On a visit to present Leach Colour with a Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation, HRH the Duke of Kent put the award-winning Stik display system through its paces. After installing the magnetic graphic display he commented on how easy and simple it was to carry out.

Over 90 printed samples are included in Swanline Print's new sales aid. Designed to look like a  fishing box, the tool kit will assist customers in demonstrating the range of print options available for litho and screen printed packaging and displays.

WHEN GRAPHICS services supplier, John E Wright, decided to increase production at its main print facility, it added an HP Scitex FB6100 UV printer to its equipment line-up. The investment will not only increase throughput, it will also help grow the company's existing UV direct print-to-substrate business.

TODAY, FEW industrial processes have escaped the digital revolution. And printing is no exception. Digital inkjet has continued to advance into POP, poster printing, outdoor durable graphics and exhibition graphics addressing both the higher volume and speed segment as well as the short run sector of these markets. The advantage of digital in short run continues to be its economic advantages over traditional analog.

NEXT YEAR is likely to be the year that sorts the wheat from the chaff with challenging times ahead. That said, it is often easier to make more profit on a reduced turnover. Hard times make printers concentrate on being better at what they do, with the time to make improvements in systems and methods. It is also an opportunity to reassess sales and marketing by talking to existing customers, making sure, in the process, that they are financially secure.

ALTHOUGH RETAILERS are tightening their belts, it is still in their interests to entice customers to spend what spare money they have: which is good news for the point of sale (POS) market.

Eurojet Dreamscape textured wallwrap is designed to provide a "peel n' stick" solution to applying textured images to a range of surfaces such as wood, aluminium, glass and sealed walls. It is especially useful where traditional wallpaper adhesive is not advisable or where graphics need to be removed and replaced easily. Applications include: backdrops, murals, wallcovering and exhibition graphics. Two surface textures are available and all products come with a Class 0 fire rating in accordance with BS476 parts six and seven.