N9 Pure Silver, developed by UK and India-based N9 World Technologies, has been used in sportswear, underwear, socks, workwear and soft furnishings for around four years and, after two years of testing, is being targetted at new markets. The coating, which the company claims reduces surface bacteria by 99.99%, has been introduced to consultant directories at private hospital Spire Healthcare and to a range of Ink Publishing titles, including the customer magazines of Easyjet, Eurostar and Thomas Cook. “Silver is a natural antimicrobial agent and this is exactly the same coating as for textiles – particles of pure colloidal silver suspended in de-ionised water,” said N9 print development manager Derek Adams. The coating can be applied with an inline coating unit or, for heatset web presses, can be mixed with silicone to be applied at the post-oven stage of production, Adams explained. He added that the company also believed N9 Pure Silver was suitable for gravure printing as well. “We have had a conversation with someone about gravure. I was told it would be possible to apply as a vapour with a spray bar. So in theory it could work on gravure as well,” said Adams. According to N9, Pure Silver kills 99.99% of bacteria including E. coli, MRSA and C. diff. “It is also non-migrating – it doesn’t come off the page. Once it’s there, it’s there for good,” said Adams. He added that, thanks to its special ‘blue’ formula, N9 Pure Silver doesn’t discolour print in the way that some other silver-based antimicrobial coatings can. Potential future applications for the coating are wide ranging, said Adams: “This is very, very inexpensive, we’re looking at, depending on the job, adding probably less than 1% across the job. Because of this low cost it has got the potential to become the industry standard. It could be used on any piece of shared print.” Adams said the company was in talks with a number of magazine publishers and playing card manufacturers, and also with one potential distributor. Bank notes were another key future application, he said: “The other great thing about this is it prevents the growth of mold, so with bank notes, though they may be stored for unknown lengths of time, that could be quite a good safeguard.” N9 Pure Silver joins another recent launch in the antimicrobial coating market, BioSeal. This coating promises to reduce surface bacteria by 99.999% and consists of a biocide that involves micro-particles in a resin....

N9 Pure Silver, developed by UK and India-based N9 World Technologies, has been used in sportswear, underwear, socks, workwear and soft furnishings for around four years and, after two years of testing, is being targetted at new markets. The coating, which the company claims reduces surface bacteria by 99.99%, has been introduced to consultant directories at private hospital Spire Healthcare and to a range of Ink Publishing titles, including the customer magazines of Easyjet, Eurostar and Thomas Cook. “Silver is a natural antimicrobial agent and this is exactly the same coating as for textiles – particles of pure colloidal silver suspended in de-ionised water,” said N9 print development manager Derek Adams. The coating can be applied with an inline coating unit or, for heatset web presses, can be mixed with silicone to be applied at the post-oven stage of production, Adams explained. He added that the company also believed N9 Pure Silver was suitable for gravure printing as well. “We have had a conversation with someone about gravure. I was told it would be possible to apply as a vapour with a spray bar. So in theory it could work on gravure as well,” said Adams. According to N9, Pure Silver kills 99.99% of bacteria including E. coli, MRSA and C. diff. “It is also non-migrating – it doesn’t come off the page. Once it’s there, it’s there for good,” said Adams. He added that, thanks to its special ‘blue’ formula, N9 Pure Silver doesn’t discolour print in the way that some other silver-based antimicrobial coatings can. Potential future applications for the coating are wide ranging, said Adams: “This is very, very inexpensive, we’re looking at, depending on the job, adding probably less than 1% across the job. Because of this low cost it has got the potential to become the industry standard. It could be used on any piece of shared print.” Adams said the company was in talks with a number of magazine publishers and playing card manufacturers, and also with one potential distributor. Bank notes were another key future application, he said: “The other great thing about this is it prevents the growth of mold, so with bank notes, though they may be stored for unknown lengths of time, that could be quite a good safeguard.” N9 Pure Silver joins another recent launch in the antimicrobial coating market, BioSeal. This coating promises to reduce surface bacteria by 99.999% and consists of a biocide that involves micro-particles in a resin....

