THE PRINT SHOW PREVIEW 74 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk September / October 2024 - Issue 350 which offers the printing of products like roller banners and stretch fabric displays so that companies don’t feel the need to invest in large machinery. Talking about the advantages of stretch fabric solutions, Scott Conway, director and co-founder of Venture Banners, says: “The profit potential for printers is huge, so working with a trade supplier like us to add a very fruitful new revenue stream with little investment or risk is a fantastic opportunity.” In recent years the materials that printers and sign-makers use have become increasingly important as sustainability has become a bigger focus. Conway says: “Based on feedback from our customers on what they would like to see from us, we’ve been working for the past couple of years on a sustainable and recyclable honeycomb cardboard range of display products. We would encourage any printers who are looking to offer quality, sustainable products to their customers to come and have a chat with us on stand A20.” As well as its new sustainable range, Venture Banners will be showcasing vibrant textile graphics, demonstrating how exhibition stands can be brought to life as well as assembled, dismantled, transported, and reused with ease. Conway adds: “Our new product range will deliver vast benefits to print businesses looking to boost their eco-friendly credentials. Many of their customers will be increasingly interested in working with sustainable printers, so that’s certainly a competitive advantage. “On top of this, the cost to entry into the cardboard display market is usually incredibly high, so with this new product line, printers can target profits in this area with no investment whatsoever besides the products themselves.” Wide-Format on Display This year’s show will have a big emphasis on solutions for wide-format printers and sign-makers as many manufacturers, material suppliers, and trade printers look to help businesses expand their offerings and tap into this ever-growing market. Manufacturers like swissQprint, Agfa, Canon, HP, Mimaki (via Hybrid Services), and InkTec Europe will all have a presence at the show, either directly or through resellers, in order to show a diverse range of machines capable of wide-format print, garment printing, and direct-to-object (DTO) printing. Building on the success of last year’s show, InkTec says it will use its presence at The Print Show 2024 to demonstrate its knowledge and understanding of the directto-film (DTF) sector to visitors. “As a business, we have long been committed to innovation and are now excitingly at the forefront of the DTF revolution,” the company says, adding: “So, this year’s show will be used as a platform to discuss this more with visitors.” Machine reseller, CMYUK, which has previously exhibited at The Print Show, will be demonstrating the Canon Colorado M5W from Canon’s new M-series as well as showing finishing solutions from JWEI and software from Fiery. Another returning company to the show is Hybrid Services (Stand P50) which will be demonstrating the innovations customers can undertake in regard to DTF and solvent and UV, print and cut, and print only thanks to its hardware solutions from Mimaki. Andy Gregory, sales director at Hybrid Services, says: “The Print Show offers a unique opportunity to meet with key contacts in the sign, graphics, and commercial printing industry. With Mimaki’s constant flow of innovative new products, it provides a perfect platform to present the latest technology – and for visitors to absorb the industry as a whole. “Hybrid will be showcasing the latest UV and solvent technology from Mimaki, including wide-format printers, integrated printer/ cutters, and flatbed solutions.” Gregory adds: “The Hybrid stand will also feature the latest Mimaki DTF printer, demonstrating the incredible opportunity that garment decoration and branding offers.” Super-Wide Digital, a new exhibitor for 2024, a trade-only supplier of large and superwide-format printing, which works with exhibitors like Soyang Europe and CMYUK, says its is exhibiting this year after the decline of other shows in the UK. Luke Drogan, director at Super-Wide Digital, says: “The Print Show appears to offer us the perfect opportunity to re-establish Super-Wide as an exhibiting company, and we want to make a big impact this year. We want to use the exhibition as a springboard to accelerate our marketing and PR activities, in particular.” Commenting on the continued growth of wide-format, Davies adds: “The addition of several new exhibitors from the wide-format and graphics industry indicates the shift that is taking place in the wider industry with companies continuing to diversify and expand their offerings. “We will be making an announcement at the exhibition that reflects this evolution so keep your eyes peeled!” ▲Visitors attending a talk at the 2023 Knowledge Zone
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