Business

Creative FX completes 500-run Suzuki vehicle-wrapping job
Car wrapping specialist Creative FX has completed its latest project - and one of its biggest yet - by adding the finishing touch to 500 Suzuki Swift Attitude cars.

Strålfors opts for Océ
Strålfors has signed a 2.4m Drupa deal with Canon subsidiary Océ (Hall 9, stand C39) to complete a 6m spend on its ColorStream 3900 inkjet web press, which was launched last week.

Marketers and printers as one: a Red Sofa interview with Pitney Bowes' Christoph Stehmann
Christoph Stehmann, Pitney Bowes vice-president of document messaging technologies talks to Darryl Danielli

Xerox on song in Middle East and Russia
Xerox (Hall 8b, stand A62) has sealed an array of international sales deals at Drupa, with customers from the Middle East and Russia among the big spenders.

Ryobi secures US buyer for 920
Ryobi (Hall 17, stand C01) has sold a Ryobi 920 10-colour perfector, which will be configured with LED UV dryers and a coater, to VDP Direct in San Diego, US.

Stroma crowned Digital Newspaper Printer of the Year
Stroma has been named Digital Newspaper Printer of the Year in the Newspaper Awards 2012.
WSJ output at Drupa
During Drupa, Japanese press manufacturer TKS has been printing The Wall Street Journal on its stand (Hall 15, stand B55) every day on an inkjet web press.

Fastfood vendor knows what's hot
Canon's director of professional print for Europe, David Preskett, has found a unique way of measuring visitor volumes across the halls at drupa 2012: hotdogs.

Unite advises members to ask for 3.6% pay increase
Unite has advised its members to request an inflation-based pay increase this year, in lieu of a national agreement.

IFS adds to specialist range
Finishing equipment supplier IFS has continued to expand its portfolio with the addition of bookbinding and finishing solutions provider SCS Automaberg.