Jenny Matthew is the Event Director of Sign and Digital UK. In this interview, Jenny speaks to Karis Copp about returning to Faversham House, the current trends that are influencing next year’s show, her passion for visual communications, and how digital innovation can enrich the events industry.
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Sign & Digital UK (SDUK), the leading signmaking, display solutions and digital printing show, is returning to Birmingham’s NEC with an all new show in a new hall.
SDUK 2019 hosted the UK unveilings of a number of new products for the wide-format market.
Antalis brought an après ski feel to this year’s SDUK event by welcoming visitors to a stunning Alpine inspired stand showcasing some of the latest media trends, hardware capabilities and training solutions.
Wide-format print specialist Quality Print Services (QPS) successfully returned to Sign & Digital UK with a showcase of technology from leading manufacturers, including Nazdar and Roland DG.
Dean Ashworth, UK Sales & Marketing Manager at Zünd UK commented: "This year's SDUK event was a very good show for us. We took an exceptional lead haul that was better than last year by some distance so we're very pleased."
Mimaki has unveiled its latest 3D printing technology, the 3DFF-222, which is intended to enable direct-to-object (DTO) print companies to bring jig production in-house.
The machine made its UK debut at the Birmingham NEC last week during Sign & Digital UK 2019.
Many substantial deals for new equipment were made over the three-day sign making, digital printing and display solution show, with visitors having access to over 185 leading brands and more than 50 new product launches & updates.
Epson has partnered with Birmingham City University’s textile and design department where they used their dye-sublimation capabilities to design and produce printed t-shirts. The students have been showcasing their designs at this year’s SDUK 2019, along with the Epson team who are wearing the t-shirts for the entire show.
Premier gave the division its first public outing at Sign & Digital UK 2019 at the Birmingham NEC this week, its stand was specifically constructed out of materials available within the range with displays based around a Hollywood theme.