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Agi & Sam – Fashionable printing
Meeting up with a rising star of the UK fashion industry was bound to be inspiring and as Sam Cotton from the very much on-the-radar Agi & Sam label enjoyed a day out from London at his print supplier; Macclesfield based R A Smart, we tagged along to see what was round the corner for the exciting, young, menswear brand.
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Tekcel GFX 2
IT ROUTS. IT CUTS. IT CREASES. IT’S THE NEW TEKCEL GFX
Tekcel CNC Solutions has recently announced the availability of a ground breaking new addition to its range of class leading CNC routers. The new Tekcel GFX model provides a comprehensive solution to the so far unanswered demand for a heavy duty CNC router that also has the capability to deliver cutting and creasing across a wide range of digitally printed sheet and roll materials.
CWE Solutions celebrates start of 2012 with two new recruits
CWE Solutions is a company committed to its customers and its continuing success within the print industry – and at the start of this New Year, the company celebrated by employing two new recruits.
EFI Acquires Cretaprint
EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced it has acquired privately-held Cretaprint S.L. based in Castellón, Spain, a leading developer of inkjet printers for ceramic tile printing.
EskoArtwork installs 2000th CDI Digital Flexo plate Imager at VCG Connect – in Bury, United Kingdom
EskoArtwork (www.esko.com) proudly announces the 2000th installation of a Cyrel® Digital Imager (CDI) at VCG Connect UK. The landmark installation is the second CDI Spark 5080 with HD Flexo in 2011 for VCG Connect, one ofEurope’s leading providers of digital reprographics services.
Try the HP DesignJet L25500 before you buy with Perfect Colours
Perfect Colours, a London-based value added reseller of large format digital printing solutions, has announced a two-week free trial scheme for HP’s DesignJet L25500 42” printer.
Printwear & Promotion Live – back bigger and better for 2012!
Registration is now open for Printwear & Promotion Live 2012, which looks set to be the biggest show in the industry for a number of years.
On The Road Again
2010 saw the first ever PEA6 Roadshow, which proved to be very successful, but was it a one hit wonder? Well the answer is a resounding NO because 2011 not only saw a repeat run of the show but it travelled the highways and byways with two more members and visited 11 locations.
“Excellent” says Hewlett Packard
Following recent rigorous trials carried out in Israel at Hewlett-Packard’s global development centre for HP Scitex Digital Printers, Northern Ireland Plastic’s product Corriboard, has been described as ‘excellent’ for adhesion using their recently released new generation FB225 inks. Northern Ireland Plastics now holds the prestigious position as a recommended fluted PP supplier for the latest technology HP Scitex FB7500 and FB 7600 digital printers. Corriboard’s inclusion in the Hewlett-Packard Global Media Solutions website can be viewed using the following link and selecting device models FB7500 or FB7600 :-
Jan Edgecombe,Revolution Transfers(L)and Steve Chappell Roland DG UK with Roland VersaCAMM VS-420
Revolution Transfers to represent ORIS colour management solutions
CGS, Roland DG and Revolution Transfers join forces to offer a portfolio of color-accurate packaging proofing and mock-up solutions that now include metallics.
Canonmedia Matt Coated paper
Canon Large Format Media finds stock with specialist resellers
A group of resellers have been appointed, Canon Media Specialist, by Velmex Distribution and approved to supply the complete range of Canon LFP media now readily available in the UK.
YES Ltd appoint Ian McLeod in Scotland
Nottinghamshire based Your Embroidery Services Ltd have appointed Ian McLeod to cover Scotland and the northern counties of England.
Roland BN-20 from Xpres
Xpres add Roland BN-20 to catalogue
Midlands based Xpres have added the amazing Roland BN-20 to their catalogue giving customers even more choice. This small footprint, table top machine compliments the Versacamm which is already a well-established Xpres product.
Personalise Your Apples!
TheMagicTouch are pleased to introduce the ultimate solution for the personalisation and decoration of the iPhone 4. This new unique hardwearing cover offers the user protection against scratches combined with the potential to decorate with any design/photo/image in full colour photographic quality.
Drytac Europe Ltd appointed exclusive supplier of INGLET cutters
Drytac Europe Ltd has been named the exclusive supplier of INGLET vertical saws and cutters in the UK and Ireland.
The M2 and interested onlookers
DTG Hold European Technical Conference for New Model
DTG and Impression Technology Europe (ITE) are rightly proud of the backup and support they provide to their customers and they ensure that all distributors have maximum information about all of the current and upcoming models. This is very often done by issuing technical bulletins but the new DTG M2 is so different from anything else on the market that a technical conference was thought the best way forward.
ScreenPro 'head north' to distribute Sun Chemical screen products
Birmingham based print supplies company ScreenPro continues it's strategic expansion program by opening a new printing supplies business in Newcastle upon Tyne.
AMR SIGNS expansion with Josero and Triangle inks
AMR SIGNS is a small signmakers based in Surrey that has been trading since 2005. The company deals with all aspects of signage, including vehicle graphics, window graphics, shop fascias, self adhesive vinyls, engraving, banners and general signage.
