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Lifetime achievement award goes to Chinese label industry’s founding father
Professor Tan Junqiao chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Tan Junqiao, founder and honorary chairman of the China Label Sub Association of the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC), has been chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Label Industry Global Awards. Judging for the 14th annual awards program took place during the FINAT European Label Forum (ELF) in Berlin, where the judging panel met to consider entries…
Young people are the future of the sign industry in the UK
Nominations are closing shortly for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the Year’ award sponsored by Roland DG. Offered in recognition of the next generation of hardworking talent emerging in the UK sign industry, nominations for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the…
HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016
HP announced that it will showcase the latest capabilities for top quality printing at photo finishers and professional labs at photokina (20-25 September 2016, Cologne, Germany). At HP’s booth (Hall 4.2), visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 12000…
VersaUV Experience Day by Roland DG was successful
Roland DG event attended by many partners and customers Clevedon in the UK was the host area for Roland DG UK’s UK’s first VersaUV Experience Day. There was a focus on versatility and a variety of profitable applications were shown across a wide range of…
Music
Van Morrison Biography
Do you remember when we used to sing, Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da This 68…Neil Sedaka Biography.
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One of my favourite Blues artists of all time Mr Elmore James was born on January 27,…Cat Stevens - Yusuf Islam Biography
“You can argue with a philosopher, but you can’t argue with a good song”. This 65 year…The Beatles Biography 1970-2013 Part 4 of 4
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The Long and Winding Road after Breakup Part 3 or 4 This is part 3 of a 4 part series on…
Events
Absolute Graphics A Winner
New T3 Affinity display system proves an ‘absolute winner’ for Irish company. One of the…Mimaki UJV55-320 To ‘WoW’ Visitors At Sign & Digital UK
New 3.2m Mimaki UJV55-320 to be put through its paces at exhibition launch. UK based,…Sign & Digital UK 2016 Expands Business Theatre
New seminars will cover interior wall décor, wayfinding and directional signage. Sign &…New Affordable Roll-To-Roll Printer From Mimaki
New UJV55-320 3.2m UV printer expands grand format graphics opportunities. A new, 3.2m…Roland DG returning to Sign & Digital UK 2016
Latest and greatest technology being brought to Sign & Digital UK 2016 Roland DG has…Kiian Digital To Launch Digistar K-Choice At ITMA 2015
Designed for Kyocera print heads and to meet textile Industry standards. Italian based…Antalis Keeps On The Education Trail
Company continues regional educational workshops for printers. Antalis UK has confirmed…Arjowiggins Creative Papers-Mohawk alliance
Antalis offers new business opportunities to digital printers following ground-breaking…
Arts & Entertainment
Lifetime achievement award goes to Chinese label industry’s founding father
Professor Tan Junqiao chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Tan Junqiao, founder and honorary chairman of the China Label Sub Association of the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China…
Young people are the future of the sign industry in the UK
Nominations are closing shortly for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the Year’ award sponsored by Roland DG. Offered in recognition of the next generation of hardworking talent emerging in the UK sign industry, nominations for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the…
HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016
HP announced that it will showcase the latest capabilities for top quality printing at photo finishers and professional labs at photokina (20-25 September 2016, Cologne, Germany). At HP’s booth (Hall 4.2), visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 12000…
VersaUV Experience Day by Roland DG was successful
Roland DG event attended by many partners and customers Clevedon in the UK was the host area for Roland DG UK’s UK’s first VersaUV Experience Day. There was a focus on versatility and a variety of profitable applications were shown across a wide range of…
First Appearance Of MTEX 5032HS In UK
MTEX celebrated a year of continued growth and innovation at Sign & Digital UK. MTEX showcased one of its five new models launched during 2015 – the high speed version of its MTEX 5032 printer as it celebrated a year of outstanding growth and innovation at…
IDS Wins Red Dot Award
USB 3 uEye XC industrial camera’s unconventional design quality demonstrates individuality. German based Imaging Development Systems (IDS), has received a Red Dot award for its innovative USB 3.0 industrial camera. The company is one of the leading global…
Life & Style
Xerox is splitting their company in two.
