Disciplines

Industry needs to do more to develop young talent
New appointments in the industry are getting older because lack of investment has caused a dearth of high quality, younger players, according to Future Recruitment managing director Jane Houghton.

Xaar seals major printhead deal
Xaar has signed “probably its biggest deal yet”, for 90,000 printheads to be supplied over the next two years.

New MD for Rhapsody as industry stalwart Pipe steps down
Tim Moscow has been appointed as managing director of Rhapsody following Les Pipe’s decision to step down.

Antalis launches Interior Design Awards
Antalis has launched its inaugural ‘Antalis International Design Award’ competition.

Trinity Mirror announces more local newspaper closures
Trinity Mirror will close four free local weekly newspaper titles later this month.

Signarama launches new collaborative business model
Signarama UK is launching a new proposal that will enable businesses to diversify by ‘bolting on’ its franchise services.

Still room for improvement in online retail packaging
There is still scope for better packaging presentation from online retailers, despite improvements in functionality, a survey from Macfarlane Packaging has found.

The Color Company set for UK’s first Speedmaster CX 75
The Color Company, based in Cheltenham, will be the first UK printer to take delivery of Heidelberg’s new Speedmaster CX 75.

Source invests in wide-format
Source Graphics has reduced turnaround times and brought a number of processes in-house after a circa-£200,000 wide-format kit investment.

Fujifilm Uvijet UV inks get green seal
Fourteen inks in Fujifilm’s wide-format Uvijet UV ink range have achieved UL Greenguard product emissions certification.