23 April 2013
North Print & Pack 2013 preview
North Print & Pack 2013, which takes place from 14th to 16th May in Harrogate, will have the widest industry reach ever, with a range of new features and content that offers additional benefits for printers who attend the show. The extension of the long-established event to embrace printed packaging – leading to its rebranding as North Print & Pack 2013 – demonstrates how far the print sector is turning its attentions to packaging as a strand in its success strategy.
The diversity of exhibitors will ensure that every area of the commercial print and packaging industry is represented at North Print & Pack 2013; from press-press, MIS and software to digital print, labels, mailing systems and inkjet output devices, plus post-press and consumables.
Visiting the event will be time well spent: the commercial print industry is represented by exhibitors including Crawford Technologies, EFI, Imprint Business Systems, Intelligent Finishing Systems, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Tharstern and Watkiss. The narrow web world is represented by the likes of AB Graphic International, Alphasonics, Domino, Edale, Flexo Wash (UK), Flint Group, GEW, Herma UK, ISG, K2 International, Nilpeter, RotoMetrics International, Sandon Global, Screen, Teknek and Xeikon International.
Focus on education
Visitors to North Print & Pack 2013 will see a big focus on educational content in The Knowledge Centre, with the launch of three free theatres. The sessions, with top industry brands like Tesco and Twinings amongst the confirmed presenters, comprise informative talks, panel discussions and case studies, all offering great opportunities to develop your technical and business skills.
While at North Print & Pack 2013, visitors should ensure they’re in The Knowledge Centre from 10.30am to 11.00am on Tuesday 14th May for the S’print speed networking event. Divided to focus on commercial and packaging printers respectively, the event gives you five minutes per contact to exchange details and expertise, attendees could quickly gather six valuable new business contacts.
With this line-up of exhibitors and a diverse education programme devised specifically for commercial and packaging printers, North Print & Pack 2013 is maturing successfully from its commercial print roots to tackle the topics that are important to the UK’s packaging printers.
PrintIT! Awards
On the last day of the exhibition, North Print & Pack 213 will provide the venue for the finalists of Proskills’ award-winning PrintIT! programme. This is the initiative’s eighth Annual Awards Ceremony, which will provide the opportunity to present category winners with individual awards as well as prizes for their schools.
You can pre-register for North Print & Pack now at www.printandpack.co.uk.
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