62 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk November / December 2024 - Issue 351 at this show has been unbelievable. Visitors have been very interested in our machines which has meant this has been a very good show for us. “The types of customers we are speaking to may not be at the point of making a large purchase, but they can talk to us about how we can help bring them forward. Visitors are here for a reason, they want to buy, and they want to improve their business.” Similarly, CMYUK, a supplier of large-format digital printers, cutting equipment, and materials, had a successful show demonstrating solutions from Canon and JWEI. The company’s stand featured the Canon Colorado M5W UVgel LED printer as well as the JWEI JCUT 1625 digital cutting table and Fiery Prep-it software. CMYUK reported a string of sales at The Print Show including two JWEI cutting tables and three Canon Colorados. Among these sales was the purchase of a Canon Colorado by design, print, and display company, Carbon Colour. Speaking at the event, Jason McNulty, senior digital sales consultant of CMYUK, explained: “The customer was after an upgrade from the machine he had, to give him more productivity. “He came to the show because he was after more of an idea of how the machine was going to run. He had a look at it and confirmed everything we discussed.” The success and presence of so many wide-format suppliers and signage companies means it has come as little surprise that The Print Show this year announced “The Sign Show” which will run as a co-locating event next year in Hall 3 of the NEC, Birmingham, from September 23rd to 25th, 2025. Speaking about the launch of the new exhibition, Chris Davies, event director of The Print Show and now The Sign Show, comments: “The Print Show has had a strong wide-format print presence for a number of years now. “This year we welcomed Fujifilm, swissQprint, Agfa Graphics, and Liyu UK to name but a few major manufacturers, as well as leading distributors and suppliers such as CMYUK, Soyang Europe, and Quality Print Services.” Davies adds: "Across the two events, visitors from the signage market will be able to find the solutions they are looking for." Strong Momentum The feedback and chatter from both the 2023 and 2024 events have highlighted the positive atmosphere and momentum The Print Show has kept intact. This show. We’ve also had our new highspeed kebab showcasing here for the first-time in the UK on our UJF flatbed printer.” Speaking about Mimaki’s presence at the show, Greogry added: “It’s been fantastic to have the team from Mimaki Europe here with us at the show including the manager director which helped us to share these new products to a UK and European audience.” Following European shows like FESPA Global Print Expo and drupa, this year’s show became a showcase of wide-format technology with brands such as Agfa, swissQprint, and Liyu UK also exhibiting. The Print Show marked the first UK showing of swissQprint’s Kudu flatbed model and was also an introduction to Liyu’s Platinum KCXL+ flatbed model which launched earlier in the year at FESPA. Agfa meanwhile launched its Anapurna Ciervo H3200 to the UK market, a wide-format printer which is reported to have an almost 70% increase in printing speeds while in Production Mode compared to its predecessors. Speaking to Print Monthly at the event, Graham Clark, application specialist at Agfa, said: “The quality over quantity ▲ The show gave visitors the chance to get up close and personal with many machines and materials stand at the show, spanning 240sqm, and returned to The Print Show this year to showcase its latest digital printing innovations, including the UK debut of the Revoria SC285 toner press. Also showcased was the Revoria PC1120, which boasts a ten colour advanced print engine. During the show, Fujifilm announced the purchase of a PC1120 by Ballyprint, a Northern Irish print provider specialising in litho, digital, and wide-format print. A company that also had a large presence at the show was Hybrid Services, the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of Mimaki, which unveiled its new CJV200 and TS330-3200 DS models in Europe for the first time. Using the same print engine as the 330 Series high-production models, the CJV200 Series is Mimaki’s new range of entry-level solvent integrated printer/ cutters. The range has been designed to be more accessible to printers of varying levels of experience to operate and maintain and includes new features such an ‘ink saving function’, a quicker printhead cleaning time, and Mimaki’s Dot Adjustment System (DAS). Hybrid announced the very first UK sale of a Mimaki CJV200-160 at this year’s show. The machine was purchased by Cre8ive Printer. The Manchester-based company specialise in printing for banners, signage, and posters. Speaking to Print Monthly at the show, Andy Gregory, sales director at Hybrid Services, said: “It’s been a great year for Mimaki in terms of product launches, as well as the two launches here at the THE PRINT SHOW REVIEW visitors attended The Print Show this year 4,012
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