PressOn says it has secured several innovative graphics jobs during the uncertain pandemic period - following some spectacular pre-COVID projects - using its HP Latex R Series printer.
A leader in the production of high quality, luxury retail displays for some of the world’s leading brands, Leicester-based Impact Retail prides itself on a strategically-driven and creative mindset. Its 76-strong team includes designers and project managers who have helped many companies enhance their brands with striking visual displays.
The huge influx of print service providers (PSPs) into the wide-format print market in recent years has made it an incredibly competitive sector, with a number of leading manufacturers vying for business.
Since its formation in 2009 by Garry Brown, Your Print Specialists (YPS) has shown continuous growth and is now one of the UK's leading suppliers to the sign, print and graphics display market.
Leading wide format printer and graphics specialists, MacroArt has collaborated with long term clients and retail design experts Nest Studios to deliver a unique retail space and interior for iconic luxury desserts brand, Creams Café.
Spandex is calling on its customers to share ‘before and after’ images of their most Inspired Interiors using 3M products for a chance to win €1,000 to spend with Spandex on 3M film products.
Following the successful launch of its first 76-inch, industrial grade textile printer in 2020, Epson today announces the expansion of the range to include the SC-F10000H.
After a year like no other, many financial predictions suggest the UK will see positive growth during the remainder of 2021 and into 2022.
The Print Show will return in September, running as the only event this year dedicated entirely to the UK print and wide-format industry.
Leading wide-format print, graphics, and visual communications specialist MacroArt has launched a major sustainability initiative to identify opportunities and drive improvements to help reduce the environmental impact across all areas of its business.
Coker Expo has invested in a new HP Latex R2000 Plus printer to support the launch of an innovative new business partnership.
Specialist HP 3D print and technical imaging distributor ArtSystems has been chosen by HP to bring their growing range of wide format media with ColorPRO Technology into the UK and Ireland.
Halesowen-based Solutions Acrylic & Display says working with the expert team at Quality Print Services (QPS) has helped to significantly improve the quality of its printed output and take on new work as a result.
ADAPT - Amari Digital Printing Technologies, part of the Vink group, have added over 300 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes to its product portfolio.
Leading trade-only supplier to the sign and graphics and digital printing/finishing industries, William Smith has revived its exclusive UK distributor status on the ROLLSROLLER Flatbed Applicator. It follows a new agreement made with the Sweden-based originator and manufacturer of the machine, Reklamide.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries, is increasing the choice of self-adhesive coloured vinyls it offers customers, with a comprehensive new range of ImagePerfect products optimised for indoor and outdoor promotional applications.
Over recent years, industries across the globe have begun to adopt subscription business models. Netflix subscriptions have replaced DVD purchases, Spotify and similar music streaming services have rendered CD purchases all but redundant, and for many of us our mobile phones are now on a monthly contract with comprehensive service packages that even offer future hardware upgrades as a built-in option.
Smith, part of William Smith Group 1832, has launched a new brochure dedicated to Chevron Kits.
The UK’s number one choice for all parking management solutions – PCM – has taken ownership of a JETRIX LXi7 LED UV flatbed printer. In fact, the printer has proved so proficient that through the pandemic they have identified several additional signage opportunities and set up a new business called UK Signs.
As part of an ongoing investment programme to provide installers with the widest possible choice for design projects, William Smith 1832 Group’s Architextural division now offers the full range of Cover Styl architectural finishes.
Leading wide format printer MacroArt has completed an installation of more than 3000 m2 of graphics and signage at the EFL Papa John's Trophy Finals ‘Wembley Weekender’ held at Wembley Stadium this month, ensuring a net zero carbon win for the environment.
Italian ink manufacturer JK Group has unveiled a number of new initiatives that see it supporting a trend towards improved sustainability in the wake of the pandemic.
VGL, a long-standing customer of Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has invested in a new Rhotex 325 production press to meet growing customer demands for more flexible and agile ways of working.
Drytac has further bolstered its EMEA team with the promotion of Phil Webster to the role of Head of Industrial Sales (EMEA), and the appointment of Stephen Ridyard as Technical Manager, UK. Both men are based out of Drytac's UK offices in Bristol.
Wide-format equipment distributor Josero today announces that Sarah Winterbottom is taking over the role of Managing Director as founder Loic Delor steps back from the day-to-day running of the business to focus on product development and special projects, remaining a company director.
