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TheMagicTouch’s latest image transfer innovation wins award


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t Trophex 2017 in January, TheMagicTouchs latest image transfer innovation won the award for Best Image Transfer Product.


Using the latest in toner-based transfer technology the company has developed a new process to personalise football, rugby and various other sport balls with full colour logos and images.


Until now the personalisation of balls for the promotions market has been mainly restricted to single colour designs applied using traditional pad or screen printing techniques which involves a degree of set-up and is not suitable for full colour or photographic images and certainly not for individual designs.


Using the ProSeries Oki 7411WT white-toner printer and CPM transfer paper full colour images and logos can be applied to almost any type of ball


Dave Roper wins M&R dealer of the year award


TheMagicTouch’s winning product


using a modified ball-shaped platen manufactured by A.Adkins. The process is quick, easy and very durable with the cost per printed panel at less than 10p per image. Over the past six months the company has successfully conducted various trials with leading European ball manufacturers to ensure the various PU surfaces available are compatible to the low-heat application and remains durable.


Jim Nicol, managing director, said:


“We recently produced some personalised balls for a local football club decorated with 18 team member photos which was very well received and offers a great business opportunity for those in the awards and recognition market to develop over the coming months and years.” Using the white-toner option also enables all colour panels to be decorated.


USB2U becomes Pixikas exclusive UK supplier


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orthampton-based USB2U has become the exclusive UK supplier of international technology company Pixika. This means that USB2U will now supply all of PXK design promotional technology products in the UK. PXK is an internationally recognised promotional technology products supplier with over 15 years of experience. Its expertise covers product areas such as portable Bluetooth speakers and headsets, power banks, USB flash drives, connected devices and mobile phone accessories.


With headquarters in Paris, PXK operates internationally and is continuously


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t ISS Long Beach in January, Dave Roper was awarded M&Rs European Dealer of the Year award. Mr Roper said: “We are proud to have received this prestigious


award from M&R. There are many suppliers across Europe and to come out on top is amazing.”


Dave Roper has supplied M&R screen printing equipment for around 20 years and has been named as one of the top suppliers in Europe for the last 10.


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developing new products to answer to the demands from a fast developing promotional technology product sector. The partnership between PXK and USB2U offers some excellent benefits to new and existing resellers in the UK. Sebastian La Porta,


managing director of USB2U, said: “The benefits from this


partnership to resellers go far and wide. First of all we hold stock in the UK which allows a fast project turnaround, and we also offer free origination, data upload and delivery.


“The partnership will also have a positive impact on pricing as we are planning to launch a Buying Club, allowing the most active resellers to have access to exclusive benefits, offers and pricing. We firmly believe that this partnership will benefit resellers and customers alike as it will aggregate demand to provide more cost effective solutions.


“With many years of experience in the branded promotional products industry we are well positioned to take PXKs product range and make it an even greater success in the UK. Our friendly, local sales and after sales support team combined with our in house printing and laser engraving facilities will enable us to provide our resellers with outstanding service.”


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