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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images SEPTEMBER 2020 Check out our daily industry updates on Twitter @imagesmaguk PRINT SHOP POOCHES Theo prepares for the Vanity Furr shoot Xpres creates website for the wide-format sector Xpres has launched a new website to meet the demands of medium to large printing businesses. Called Xpres Plus, the new site went live in August and showcases a collection of wide-format equipment, from sublimation printers and heat presses to calenders, all designed to deliver high-volume printing. Damon Piall, sales director at Xpres, commented: “We’re all very excited for this launch as Xpres Plus has been a long time in the making, yet feels very much a natural progression for Xpres. “We realised that our product offering needed to expand towards more production-level textile equipment to coincide with our customers’ requirements. So, whether they produce thousands of metres of digitally printed fabric rolls per week, or run successful ecommerce personalisation web platforms shipping high volumes of printed garments per day, we needed to be able to offer solutions to make all of this a possibility for them. That’s where Xpres Plus comes in!” The new website includes printers from Mimaki, Roland and Epson, heat presses from Adkins and Sefa, and a calender press range with machines from Diferro and Texpres, and the equipment all comes with “an unrivalled support structure to ensure everything runs smoothly from day one”. imagesmag.uk/XpresPlus #58 Theo Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Theo from the Peter Drew Group in Alcester, Warwickshire Name: Theophilus Drew Breed: Working cocker spaniel Age: 5 years old Time at company: Since day one – he’s a workaholic like his breed suggests. Job title: Head of ‘re-tail’ Job description: It may appear that his roles and titles here at Peter Drew are just ceremonial, but Theo plays a valuable part in raising team morale behind the scenes. His most recent feature in Vanity Furr was great exposure for the company and our brand. Special skills: Putting things on your radar, circling back, being kept in the loop, getting others looped in, getting his ducks in a row, moving the needle, medium- level strategy, high-level strategy, touching base, playing devil’s advocate, inking the deal. Favourite colour: 3385C (teal), reminds him of puddles and ponds. www.peterdrew.com Resolute adds IPA cleaning wipes to its Premium range Resolute DTG has launched its own IPA cleaning wipes, which are for use on inkjet printers. Sold under its Premium brand, the company’s cleaning wipes are supplied in a flip-top tub of 100 wipes, all of which contain a true 75% IPA formulation. “Unlike the normal, quite large IPA wipes we’ve previously sold, this new product is sized more in-line with its intended use,” explained the company. “The 10x10cm wipes tear off individually and come ready to use — simply take off the lid and feed a wipe from the centre of the roll through the lid.” The new IPA cleaning wipes are not certified for medical use. imagesmag.uk/IPA-cleaning- wipes Resolute’s new IPA cleaning wipes measure 10x10cm The new Xpres Plus website features equipment for high- volume printing