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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…
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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…
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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…

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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…

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 Indigo 12000 Digital Press

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…
Rob Goleniowski demonstrating the LEF-20 at the VersaUV Experience Day

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…
MTEX 5032HS at Sign UK

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…
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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…

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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…
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Soyang Europe Strengthens Sales Team

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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…
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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.
Stuart Morrison

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.
Nigel Bond, CEO of UK based Domino Printing Sciences

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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The Signs could be great for

Leeds’ upcoming retail explosion!


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Signarama, the world’s largest sign making franchise, is preparing to take full advantage of the enormous potential it is predicting will come now that work has started on the high profile £150m shopping development planned for Leeds City Centre.


The sign and graphics sector is a global multi-billion pound industry as businesses and organisations need to find new ways to promote and differentiate themselves. Signarama has been at the forefront of this sector for over 20 years and has more than 950 franchise businesses operating in over 50 countries world-wide.

Sunil Kapoor, CEO at Signarama UK said: “We are looking for a highly motivated business partner who has the ambition to take full advantage of the already immense opportunities in Leeds and build a sustainable and profitable business that will grow in value and importance in direct correlation with the city itself. This is all about finding the perfect partner, so we are not insisting on previous experience in the sign or graphics world. In fact 95% of our current franchise owners did not have any industry experience; such is the strength of our business model and comprehensive training perfected over the past 20 years around the world.

This is an incredible opportunity to own and build what could become one of the most important Signarama franchises in the UK. We won’t be giving that chance to just anyone!”

A good Franchise in the hands of the right franchisee, can produce incredible results, and offers people the opportunity to run their own business with an inbuilt recipe for success and a support team to train and guide them all the way. All the joys and freedoms of business ownership with dramatically reduced risk. The DTI tells us that around 80% of new independent businesses fail within the first couple of years, whereas with a successful franchise model more than 90% are still profitable and going strong after 5! Best of all, it’s hard to think of a business in Leeds that isn’t going to need signage advice and brand creation, as they all jostle for position as this massive inward investment continues to bring opportunity to the city.

The fortunate new owner of the Leeds franchise will receive help finding a suitable location and store design as well as an industry leading five-week training programme including two weeks at the world headquarters in Florida. This is followed in the UK by a week with an experienced mentor franchisee and two weeks in the franchise owner’s chosen location.

For further information please visit www.signarama.co.uk or call Suzie McCafferty on 0044 (0) 7793 054 2330044 (0) 7793 054 233 or 0044 (0) 131 664 12180044 (0) 131 664 1218 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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