernow Coatings, a global leader in OEM-certified printable digital synthetic materials, will be launching a suite of innovative new products as they approach the show and give an outlook on the top trends in the printing industry. They invite customers, partners, friends and visitors to their booth at Fespa (Munich, May 23rd to 26th, hall A2/booth C44). Kernow will also show their printing solutions popular in the market today.

There is no understating the impact that the pandemic had on the sign and display markets. Thankfully, both sectors are now well on the road to recovery, but there are still certain challenges that remain for sign-makers and other companies in the industry.

As parts of its sustained efforts to grow the UK print industry, the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) paid a visit to No 10 Downing Street – where its Chair, Charles Rogers, met with special advisors to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Soyang Europe, the leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings, and – through its acquisition of Josero – a supplier of leading edge wide and superwide format print production hardware solutions, is delighted to announce that Soyang Technologies will exhibit at the upcoming FESPA Global Print Expo. Soyang Europe will also be supporting a number of its industry partners at the event.