Manchester Print Services (MPS) has installed a second HP Stitch digital textile printer specifically for the production of upholstery for corporate customers.
After being revealed as the winner of a new Ricoh Ri 100 Direct to Garment (DTG) printer in October 2020, sports kits and leisurewear provider Scorpion Sports says it plans to use the versatile machine to help explore opportunities in the short-run and personalised print markets.
Graphics One is pleased to announce the availability of The Road to Sublimation Success: Harnessing the Power of Sublimation for Outstanding Profits by David Gross and J. Stephen Spence.
Faversham House today announces Sign & Digital UK (SDUK), due to take place at Birmingham’s NEC from 16-18 May 2021, has been moved to 22-24 March 2022.
William Smith, part of William Smith Group 1832 and one of the largest UK material distributors, is pleased to announce the addition of four, newly released Avery Dennison Supreme Wrap Film colours to their vehicle wrap film portfolio.
With the UK's third lockdown set to ease, Drytac is offering a helping hand with the continued availability of its updated and free-to-download guides.
Graphics printed on a JETRIX LXiR320 by Ringcraft Boxing Facilities had ringside seats while Briton, Anthony Joshua knocked out Kubrat Pulev in the fight in December.
HP has announced discounts of up to £6000 on its market-leading Latex printers for the month of March.
Quality Print Services Ltd (QPS), the main UK distributor of Nazdar Ink Technologies' digital inkjet ink products, has announced it will be offering the newly-announced 706 Series of UV-LED inks to its UK customers with immediate effect.
Hybrid Services has appointed Duncan Jefferies in the new role of Head of Marketing & Business Development.
Yorkshire-based print service provider Inprint Colour has offered an insight into how its pre-pandemic purchase of a Ricoh PRO-TF6250 Series UV flatbed printer subsequently allowed it to keep up with a huge spike in demand for its sign production services in 2020 - and will serve as a platform for continued success in 2021.
Confidence eroded as Q4 output and orders curtailed – a further downturn is now underway in Q1 but vaccine roll-out provides hope.
Already established as one of the leading providers of print and signage to Scotland's airports, sign-maker and print company Scot Signs is now seeking to move into other markets with the help of its new HP Latex 1500.
Drytac's self-adhesive films continue to play a key role in the battle against Covid-19, with print service provider Globe Print having recently used no fewer than five Drytac products to create graphics, free-of-charge, for a new vaccination centre in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Industry-leading graphics firm, MacroArt has recently completed a challenging 250 metre production and installation project, collaborating with creative agency Hello Hackenbacker and prestigious master developer Urban & Civic plc.
For over 30 years, AAG has been providing a wide range of both bespoke and standard CNC routing/cutting systems under its primary AXYZ power brand to provide a higher performance-to-cost capability for sign manufacturers.
LEADING lights from the UK signage industry have been honoured at global signage and visual communication specialist FASTSIGNS’ annual Awards Ceremony which took place virtually, for the first time ever.
VION High Tack calendered digital print films from William Smith, part of the William Smith Group 1832, have successfully been certified as meeting the requirements of Class B, s1, d0 as specified in BS EN 13501-1:2018.
Ricoh has released a new video offering an insight into the core benefits and key features of the Ricoh Ri 2000 Direct to Garment (DTG) Printer.
Leeds-based wide-format printing and signage company Imageco has become one of the first businesses in the UK to purchase a new HP Latex 800 W Printer, saying the device will take the quality of its printed output to ‘another level’.
Manchester-based Labels UK has upgraded to digital print capability by investing in a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 press.
Belgium based Agfa-Gevaert Group has invested in new UK premises to house both its Radiology Service Centre and a new Inkjet Solutions showroom. The site is scheduled to open in March 2021.
A JETRIX LXi7 LED UV printer is settling into its new home at Astley Signs in Kettering and is promising to take the business into the realms of more unusual and sustainable printing.
Mimaki’s distributor for the UK and Ireland, Hybrid Services has today announced the addition of two new high performance textile printers to its market-leading product portfolio – the Mimaki TS100-1600 and the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII Printer.
A major investment in 3M DI-NOC stock now places a choice of 500 patterns (half the entire 1000 pattern collection) at the fingertips of William Smith Architextural Division’s customers.
