Wide-format news - Fespa updates on Expo; FD invests for new business; TAYA's banner Eco Calculator; Xaar; price rises; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 28 July 2021 [Wide-format bulletin] [Sponsored by Fespa] [Latest headlines] [Fespa updates on 2021 Expo and unveils 2022 date]( [Fespa updates on 2021 Expo and unveils 2022 date]( Fespa has provided an update on the features and Covid measures that will be in place at its upcoming Global Print Expo in Amsterdam, which will return in October, and also revealed the dates and venue for its 2022 show. [FD Signs ups efficiency and quality with Kongsberg spend]( [FD Signs ups efficiency and quality with Kongsberg spend]( FD Signs has quickly secured new business after installing a Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutting table. [TAYA launches Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials]( [TAYA launches Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials]( TAYA Groups has launched what it claims is the world’s first Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials. [Sponsored content] [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( Brands have been turning to print – in some cases for the first time – as the recovery from Covid begins. So, is now the time to wow clients with stunning effects and special colours? [In the news] [Xaar opens new corporate HQ]( Xaar has officially opened its new global headquarters in Cambridgeshire. [Sappi and Flint flag more price rises]( Paper maker Sappi and ink manufacturer Flint have both flagged the need for further price rises due to the ongoing raw materials crisis. [Moonpig: customer purchasing starting to normalise]( Moonpig has posted its maiden results as a PLC, and has flagged that the incredible growth at the business fuelled by the pandemic will be tempered in the future as life in general settles down to a new normality. [Wide-format product reviews] [Star product: Canon Arizona 2300]( [Star product: Canon Arizona 2300]( Incorporating Canon’s innovative Flow vacuum bed technology, the two models in this new range are targeted at users with high productivity needs plus a requirement to run a wide range of media. [Me & My: EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i]( [Me & My: EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i]( Like so many good ideas, Ottimo Digital began with a conversation over a pint in a pub. In 2009, Nick Lindwall and Lee Crew got together for a drink. They had known each other since college and were long-standing friends. Crew ran the in-house print department for a leading exhibition shell scheme provider, and Lindwall was running his own marketing and web design business. [In this issue] [Our June & July 'Shape up and stand out' issue is out now and while it’s stuffed with the usual insights and business critical info, it also boasts the 2021 Printweek Top 500 - the bellwether report on the industry's financial health...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Digital Press Operator]( [Technical Manager | Flexible Packaging | Norfolk]( [Sales Specialist Post Press]( [Field Service Engineer – Print Finishing]( [HP Indigo 12000 Operator]( More jobs © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Wide Format bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.