Wide-format

Fespa to become all-encompassing annual event
Fespa has announced that its flagship global print expo will become an annual event from 2017 onwards.

Soft trading and price war hit Grafenia
Grafenia has issued a second profits warning ahead of its year-end, with soft trading combined with the price war in trade printing impacting the group’s performance.

Change at the top of Agfa UK
Agfa UK boss Joergen Vad is stepping down and will hand over to Eddie Williams in the spring.

Smart posters reached for the sky but never took off
The concept of an interactive poster is simple; getting the consumer to engage with the content to establish or reinforce a relationship between brand and user.

Canon to focus on opportunity and growth at PWL!
Canon has confirmed the hardware it plans to show on its stand at next month’s PrintWeekLive! event and will use its presence to illustrate new opportunities for printers.

Fabric focus for Marqetspace at PWL
Marqetspace is bringing its extended range of ink-on-fabric products to next month’s PrintWeekLive! and aims to inspire printers with the potential of textiles at the show.

Digital Factory rounds off £1.7m spend with double Durst buy
Digital Factory has completed a £1.7m year-long investment programme with the installation of two Durst machines.

HD Signology in £200,000 export deal
Signage company HD Signology has begun shipping its range of printed POS display units to Scandinavia and Europe after signing new export agreements.

Aquatint buys Intype Libra out of liquidation
South London printer Aquatint BSC has bought some of the assets of Intype Libra out of liquidation and relocated to the latter's Wimbledon base.

H&H Reeds buys first flatbed
H&H Reeds Printers has installed a Mimaki JFX200-2513 – its first flatbed printer – to boost its wide-format offering.