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The managing director of Promo2u was asked for his views on how best to increase the number of apprenticeships in the UK by a select committee. David Cowell, who founded the company in 2007, was invited to speak at the select committee, which was co-chaired by Robert Halfon MP and …

Epson is offering free SureColor signage printer training at its dedicated training facility in Hemel Hempstead on January 28 and February 25 2015. The Epson SureColor Academy intensive one-day sessions have been created especially for SureColor SC-S series users and are worth £300 per person per day. Each hands-on training session aims …

The only dedicated screen printing event in Europe this year proved a spectacular celebration of the process, and pointed the way towards a bright future. FESPA UK Association’s, Screen Printing Now, staged in association with Sakurai UK, in London on September 30 and  October 1, attracted around 100 sponsors, exhibitors …

Regatta Professional recently invested millions of pounds in its first television advertising campaign. The adverts may have come to an end on television, but the impact is here to stay. Regatta Professional’s Kids Squad Jacket took centre stage in the advert, showing kids enjoying their school adventures, whether walking to …

FESPA’s annual awards programme which celebrates print excellence is now open. The global competition is open to any print service provider anywhere in the world, culminating at the prize-giving ceremony at FESPA’s Gala Dinner on May 19 2015 during FESPA 2015 in Cologne, Germany. This year the global competition consists …

Selfridges in London has been chosen as the venue for a pop-up custom T shirt printing store. Print specialist YR Store, in collaboration with Japanese streetwear brand A BATHING APE, is offering customers the chance to design their own personalised T shirts using Epson SureColor direct to garment printers. Taking …

FESPA’s fourth Digital Textile Conference, which took place on October 2 in Milan, Italy, brought together a record-breaking number of delegates to expand their knowledge of digital textile printing. The conference attracted 157 delegates, more than double the number that attended the last FESPA Digital Textile Conference in Hamburg in …

Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor, Hybrid Services, has announced a selection of festive offers on selected printers, integrated printer/cutters and print and cut packages from its sign and graphics range. To celebrate the Christmas period, Hybrid has reduced prices across the complete CJV30 and JV33 ranges with a Mimaki …

As part of its commitment to connect with end-users and promote the value of promotional merchandise, the BPMA recently attended two end-user events. The National Sales Conference and Exhibition was held on October 8 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Keynote speakers included Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle and journalist …

A plain bag manufacturer has this month launched its Race to Print 200,000 Cotton Bags campaign in a bid to bring some Christmas cheer to a charitable organisation. Keepme Bags of Greenhithe, Kent, ran a similar initiative in April and were able to donate £2,000 to The Dream Factory – …