CMYUK has launched a samples almanac that showcases the widest range of sign and display materials, textiles and digital-ready fabrics currently available to digital wide format print producers.
William Say & Co. commissioned and formed a run of 100 unique tins as Christmas gifts for customers – all printed on a Fujifilm Acuity B1 by Tinmasters at its plant in Swansea.
ADAPT and G-Tec Paper & Film have announced a partnership for the distribution of Touchshield within the UK.
Drytac, a leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, has announced the UK and European launch of its new Polar Choice range of monomeric PVC films.
HP has added a new dedicated section to its renowned Virtual Booth, enabling members of the printing community to learn more about the new HP Latex 700 and 800 Printer series through an interactive, immersive experience.
Perspex Distribution (PDL) have completed the installation of 3 new Schelling FK6 330 industrial beam saws following substantial investment upgrading cutting capabilities across their UK branches.
Leading clothing, footwear and home products retailer Next has revealed how its decision early in 2020 to invest in two new printers from Ricoh helped the business remain operational during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Investment in people and equipment will support the growth plans of leading wide-format print, graphics, and visual communications specialist MacroArt during 2021.
Smith Sign and Display, part of William Smith Group 1832, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Spence as Business Development Manager.
Drytac has appointed Leeds-based Imageco as the first Drytac Health Science partner in the UK, supplying and installing Drytac Protac AMP antimicrobial film for multiple applications across a wide-range of sectors, including hospitals and healthcare clinics, retail, education and more.
Zund UK has installed a G3 Digital Cutter at the Dennison Group state-of-the-art facility in West Yorkshire to expand the Zund demonstration centre network in the UK.
Ricoh UK is proud to announce the release of its much-anticipated Anything in Print Podcast.
The installation of a Summa F Series flatbed cutting system has cut turnaround times dramatically for graphics company Grafx, including reducing some hours-long processes down to just a few minutes.
Embrace Building Wraps has installed the UK’s first PVC-free printed scaffold wrap at Newson’s Yard in London’s Belgravia for client Grosvenor Estate.
While Covid-19 caused huge disruption right across the industry, The Big Display Company took the opportunity to invest in multiple HP devices to help see it through the pandemic and build for the future.
Like many of us across the industry, Appeal Media has felt the impact of 2020's COVID-19 pandemic.
Esko, the global developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for the print and packaging industry, has moved to reassure UK customers that systems are in place to minimize the impact of new trading regulations in the wake of Brexit.
The global pandemic has changed our world and society in significant ways. COVID-19 has drastically changed our perception of hygiene and cleanliness, spurring the development of films and coatings with antimicrobial performance.
Quality Print Services (QPS) was established in 1997 with customer service at its core. Based in Lancashire in north-west England, Managing Director Chris Bailey can usually be found either driving cross-country to meet a client or under the hood of a printer. Along with providing technical support and an extensive range of hardware, QPS has been a leading UK distributor of alternative inks for the last 20 years.
Minuteman Press Bath has just completed a multi-site graphics project, using Drytac's Viziprint Illuminate product to install Covid-19 tests signage at two retail locations.
Banbury Litho is in transformation mode. The journey started 18 months ago expressly to transition the company towards a strong new future vision. As part of this, it has invested in a Mimaki JFX200-2513EX flatbed UV printer and an Esko Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutter with i-Cut software from CMYUK.
Faversham House today announces Sign & Digital UK 2021 (SDUK), due to take place at Birmingham’s NEC from 02-04 March 2021, has been moved to 16-18 May 2021.
2020 has seen a number of new appointments at YPS with Consumables Specialist Lauren Parker being appointed Epson Business Development Manager.
Lauren is your first port of call for ink and media consumables at YPS so expanding this role to include hardware was the next logical step.
The UK personalised gift market is anticipated to reach £1 billion over the next 12 months, according to the findings of a European study of 5,000+ shoppers from Roland DG
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected the nation's galleries and museums, but Paul Bristow Associates' new HP Stitch S300 means people can wear their favourite artworks as hygienic face masks.
A major Roland DG study of more than 340 digital print companies in the UK conducted in November 2020 has revealed that despite the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is currently cautiously optimistic about its future.
Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) announces details of the next event in the Sign & Digital Online series: Talking Textiles. Hosted on Hopin (the online events platform), it will take place on 15th December from 9.30-1pm.
