Wide format

Lintec Graphic Films is to use Fespa to showcase its range of PVC-free premium films for digital and screen applications.

Hickling & Squires has opened a new wide-format suite to make room for two new printers to boost its banners, posters and point-of-sale material.

Tetenal is to use this week's Sign & Digital UK show to make a play for wide-format sign companies by showing off two new papers.

Allied Images has been appointed as sole distributor of Contex large format scanners to the UK and Ireland.

Commercial printer Catford Print Centre has completes 100,000 investment for web2print strategy, following a successful foray into the market.

Durst has continued to strengthen its UK sales presence with the appointment of a northern sales manager in Richard Bates.

Kent-based charity and social enterprise Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) has investedover 250,000 to modernise its sign printing business.

Sign and display industry supplier Spandex will demonstrate vehicle wrapping films as well as its Sign in a Box modular system at Fespa 2013, from 25 to 29 June.

Foster City, CA-based EFI cited strong US sales as well as continued demand for its Fiery controllers as it reported Q1 income of $8.2m (Q1 2012: $6.2m) on a 7% revenue rise to $171.4m.

Colourgen will unveil an expanded portfolio of Mutoh wide format print and cutting solutions at Sign and Digital UK 2013.

Benson Gateshead has invested in coating plate production equipment in a move away from outsourcing to reduce processing time and expand the variety of coating designs on offer.