PFI acquires Gardners; Manta expands gift business; CIM invests and recruits; Minuteman Swindon; BBC; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 17 August 2022 [Wide-format bulletin] [Sponsored by Fespa] [Latest headlines] [PFI Group acquires Gardners]( [PFI Group acquires Gardners]( PFI Group has continued its acquisitive streak after buying wide-format printer Gardners from Hexcite Group in a pre-pack administration sale. [Manta Makes expands gift business with Mimaki install]( [Manta Makes expands gift business with Mimaki install]( New Forest wedding and gift specialist printer Manta Makes has taken on a Mimaki direct-to-object UV-LED printer to secure the company’s expansion. [CIM Signs & Graphics invests and recruits]( [CIM Signs & Graphics invests and recruits]( Wide-format printer CIM Signs & Graphics has taken delivery of its “largest, fastest, and most eco-friendly printer to date”, a Nyala 4 from SwissQprint. [In the news] [Hell and high waters: Minuteman Swindon reopens]( Print shop Minuteman Press has reopened after first a flood, and then a fire, destroyed its Swindon shop. [Pressure mounts on printers as UK heads for recession]( The UK print industry has entered a “perfect storm” of soaring costs and faltering demand as the economy stagnates. [BBC graphical history highlighted in new exhibition]( St Bride Library has opened a new exhibition that celebrates 100 years of BBC broadcasting in 2022. [Wide-format product reviews] [Star Product... EFI Reggiani Terra Silver]( [Star Product... EFI Reggiani Terra Silver]( EFI Reggiani has launched an improved version of its original Terra Silver which offers a range of new features and is aimed at companies that do not want the complexity of reactive dye printing [Star Product... Mimaki 3DUJ-2207]( [Star Product... Mimaki 3DUJ-2207]( New model offers ‘unique capabilities’ to wide variety of markets [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a vinyl Summa machine, so it was used to setting up dies and cutting guides, but die-cutting was something it had never really considered bringing in-house. [In this issue] [The June & July 'Punching above your weight' issue of Printweek asks leading SMEs to share their top tips on going toe-to-toe with larger rivals. We also take a look at what you really need to know about director responsibilities...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20Printweek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Gluing Operator]( [Print Finisher - Full Training Offered]( [Slitter / Finishing Operator]( [Print Sales Executive - North England]( [Print Sales Executive]( [See the latest jobs]( © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]([Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Wide Format bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.