CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Tuesday 25 June Fespa Flight Briefing B75N11-11.30am Fespa Flight briefing11.30am-12pm Slovak SDPA activities – education and training12-12.30pm Together we are stronger12.30-1pm Panel session Sustainability Conference B75N2-2.30pm Sustainability – what does it mean to you?2.30-3pm Planet friendly3-3.30pm ISO 16759: calculating the carbon footprint of print media products3.30-4pm Knowing your supply chain: a timber industry perspective4-4.30pm How emphasising ‘sustainability’ can deliver profits for your organisation. A case study4.30-5pm Making ‘sustainability’ work for your business5-5.30pm Panel session: How to become more efficient Packaging and instore Conference Q100N11-11.30am Opening remarks11.30am-12pm Shopper engagement Study: Lessons in shopper currency, instore decisions and neuroscience12-12.30pm Design and delivery for instore2-2.30pm Creating desire within constraint2.30-3pm Instore displays and packaging3-3.30pm Innovation that leads to cost reduction through change in structural pack design3.30-4pm Panel session: packaging and instore4-4.30pm Pantone colour communication seminar4.30-5pm GWG 2012 specifications Screen Printing Conference K65N11-11.30am Introductory tutorial for screen printing12-12.30pm Setting up a raster file2-2.30pm Integrated registration system3-3.30pm Working in layers Wednesday 26 June Digital Textile Conference B75N10.30-11am Digital textile printing-increasing opportunities for the printer11-11.30am Digital technologies: the right choice11.30am-12pm Sublimation vs direct-to-garment – a technology reality tour12-12.30pm The true cost of digital textile printing12.30-1pm Differentiation, a path to clients2-2.30pm Diversification – adding digital decoration (or sublimation) to an existing business2.30-3pm From catwalk to consumer3-3.30pm How digital technology affords screen printing sustainability3.30-4pm Using social media to drive a printing business4-4.30pm Air your views in a creative way4.30-5pm Meeting the challenges of a new generation – a glimpse into the textile printing industry of tomorrow5-5.30pm Panel session: opportunities and barriers in digital textile printing Interiors Conference Q100N11-11.30am Digital print and interior style, a designer’s perspective.11.30am-12pm How Spoonflower serves fabric over the web12-12.30pm Get real – be fake12.30-1pm Digitalising the fine art market2-2.30pm Catering for corporate spaces2.30-3pm Migrating from screen to digital for home furnishing and apparel: a UK manufacturer’s experience and perspective3-3.30pm Pioneering floor printed vinyl3.30-4pm A tour through interior design4-4.30pm Interiors keynote: back to the future4.30-5pm Panel session: opportunities and barriers of printing for interiors Screen Printing Conference K65N11-11.30am Adding type on a path12-12.30pm T-shirt treatments – spraying and dipping demonstration2-2.30pm Innovations in screen chemicals3-3.30pm Designing for black shirts4-4.30pm How to change colours in an image Thursday 27 June Digital Conference B75N10.30-11am Trendspotting in digital11-11.30am Digital business leaders at work – how to grow a digital wide-format business11.30am-12pm The digital blueprint – business planning for a digital environment12-12.30pm How to grow added-value digital sales12.30-1pm Going for gold at London 20122-2.30pm Workflow – the key to digital efficiency and growth2.30-3pm Creating a digital value proposition3-3.30pm Panel session: digital debate; futureproofing Brand and Creative Day Q100N10.30-11am Registration and welcome11-11.30am Audience measurement and advertising effectiveness11.30am-12.30pm The power of printed media12.30-1pm Panel session: Creative day2-2.30pm Printing for gold...

“We’ve had a few reasonably good years and the investments have been largely funded by the business as well as invoicing finance. We’re really positive, the business has grown together and most importantly it’s been sustainable. We’ve certainly not gone mad,” said Rocket managing director Tim Porter. As part of the growth plan Gary Egan has joined as production manager, Andy Webb has been appointed to project manage a number of key client events and Steven Silverton joined to head up Rocket’s newly created retail division. The firm is also looking to further boost its installation teams and artwork studio later this year. The appointments follow the Watford firm taking on an additional factory unit over Christmas 2012, doubling its floor space. This enabled it to install a raft of refurbished kit, including a 3.2m-wide EFI Vutek QS3200 UV flatbed, two Mimaki JV5 series roll-to-roll printers, and a Zünd G3 digital cutter. “We’ve started to do a lot work in sport hospitality branding, which increasingly involves temporary walls wrapped with large-format graphics rather than the traditional, build, skin and paint structures,” said Porter. “The market seems to be growing and growing and the QS is perfect for that type of work because it enabled us to produce high-quality wraps up to 3.2m wide and most of the walls are up to 3m.” High-profile events the company has worked on this year include the Champions League Final at Wembley, Silverstone and the Paris Air Show. It also has a strong presence in the retail sector. The company also installed a refurbished 5m-wide HP Scitex solvent printer last year, which according to Porter enabled it to offer grand-format printer and gain a foothold in the fascia market. The company is now mulling an investment in a second grand-format press. The business is on track to achieve £4.2m in sales this year, compared to £3.3m last year and the company is targeting £5m next year. According to Porter, just as importantly the firm has so far maintained margin as it has grown. Once we got through £3m, which we had been trying to achieve for a number of years, it signalled a real step change in the business. We were lucky to get the services of ex-Service Graphics finance director David Wicks, who came on board to help drive growth and without him we might not have seen all these opportunities or grasped them,” said Porter. Wicks joined the business last April in a business development/finance role and helped Porter create a three-year growth plan....