Jeff Jacobson has been appointed to the Board of Xerox. Jeffrey Jacobson, who is president of the Xerox Technology business, has been appointed to the Xerox Board of Directors following the completion of the company’s planned separation into two publicly…
Soyang Europe Strengthens Sales Team
Company appoints Kerrie-Anne Moore to push sales in self-adhesive materials market. Soyang Europe has beefed up its sales team with the appointment of self-adhesive specialist Kerrie-Anne Moore. Her new role will see her spearhead Soyang’s new range of…
Burns To Chair New Xerox Company
Xerox confirms Ursula Burns as head of post-separation Document Technology Company. It was announced on 20 May 2016 by the Board of Directors of Xerox that Ursula Burns will take over the reins as chairman of the board of the Document Technology Company…
IIJ Beefs-Up Technical Support
Two new appointments made to help support the company’s growing customer base globally. Industrial Inkjet Ltd (IIJ) has appointed two new technical specialists to strengthen and help support the company’s systems for a growing customer base globally.
New Technical Service Engineer At Durst UK
Durst appoints Stuart Morrison as technical applications specialist. Stuart Morrison has joined Durst UK as a Technical Service Engineer, specialising in technical applications.
Brother Goes Outside ‘The Box’
Nigel Bond now part of the Brother Executive Management Team. Nigel Bond, CEO of UK based Domino Printing Sciences, has become a member of the Brother Executive Management Team. The appointment came into effect 1 April, 2016.
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Ricoh Ireland Appoints John McBride as Business Excellence Manager.
John McBride Business Excellence Manager Ricoh Ireland
Ricoh Ireland has announced the appointment of John Mc Bride as business excellence manager. This is a new role within Ricoh's growing Irish operations, and his appointment reflects the company's commitment to setting the highest standards as a responsible, customer-oriented market leader for managed print and document services.
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Amira Bouchiba from EFI appointed new Marketing and Demonstrations Manager at CMYUK.
Amira BouchibaUK based CMYUK, a leading UK solution specialist in super-wide digital print and the UK’s long-term partner of EFI, has appointed wide format digital print specialist Amira Bouchiba in the new role of Marketing and Demonstrations Manager.
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Amir to become Landa Corporation CEO, Benny Landa to continue as active Chairman.
Yishai Amir, CEO, Landa CorporationThe Landa Group has announced the appointment of Yishai Amir as CEO of Landa Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors. He has also been named Group Vice Chairman. Benny Landa, founder of the Landa Group, continues as its active Chairman.
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Paul Warwick taken on to promote application innovations at company.
Paul Warwick, new business development manager for consumables at CMYUKCMYUK, a leading UK solution specialist in super-wide digital print and the UK’s long-term partner of EFI has appointed Paul Warwick as its new business development manager.
Warwick’s role is to bridge any gaps in the market between media and machine, using his knowledge from across the industry to develop application-led solutions that help clients grow their businesses.
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Chris Crangle joins Innova Art as Director of Digital Fine Art.
Chris CrangleInnova Art has announced that Chris Crangle has joined its management team as of September 1 2015. He was formerly Global Business Director of the Digital Fine Art & Imaging Business Unit worldwide for Canson. He has over thirty years of experience of the digital fine art and imaging industry.
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The Pope’s Election
There were two Catholic boys, Timothy Murphy and Antonio Secola, whose lives paralleled…Glades County Pilot Sees Trailer Being Stolen From His House.
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On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in which 1,509 people died and…What Women Want
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1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing…I’ve got a bad cold or is it Man Flu?
Bob Tallent Thursday 8th December 2011 I picked up a bad cold last Monday. It’s now…Answers to Brainteasers
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Fun
21 things you can only get away with saying at Christmas
21 things you can only get away with saying at Christmas 1. I prefer breasts to legs
2. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3. Smother the butter all over the breasts!
4. If I don't undo my trousers, I'll burst!
5. I've never seen a better…
The Gay Cowboy
A successful rancher died and left everything to his devoted wife.
She was a very good-looking woman and determined to keep the ranch, but knew very little about ranching, so she decided to place an ad in the newspaper for a ranch hand.
Two cowboys applied…
Monastery Life
A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.
Can you measure up?
It was a wet day when a man walked out to the street and caught a taxi. He got into the taxi, and the cabbie said, "Perfect timing. You're just like Brian"
Passenger: "Who?"
Cabbie: "Brian Sullivan. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my…
SHERGARS BUM
I cant help myself this week. So please excuse the sick jobs. Talking about being sick I had a sore throat. I was feeling a little hoarse. A woman has been taken into hospital after eating horse meat burgers from Tesco. Her condition is said to be stable Not…