The Sheffield-based printing company has produced 100 pop-up banners promoting Yorkshire’s involvement in the next Tour – ‘The Grand Départ’ takes place on 5-6 July 2014 when stages one and two of the tour will follow routes that visit Leeds, Skipton, Harrogate, York and Ripon, finishing in Sheffield. The banners have been rolled out to tourist information centres across the county, timed to capitalise on the high level of awareness of the event following Chris Froome’s victory in the 2013 outing. They were produced on Evolution’s HP Designjet printer on Innotech banner material. Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme made a flying visit to the UK to launch the campaign with Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire. Verity said: “Working with Evolution Print and our tourist information centre partners, we can help ensure that visitors right across Yorkshire will be aware of this massive event happening right here next year.” Evolution director Julie Rice described the project as “incredibly exciting”. “As we get closer, more and more people are started to realise how big this will be for Yorkshire and to play a part in its promotion is fantastic for us all at Evolution.” The 2014 Tour will mark the first time the event has visited the north of England. Millions of fans are expected at the roadside, with more than three billion people watching the tour on television worldwide. Evolution director Graham Congreve added: “Stage two finishes about 300 yards from our factory, it’s going to be absolutely fantastic. We’ve all got a passion for cycling here – out of 35 staff at least 20 have bikes and are in the cycle to work scheme.” Stage three of the 2014 Tour will also be in the UK, with the peloton travelling from Cambridge to London. Picture shows, left to right: Verity, Congreve, Rice and Prudhomme....

The Sheffield-based printing company has produced 100 pop-up banners promoting Yorkshire’s involvement in the next Tour – ‘The Grand Départ’ takes place on 5-6 July 2014 when stages one and two of the tour will follow routes that visit Leeds, Skipton, Harrogate, York and Ripon, finishing in Sheffield. The banners have been rolled out to tourist information centres across the county, timed to capitalise on the high level of awareness of the event following Chris Froome’s victory in the 2013 outing. They were produced on Evolution’s HP Designjet printer on Innotech banner material. Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme made a flying visit to the UK to launch the campaign with Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire. Verity said: “Working with Evolution Print and our tourist information centre partners, we can help ensure that visitors right across Yorkshire will be aware of this massive event happening right here next year.” Evolution director Julie Rice described the project as “incredibly exciting”. “As we get closer, more and more people are started to realise how big this will be for Yorkshire and to play a part in its promotion is fantastic for us all at Evolution.” The 2014 Tour will mark the first time the event has visited the north of England. Millions of fans are expected at the roadside, with more than three billion people watching the tour on television worldwide. Evolution director Graham Congreve added: “Stage two finishes about 300 yards from our factory, it’s going to be absolutely fantastic. We’ve all got a passion for cycling here – out of 35 staff at least 20 have bikes and are in the cycle to work scheme.” Stage three of the 2014 Tour will also be in the UK, with the peloton travelling from Cambridge to London. Picture shows, left to right: Verity, Congreve, Rice and Prudhomme....

Andrew Hemmings was director of Trowbridge, Wiltshire-based Cromwell Press from its founding in 1991 until it fell into administration for the first time in 2009. The academic book and journal printer was bought out of administration and renamed Baldwin, where Hemmings took a managerial role, but the business failed again in September 2010. Shortly afterwards, in April 2011 Hemmings was charged with fraud, including obtaining money by deception and false representation, following a police investigation. After a protracted legal process, the former director entered a not guilty plea at Swindon Crown Court in April this year. However last week (22 July) the case was brought back before the court after Hemmings changed his plea and admitted falsifying invoices to the tune of £81,983 on two occasions. The invoices were fraudulently created from Ken Biggs Construction from April 2005 and March 2006. Following the hearing Hemmings was released on bail and the case was adjourned for sentencing on 30 August....