FESPA ESSENTIALS Date 25-29 June Location ExCel LondonPrice Pre-register for free entry at www.fespa.com (otherwise entry is £55 on the door)Opening times 25-28 June, 10am-6pm; 29 June, 10am-4pm Exhibitors 600-plusKey attractions The Printing Hall of Fame will give details on the most innovative and inspiring figures in print today, many of whom will be available to talk to at the show The Jet Set Conference schedule will place particular emphasis on identifying the skills SMEs need to grow their businesses. All seminars are free The Creative Corner free conference schedule will give tips on design for particular print applications, including instore, textiles, outdoor and extra wide-format. It will also feature a VIP day for advertising creatives and brandowners The Pilot’s Briefing Zone will offer insight into advanced garment design and decoration techniques with free presentations, demonstrations and hands-on interactive workshop sessions The Wrap Cup Masters Series will see vehicle wrappers from around the world come together to compete for the highly acclaimed title of global ‘Wrap Cup Master’ The Promotional Product Business Academy will be a special section dedicated to offering insight, demos and advice on this sector The Print Inspiration Runway will be an exhibition of particularly inspiring prints in a wide range of print sectors Visitors to Fespa may well also want to take a look at European Sign Expo, running alongside Fespa between 25-27 June FESPA ‘AFTER DARK‘Tuesday 25 June, 6.30pm Tompkins 4 Pan Peninsula Square, Canary Wharf (nearest station: South Quay, DLR)10% discount on food and drink on producing a valid exhibition pass Wednesday 26 June, 6.30pmBrodie’s Bar 43 Fishermans Walk, Canary Wharf (nearest station: South Quay, DLR)20% discount on all products on producing a valid exhibition pass Thursday 27 June, 6.30pmBe At One Monument 28 King William Street (nearest station: Monument, Tube)Two cocktails for £9.50 on producing an exhibition pass Thursday 27 June, 7.30pm Fespa 50th Anniversary Gala Old Billingsgate, London (nearest station: Monument, Tube)This networking event will feature a Martini reception, three-course dinner, music and entertainment. Book at www.fespa.com/london/en/gala-night. Places are limited Friday 28 June, 6.30pmRum and Sugar No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Canary Wharf (nearest station: West India Quay, DLR)10% discount on food and drink, during the evening, on producing an exhibition pass Fespa preview Fespa conference schedule...

FESPA ESSENTIALS Date 25-29 June Location ExCel LondonPrice Pre-register for free entry at www.fespa.com (otherwise entry is £55 on the door)Opening times 25-28 June, 10am-6pm; 29 June, 10am-4pm Exhibitors 600-plusKey attractions The Printing Hall of Fame will give details on the most innovative and inspiring figures in print today, many of whom will be available to talk to at the show The Jet Set Conference schedule will place particular emphasis on identifying the skills SMEs need to grow their businesses. All seminars are free The Creative Corner free conference schedule will give tips on design for particular print applications, including instore, textiles, outdoor and extra wide-format. It will also feature a VIP day for advertising creatives and brandowners The Pilot’s Briefing Zone will offer insight into advanced garment design and decoration techniques with free presentations, demonstrations and hands-on interactive workshop sessions The Wrap Cup Masters Series will see vehicle wrappers from around the world come together to compete for the highly acclaimed title of global ‘Wrap Cup Master’ The Promotional Product Business Academy will be a special section dedicated to offering insight, demos and advice on this sector The Print Inspiration Runway will be an exhibition of particularly inspiring prints in a wide range of print sectors Visitors to Fespa may well also want to take a look at European Sign Expo, running alongside Fespa between 25-27 June FESPA ‘AFTER DARK‘Tuesday 25 June, 6.30pm Tompkins 4 Pan Peninsula Square, Canary Wharf (nearest station: South Quay, DLR)10% discount on food and drink on producing a valid exhibition pass Wednesday 26 June, 6.30pmBrodie’s Bar 43 Fishermans Walk, Canary Wharf (nearest station: South Quay, DLR)20% discount on all products on producing a valid exhibition pass Thursday 27 June, 6.30pmBe At One Monument 28 King William Street (nearest station: Monument, Tube)Two cocktails for £9.50 on producing an exhibition pass Thursday 27 June, 7.30pm Fespa 50th Anniversary Gala Old Billingsgate, London (nearest station: Monument, Tube)This networking event will feature a Martini reception, three-course dinner, music and entertainment. Book at www.fespa.com/london/en/gala-night. Places are limited Friday 28 June, 6.30pmRum and Sugar No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Canary Wharf (nearest station: West India Quay, DLR)10% discount on food and drink, during the evening, on producing an exhibition pass Fespa preview Fespa conference schedule...

