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Summa scales F Series Vantage to high-volume production and industrial applications
The Golf Day was hosted at the Weald of Kent Golf Course & Hotel, Ashford, Kent
EPIC Golf Day raises over £1.5K for ANDYSMANCLUB
EPIC Media Group has raised £1,769 for men’s suicide prevention charity, ANDYSMANCLUB, at its annual Golf Day, held on September 9 at the Weald of Kent Golf Course & Hotel. Customers, suppliers, partners and friends of EPIC came together for a day of golf, networking and fundraising in support of the charity. Aaron Davies, area lead from ANDYSMANCLUB, joined guests on the day and spoke about the charity’s work and the importance of encouraging men to talk. Funds were raised through hole sponsorship, raffl e tickets, auctions and competitions throughout the day. Nicola Welfare, general manager at EPIC, said: “The Golf Day is always a great opportunity to bring people together, and the response from everyone involved this year was fantastic. “We’re incredibly proud to have raised £1,769 so far for ANDYSMANCLUB. It was a really enjoyable day, but more importantly, it allowed us to support a cause that can make a genuine difference to men and their families. Thank you to everyone who helped make it possible.” The money raised will support ANDYSMANCLUB in continuing to provide its free peer-to-peer groups and raise awareness of men’s mental health across the UK.
Attendees exceed 5,500 at The Print Show and The Sign Show 2026
The Print Show and The Sign Show organisers confi rmed fi nal attendee fi gures for 2026 reached 5,567. The overall attendance fi gure represents a 4% increase on last year’s total of 5,336, however in 2025, 350 visitors were from the PPMA Show – driven by a partnership between the two shows – which, after ‘crossover’, shows attendance was 12% higher year-on-year. Chris Davies, event director, said: “We are delighted with the response to both The Print Show and The Sign Show this year. More people were in the hall across the three days and that is a refl ection on the quality of the events we put on.” Visitors could see manufacturers and distributers such as HP
, Epson, Roland DG,
Agfa, Hybrid Services (Mimaki), swissQprint, Vivid Laminating Technologies, CMYUK, and Soyang Group. In addition, visitors could also experience the Knowledge Zone, the all-new Print Mastermind Live, with Colin Sinclair McDermott and The Print Show Podcast Booth.
Summa has added to its F Series Vantage platform with the introduction of wide-format products, the F1832, F3220 and F3232. The new products are designed for high-volume signage, packaging, textile, and industrial applications. Alongside the new release, the manufacturer also introduced the F1625CF, a dedicated confi guration optimised for dry carbon fi bre cutting. According to Summa’s CEO, Stijn Henderickx, the F Series Vantage range can offer productivity gains of “40% and more, from sign shops to industrial fl oors”. The Vantage platform delivers a 200N
vertical and horizontal cutting force, a 5 HP/3.7 kW router running at up to 60,000
RPM and acceleration up to 1G, and is further powered by Summa’s GoConnect software. The new F Series Vantage platform
has a rigid steel chassis to provide the stability required for demanding applications, while also being easy to service as improved accessibility enables faster maintenance interventions. Geert Pierloot, managing director at Summa, said: “Cutting delivers higher throughput, cleaner edges, and lower operational costs. Only when materials demand it should operators step up to routing. This approach enables customers to consistently achieve the optimal balance between speed, quality, and productivity.”
F3220 Vantage
Canon joins the Sustainable Print Manifesto as a development partner
The Sustainable Print Manifesto today announced that Canon has joined the initiative as a development partner, alongside Cimpress, Domino, Gallus, HP, Nazdar & Sun Chemical.
Launched in April 2025 at the FuturePrint
Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit in Valencia last year, the Manifesto for More Sustainable Print set out a shared language for sustainable print and nine practical principles that businesses across the value chain can adopt, without added cost or complexity. As a development partner, Canon will take an active role in shaping the initiative’s next phase and supporting its adoption across the industry. Elena Knight, marketing and content director at FuturePrint – facilitating partner for the Sustainable Print Manifesto, said: “We are delighted to welcome Canon as a Development Partner. “Their expertise and global reach will
help move the industry toward a shared, practical standard for sustainable print, which is exactly what this initiative was created to achieve.” Martijn van Hoorn, senior VP, R&D and head of sustainability steering committee,
Canon Production Printing, said: “We are proud to support and contribute to an industry-wide framework that turns shared principles into practical, measurable improvements.”
Martijn van Hoorn, senior VP, R&D and head of sustainability steering committee, Canon Production Printing
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