RA Smart, the exclusive UK reseller of the HP Stitch dye sublimation printer series, has used an HP Stitch S1000 digital textile printing system to produce artworks for the Thames Festival Trust - output that impressed artist Shona Watt with its 'amazing details' and 'incredible colours'.
Women in Sign and Graphics UK, an industry initiative that aims to inspire, encourage and promote women in the industry, is taking its inaugural event virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A global player in the supply of specialist plastic products for the construction, fabrication, print and display sectors, Brett Martin’s new corporate identity will be rolled out over the coming months in a comprehensive program, which includes a new website, fleet livery, packaging and marketing materials.
Agfa has teamed up with professional print buyer, Matthew Parker, to give printers who have diversified into wide format, ideas on how to maximise their investment.
Drytac is delighted to announce its Global Product Manager Shaun Holdom has been appointed to the ISA-UK council with 100 per cent support from his fellow council members.
Drytac has become a member of the UK Slip Resistance Group (UKSRG), securing its role as a leading manufacturer of safe, legal and slip-resistant floor graphics media.
The in-house printing department at UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has installed a new Ricoh Pro L5130 latex printer and Summa cutter, giving it the power to produce more graphics on-site.
In a colourful new video, leading equestrian brand Racesafe has given a glimpse of its manufacturing facility following the addition of an HP Stitch S300 dye-sublimation printer earlier this year.
There may be a lot of uncertainty related to the upcoming Brexit transition, but Avery Dennison has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of products and reliable local support to UK customers who rely on its sustainable and intelligent labels.
Riding high on the vinyl revival, Sound Leisure has been making jukeboxes in Yorkshire since 1978. Specialising in hand built and bespoke designed models, the family-owned business’s investment in a Mimaki UCJV300-107 printer/cutter has transformed its creative process when producing unique jukebox designs for its clients.
ADAPT - Amari Digital Printing Technologies has moved into bigger, better premises, allowing it to expand its team, services and the amount of stock it can hold.
Signs Express (Nottingham) has invested in an Epson SureColor SC-S80600 to streamline production, enhance efficiency and elevate quality.
When the UK was placed into lockdown on March 24th 2020, many of us forecast the effect on our industry. We expected food retailers, medical facilities and pharmacies to stay open, albeit with strict social distancing measures in place, while non-food retailers, schools, and bars and restaurants would reopen (with limited opening) in two or three months.
Data Mail Solutions Ltd (DMS) will be the first UK company to install the new Canon varioPRINT iX3200 in November this year.
In one of the most challenging years ever for people and businesses, it is heartening to be able to talk about the creation of a new business. Which, in itself, is supporting the formation and growth of other new businesses.
Abbi Signs likes to keep it in the family. This design and print business based in Widnes, Cheshire, was founded by John Goodfellow forty years ago, only these days he’s been joined by his son Steve, who is now Production Director and grandson Chris, Workshop Manager. Back in the day, there was a business partner subsequently bought out by John, after whom the company was renamed Abbi Signs & Designs after Steve’s youngest daughter.
Spandex and 3M have announced the UK winner of their Lockdown Legends competition, celebrating creativity in vehicle wrapping.
Peter Scott Printers, working with North Lancs Training Group, have created an opportunity for Lancashire's young printing stars of tomorrow. They will be teaching new apprentice Waqas Ahmed all about the many services that Peter Scott Printers offers.
Integration Technology are pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Simon Roberts, is now also Managing Director for their sister company in Skipton, IST UK.
Specialized Signs says it was 'surprisingly busy and surprisingly lucky' throughout this summer's lockdown period after diversifying into new products, but is now returning to a new kind of normal with numerous graphics projects printed on its HP Latex R1000.
Ricoh is offering print service providers (PSPs) the chance to make massive savings on its Ricoh Pro L5160 printer this autumn.
Plymouth-based Delt Shared Services has purchased an HP L560 Latex printer, Graphtec FC9000-160 cutter and Easymount 1600SH laminator.
It's hard to say when normal business will resume in our industry - if, indeed, it ever will. With the second wave of the pandemic now biting, new restrictions are impacting the market. However, businesses have adapted since COVID-19 hit early this year and there are many more ways to stay connected, ensuring businesses are stronger going forward.