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Tuesday 25 June Fespa Flight Briefing B75N11-11.30am Fespa Flight briefing11.30am-12pm Slovak SDPA activities – education and training12-12.30pm Together we are stronger12.30-1pm Panel session Sustainability Conference B75N2-2.30pm Sustainability – what does it mean to you?2.30-3pm Planet friendly3-3.30pm ISO 16759: calculating the carbon footprint of print media products3.30-4pm Knowing your supply chain: a timber industry perspective4-4.30pm How emphasising ‘sustainability’ can deliver profits for your organisation. A case study4.30-5pm Making ‘sustainability’ work for your business5-5.30pm Panel session: How to become more efficient Packaging and instore Conference Q100N11-11.30am Opening remarks11.30am-12pm Shopper engagement Study: Lessons in shopper currency, instore decisions and neuroscience12-12.30pm Design and delivery for instore2-2.30pm Creating desire within constraint2.30-3pm Instore displays and packaging3-3.30pm Innovation that leads to cost reduction through change in structural pack design3.30-4pm Panel session: packaging and instore4-4.30pm Pantone colour communication seminar4.30-5pm GWG 2012 specifications Screen Printing Conference K65N11-11.30am Introductory tutorial for screen printing12-12.30pm Setting up a raster file2-2.30pm Integrated registration system3-3.30pm Working in layers Wednesday 26 June Digital Textile Conference B75N10.30-11am Digital textile printing-increasing opportunities for the printer11-11.30am Digital technologies: the right choice11.30am-12pm Sublimation vs direct-to-garment – a technology reality tour12-12.30pm The true cost of digital textile printing12.30-1pm Differentiation, a path to clients2-2.30pm Diversification – adding digital decoration (or sublimation) to an existing business2.30-3pm From catwalk to consumer3-3.30pm How digital technology affords screen printing sustainability3.30-4pm Using social media to drive a printing business4-4.30pm Air your views in a creative way4.30-5pm Meeting the challenges of a new generation – a glimpse into the textile printing industry of tomorrow5-5.30pm Panel session: opportunities and barriers in digital textile printing Interiors Conference Q100N11-11.30am Digital print and interior style, a designer’s perspective.11.30am-12pm How Spoonflower serves fabric over the web12-12.30pm Get real – be fake12.30-1pm Digitalising the fine art market2-2.30pm Catering for corporate spaces2.30-3pm Migrating from screen to digital for home furnishing and apparel: a UK manufacturer’s experience and perspective3-3.30pm Pioneering floor printed vinyl3.30-4pm A tour through interior design4-4.30pm Interiors keynote: back to the future4.30-5pm Panel session: opportunities and barriers of printing for interiors Screen Printing Conference K65N11-11.30am Adding type on a path12-12.30pm T-shirt treatments – spraying and dipping demonstration2-2.30pm Innovations in screen chemicals3-3.30pm Designing for black shirts4-4.30pm How to change colours in an image Thursday 27 June Digital Conference B75N10.30-11am Trendspotting in digital11-11.30am Digital business leaders at work – how to grow a digital wide-format business11.30am-12pm The digital blueprint – business planning for a digital environment12-12.30pm How to grow added-value digital sales12.30-1pm Going for gold at London 20122-2.30pm Workflow – the key to digital efficiency and growth2.30-3pm Creating a digital value proposition3-3.30pm Panel session: digital debate; futureproofing Brand and Creative Day Q100N10.30-11am Registration and welcome11-11.30am Audience measurement and advertising effectiveness11.30am-12.30pm The power of printed media12.30-1pm Panel session: Creative day2-2.30pm Printing for gold...