Print industry news roundup: Skills Show, Wallace Print, Superior Creative, SMG, Sun Chemical, Roland, St Bride's

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Craig Clifford wins gold at Skills Show; Wallace Print Group buys third digital flatbed; Superior Creative orders 'world's biggest' diecutter; SMG offers interest-free loans for wide format; Sun Chemical announces price hike; Roland releases VersaWorks 4.8; St Bride's announces carol service date.

Stirland Paterson's Craig Clifford wins gold at The Skills Show
Stirland Paterson apprentice Craig Clifford beat competitors from Warwick Printing, Hartgraph and Phase Print to win gold in the print section of The Skills Show, on 17 November.

Wallace Print Group invests in third digital flatbed
Kent-based screen printer Wallace Print has added an Oce Arizona 250 GT digital flatbed to its two Fuji Acuity Advance machines as part of a £100,000 investment.

Superior Creative invests in 'world's biggest' die-cutter
Wiltshire-based Superior Creative, the litho and digital printer, has invested hundreds of thousands in a Diecut Goldline, which the manufacturer claims will be the biggest in the world.

SMG offers interest-free loans on wide format leases

Wide format equipment reseller Stanford Marsh Group (SMG) is offering interest free loans on wide format rental agreements.

Sun Chemical Europe announces universal price hike
Sun Chemical Europe has announced a "high single digit" price increase across all of its product lines from 1 January 201

Roland releases VersaWorks 4.8 with built-in Pantone library
Roland DG has released the latest upgrade of its VersaWorks RIP and colour management software, which incorporates Pantone libraries for the first time.

St Bride's announces printers' Christmas Carol service date
The 2012 Christmas Carol service for printers, held in St Bride's Church on Fleet Street, will take place on 11 December.