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Urban Storm launches economic fire retardant media
Poster specialist Urban Storm has launched a substrate that it claims offers the highest fire safety rating possible at an economic price.

XenInk Diamond brings third-party UV-cured inks to wide-format
Xennia has launched a range of general-purpose UV-cured inkjet inks, XenInk Diamond, which is suitable for a wide range of large-format and other industrial inkjet machines.

Me & my: Compose InkScript
Tony Edmonds, director of Azimuth Print in Chipping Sodbury, relates how this low-cost system has improved output and reduced waste.

Print supplier introduces 3D printing stock for HP Indigo users
HP Indigo press users will soon be able to print 3D-effect images without the need for interlacing software, following the introduction of a new substrate to the UK market.

Sun Chemical to sign national agreement with Unite
Unite will today sign a collective bargaining agreement with ink giant Sun Chemical.

Pantone Premium Metallic ink delivers 'best printed silver'
Inks and Printing Technologies (IPT) has announced the UK availability of a new Pantone Premium Silver metallic ink, Metalstar 06 7500, from Eckart.

Flexo gets fillip with trio of platemaking innovations
Three firms have revealed new flexo platemaking technology, offering improved speed and quality.

HSPG integrates paper price list with e-commerce and MIS
Howard Smith Paper Group (HSPG) has integrated its paper price lists with MIS and online automatic quoting systems to save itself, and printers, time and money processing paper orders.
Paperlinx-owned Dtec undergoes image rebrand
Dtec, part of Paperlinx, has introduced a new streamlined product range and launched its new website to offer customers an improved user experience.

GTMS Visionply printable board claims to save cash and the planet
GTMS has launched a recyclable printed wooden hoarding, which it claims offers strong ecological and environmental benefits for a range of permanent and temporary graphics applications.