Wide-format

HP claims world-first with large-format Scitex XP2300

HP has unveiled its latest large-format press, the Scitex XP2300, and claimed that it is the world's first 3.2m UV roll-to-roll machine designed specifically for the outdoor signage market.

TJ International bolsters move back to large-format with second MBO folder

TJ International has completed its move back into large-format printing with a second folding machine from MBO.

SMP Group produces 3D posters for government youth scheme

SMP Group is the printer behind a recent government 3D outdoor campaign aimed to promote a new qualification for teenagers aged 14-19.

Capital administrators freeze Gill family assets

The insolvency practitioner dealing with the administration of Capital Print and Display has frozen the assets of the company's former owners - David Gill and eight members of his family.

Shuttleworth's updated MIS allows for wide-format digital

Shuttleworth has announced the incorporation of wide and grand-format digital printing in the latest version of its eponymous management information system (MIS).

Perfect Colours adds two HP flatbeds to its showroom display

Perfect Colours has bolstered its showroom after adding two new HP flatbed UV machines to its display of large-format machines.

Capital kit set for auction as company sale draws blanks

Begbies Traynor has given up hope of selling failed large-format printer Capital as a going concern and is now set to auction off the company's equipment.

Agfa's Hoornaert denies rumours of Philips bid

Agfa-Gevaert chief financial officer Kris Hoornaert has been forced to deny rumours that the company has received an offer from Dutch electronics company Philips.

KCS targets digital market with major kit investment

KCS Trade Print is targeting the banner and display markets after investing in a raft of digital kit that includes two Mimaki JV5 machines and an Epson 44" wide format press.

DCP Systems overhauls management team to boost sales

DCP Systems, which supplies large format print and imaging products, has undergone a major management re-jig in an effort to expand its sales presence.