Members of the R-Team, a collection of employees from wide format printer manufacturer, Roland DG, have raised over £6,000 for charity by completing the arduous Three Peaks Challenge.

Flicking through the channels last night I stopped at a reality vehicle makeover programme. The general idea is a team of mechanics breathe new life into a beaten old vehicle for as little cash as possible. This episode followed the fortunes of an old VW camper van.

Two new bundles for sign-makers and display producers have been put together by B&P Graphic Systems. Designed as low-cost printing and cutting packages, the wide-format printer bundles include a cutting plotter plus eco-solvent inks and software, delivered and installed ready to use.

Aerial mapping company, BlueSky, has extended its agreement with large format imaging distributor, Art Systems, to include a 3D printing solution from Z-Corporation.

A series of energy saving and recycling features have been incorporated in Capital's new East London facilities as part of the company's commitment to the environment.

By combining an ingenious audio system with artwork produced on an Epson large format inkjet printer, SoundArt has produced a new interior design feature in the form of a wall mounted slim line sound system.

Lenticular and 3D software developer, HumanEyes Technologies and Caldera Graphics, a provider of RIP and workflow solutions for digital wide format imaging, have announced a technology and commercial partnership under which Caldera Graphics will become a global distributor of HumanEyes products.

Steve Mason has joined William Smith as account manager with responsibility for Birmingham, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Shropshire, Staffordshire, North Wales and The Wirral.

Carly Mullaney has joined print fulfilment company, Lick, as project manager.

Teckwin has appointed Peter Barton as director of sales for Europe.

Peter said: “Developing the Teckwin business in Europe will be a challenge, the opportunity is truly staggering. The current product portfolio is of the highest quality and the new products are truly exceptional.

GMC Software Technology is developing its partnership with Oce

Trade only graphics paper and film converter, Isca Technical Papers and Films, claims to be the UK’s largest trade supplier of inkjet, laser, copier and drafting materials following its acquisition of Swift Converters, a company that had in turn bought out Fairfield Converters.

In response to growing demand for digital flexibility and print on demand (POD) solutions, Dainippon Screen has announced two new inkjet printing systems for industrial applications: the Truepress Jet650UV and the Truepress Jet2500UV inkjet printing systems.

Kydex thermoplastic sheet products will now be available from the plastics unit of the Robert Horne Group following a supplier-distributor agreement with Kleerdex.

Produced in the UK and containing between 35 and 75 per cent recycled fibre, the entire Taurus display board range from McNaughton Printall is now Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and available from stock.

Fifty readers could get their hands on the latest Shop and Display Equipment Association (sdea) guide for free. The first 50 to enquire will receive a copy of the sdea directory 2007/2008, designed to give shopfitting buyers, visual merchandisers, retail designers and brand owners insight into the association’s selected retail display specialists.

Wide-format printer manufacturer, Mutoh Europe, and 3M Commercial Graphics Division Europe have joined forces, to make Mutoh's Spitfire Extreme 65 and 90in wide inkjet printers available as part of 3M’s matched component system graphics warranty (MCS) when used with 3M's mild-solvent series 600 inks.

Sensient Technologies specialises in the manufacture and marketing of colours, flavours and fragrances. In this article SP&DI discusses the company’s past, present and future with the company’s chairman and CEO, Kenneth Manning.

As demand for second user pad printing machines outstrips supply, Peter Kiddell explores the process and looks at a range of manufacturers’ entry level options

Fine art printing or Giclée as it is widely known has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, allowing everyone the opportunity to have their own masterpiece without needing millions for the real thing. Here we explore the role of digital printing by Tracey Rushton-Thorpe

Official statistics confirm Fespa 2007 broke all previous records, 24,232 individual visitors attending a five-day show: a 20 per cent increase over 2005. Visitors came from over 125 countries, with top countries including Germany, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain.

Natgraph has announced an agreement between Natgraph Limited and Sakurai Graphic Systems Corporation to enable Sakurai to manufacture Natgraph freestanding UV Dryers, (models 90 and 110), under licence in Japan.

OYO Instruments used Fespa to unveil its Diablo direct-to-screen imaging solution.

The KIP Color 80 is claimed to be the world's first LED monochrome and full colour CMYK plotter in AO. The company states the system’s performance and comparatively low consumption costs make it an attractive offer.

Hexis has introduced two new high tack vinyl films designed to stick to awkward substrates including rubbish bins or other non-polar plastics.

Unique features are said to include: an air knife to eliminate roller wraps; large diameter coating rollers to avoid roll deflection; adjustable coat weight between seven and 20µm; and a manually adjustable nip with calibrated display for repeatable accuracy.

I rather think people will look back on Fespa Berlin 2007 in the same vein as Woodstock: proud to let people know that they were there. Frazer Chesterman achieved the ‘wow factor’ despite the halls being split on two levels.