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Graphic Display World's Product of the year and other 2012 category award winners revealed

There has never been a better time to be working in the digital printing sector than right now. Business is seemingly booming in the sector despite the gloomy outlook from both the weather and the economy in general and things are generally looking up all around.

The reason I am so confident is that this is what I am hearing from both sellers of equipment - dealers and manufacturers - as well as from materials suppliers and print service providers (PSPs). The former are exceeding…

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Added by Mat Thompson on December 3, 2012 at 22:47 — No Comments

Sihl Direct UK Opens its doors to the UK Press

On 23rd May, Sihl Direct is hosting its first UK press event, with journalists from the large format printing and sign-making community coming to the newly opened offices in Altrincham. Presentations will be given by senior representatives from Sihl Direct in the…

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Added by Mat Thompson on May 23, 2012 at 14:30 — No Comments

Join the Ipex journey: discovering print's role in 2014

The Informa Exhibitions Print Group officially launches the next international Ipex exhibition which will take place from 26^th March to 2^nd April 2014 at London’s ExCeL international exhibition and conference centre

http://www.excel-london.co.uk

Visitors to drupa will be the first to witness the new Ipex 2014 branding featuring a distinct compass to highlight and help navigate printers’ journey through the…

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Added by Mat Thompson on May 8, 2012 at 14:45 — No Comments

Sign & Digital UK preview

This year the Sign & Digital show looks set to provide the perfect platform for commercial printers who are looking to broaden their service offering and have been thinking of investing in wide format printing. For those of you who didn’t make it out to the…

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Added by Mat Thompson on March 22, 2012 at 13:37 — No Comments

I'm a Roland user and proud of it.

"my VersaCAMM has been so valuable since day one. Within 4 hous of the machine being installed, we were producing work that was going out the door... I'd definitely recommend a Roland to anyone."

Jason Goodridge

Freestyle Designs Ltd…

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Added by Mat Thompson on March 7, 2012 at 12:42 — No Comments

FESPA London 2013 - Screen printing and digital wide format imaging exhibition for the global print community - 25 - 29 June 2013

Added by Mat Thompson on March 1, 2012 at 13:05 — No Comments

FESPA Digital 2012 review

FESPA Digital proved a popular destination for the UK wide format sector with British visitors making up the second largest contingent out of the 12,000 unique visitors to the show, and today a visit to a FESPA show means inkjet, but with an ever increasing variety…

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Added by Mat Thompson on March 1, 2012 at 10:37 — No Comments

Former Manchester United stars set to shine on Hybrid stand

The Sign & Digital show is celebrating its 25th birthday at the NEC next month, and to help mark the occasion, Mimaki’s exclusive UK & Ireland distributor, Hybrid Services is inviting visitors to its stand to relive the glory days of the late 1980s…

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Added by Mat Thompson on March 1, 2012 at 10:33 — No Comments

Wide format printed 1969 Ford Mustang

This beautiful replica of an American classic muscle car – a 1969 Ford Mustang - was made entirely of paper, right down to the nuts and bolts, and printed on a wide format inkjet printer before being cut, folded and hand glued and assembled one piece at a…

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Added by Mat Thompson on January 25, 2012 at 18:40 — 1 Comment

Antalis McNaughton launch mobile app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

Antalis McNaughton have launched a mobile app for wide format digital papers.

Download it Here

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Added by Mat Thompson on June 17, 2011 at 13:30 — No Comments

Inkjet Printer Search - provides up-to-date listings of output devices

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SGIA's Inkjet Printer Search provides up-to-date listings of inkjet devices. The information on each model is updated regularly. For more detailed…

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Added by Mat Thompson on June 14, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

New Jackson album poster breaks world records

Guinness World Records confirms Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’ album

artwork as the world’s largest poster. The 29,070 ft² poster smashes

the previous record by more than 110 ft². Picture Copyright High Level

Photography Ltd/Sony Music Entertainment Ltd.

Guinness World Records, the global authority on record breaking, confirms that a poster erected to mark the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’ album (released 13th December)…

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Added by Mat Thompson on December 9, 2010 at 18:30 — No Comments

Printing magic under the sea

What better place to show off the beauty of marine creatures, than in

their natural habitat – the sea? And what better partner to help

overcome the challenges of doing this than HP?

Noam Kortler, a leading Israeli underwater photographer, has long

shared this delight through exhibits and sales of his photographs of

marine life. But he felt that an essential element was missing: the

sea.

“I wanted to do…

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Added by Mat Thompson on November 17, 2010 at 19:16 — No Comments

10 Reasons to get into Wide Format Digital Print by Roland DG

The wide format market represents a compelling opportunity for your and your commercial print business. Here are our top ten reasons for why you may want to consider getting into wide format print

1. Get into wide format because - You have the customers… every business you deal with is a potential customer for the vast range of new wide format print products and services you could offer.… Continue

Added by Mat Thompson on September 30, 2010 at 12:57 — No Comments

Free Business Directory listing on Graphic Display World

During the Month of August we are offering to all members of Wide Format World a free buiness directory listing on www.graphicdisplayworld.com worth €195

Your listing will include the following:

Company Name

Company Details

Up to 1500 Word Description

Hyperlinked Email Address

Hyperlinked Website Address

Hyperlinked Twitter ID

Company Logo

Upto 10 Images

Video

Listed in as many… Continue

Added by Mat Thompson on July 26, 2010 at 19:00 — 3 Comments

Not going to FESPA

There is a growing trend of companies jumping on the bandwagon of 'going green'. In many cases it's just a marketing thing. In our case we have always worked in an eco friendly manner; we just chose not to over emphasise it. But this is very much why we have decided not to go to FESPA, or indeed to any other exhibition, this year because we are concerned with the impact on resources and on the environment. In order to ship our line of products, we would need at least two trailers and a truck.… Continue

Added by Mat Thompson on July 20, 2010 at 13:51 — 1 Comment

The benefit a trade association brings

The European graphic communication industry is one of the largest commercial sectors that is made up of predominately small companies, and that also means wide format printing companies. Some of whom do not have the financial leverage or human resources to access the level of support and expertise available to the more blue chip companies. Therefore they need help from the industry they represent and a collective voice to maximise their business opportunities. That’s where trade associations… Continue

Added by Mat Thompson on July 19, 2010 at 14:13 — No Comments

India Rising

The market for digital printing technologies in India is moving out of the preliminary stages and is now beginning to gain significant momentum. A PIRA international report states that the Indian digital printing market is forecast to reach US$ 177.3 million (approximately Rs 860 crore) by 2012.

Digital printing processes, mainly based on inkjet systems, are also making inroads into the textile printing sector, where screen printing continues to retain a…

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Added by Mat Thompson on July 19, 2010 at 13:00 — No Comments