Wide-format

Xaar lowers 2014 revenue expectation as China slowdown continues
Xaar has further reduced its full year revenue expectations in this morning's interim results announcement on the back of the continued slowdown in construction activity in China.

Zünd and Canon gear up for annual open house
Zünd UK and its OEM partner Canon are gearing up for their annual autumn open house, which will be held at the former's newly refurbished demo suite in St Albans from 24-25 September.

POD installs first kit in new UK subsidiary MTEX Technologies' showroom
POD Iberia, manufacturer of the MTEX range of dye-sub printers, has installed more than £200,000 worth of equipment at a demo facility in Glenfield, Leicestershire after setting up a UK subsidiary...

News UK rebrands 8,300-plus newsagents in printed newspaper push
Over 8,300 independent newsagents across the UK and Ireland have been rebranded in a push to sell more printed copies of The Sun and The Times.

Sprint Direct announces digital print open days
Sprint Direct, the hardware division of reseller Sprint Solutions, has announced a series of open days in Kirkintilloch and Aberdeen.

Delta in £1m Durst double investment
The Delta Group has installed two new Durst wide-format machines, significantly boosting it’s roll-to-roll capacity and enabling it to bring soft-signage production inhouse for the first time.

Tangent shares fall on profit warning
Print sales are up at Tangent Communications but the group has issued a profit warning on the back of a poor performance at its agency operation, causing a near-20% drop in its share price.

Paperlinx hails progress as losses narrow in 2014 results
Chief executive Andrew Price has hailed the "significant improvement" in Paperlinx's underlying result as the merchanting group posted its accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014.

Screen signs up new Truepress Jet W3200UV distributor
Screen has signed a deal with Belgium-based company, Pantoon, to distribute its Truepress Jet W3200UV wide-format printer throughout Belgium and Luxemburg.

Cestrian Imaging buys EFI Vutek HS100 Pro
Wide-format printer Cestrian Imaging has invested in an EFI Vutek HS100 Pro to increase its capacity and flexibility.