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Canon uses printing prowess for exhibition at EXPO 2025


Canon has teamed up with the Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) to raise awareness of the BRB’s ground-breaking medical research into Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance (RED-D), through a compelling photographic print exhibition at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The exhibition was premiered in the


UK Pavilion of this year’s world EXPO and featured high-impact, large-format prints of photographs of BRB dancers. Using Canon’s imagePROGRAF


PRO series large-format printers, the images were printed up to 1.6m long on Hahnemühle’s Bamboo Gloss Baryta, a paper made from 90% bamboo and 10% cotton fibres.


Selected images were also produced with elevated, tactile print on a Canon Arizona flatbed printer, ensuring that the imagery and story were also accessible for visually impaired visitors to EXPO. Stuart Rising, head of graphic arts


at Canon UK & Ireland, said: “I am thrilled that we were able to bring our print expertise, alongside collaborative partners like Hahnemühle, to ensure that the outcome of the final exhibit met and even exceeded expectations.”


Dominion launches The Print School and new rebrand


Dominion has announced a new rebrand and its launch of a new learning initiative, after reporting an increase of £1 million in turnover over the past two years. The Print School, Dominion’s new learning initiative, will hold its first session on February 11, 2026, and will offer workshops, HQ tours, online resources, and practical tools for professionals. The second part of the print specialist’s significant growth is its rebrand, which includes a new visual identity, redesigned website, and sharpened messaging. Verity Fox, managing director of Dominion, said: “We’re here to empower. Large-format print remains incredibly underutilised from a creative perspective, often because of a lack of awareness around what’s possible or achievable. “Our new brand and refreshed messaging,


Verity Fox, managing director


including The Print School offering, aims to help clients cut through complexity and unlock new value from the medium, visually and commercially.”


Dominion is also committed to sustainability with 80% of the company’s waste recycled and 95% paperless production in place.


Imaginators celebrates 50 years in business


Large-format print production company, Imaginators, has announced that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1976 by the late Dennis


Tydeman, the multi-million pound business, specialising in visual solutions for the event, festival, exhibition, sport, film industries throughout the UK and Europe, is today owned and operated by his two sons Matt and Mark Tydeman. Originally a large format pre-press


company based in Hackney, the business relocated to its current 18,000sq/ft Essex premises in 1998. When the company invested in the UK’s


Canon and BRB’s exhibition at EXPO 2025


first 5m wide NUR Blueboard press, it transformed the from a niche pre-press business into a reputable large-format digital printing company. Matt Tydeman, managing director, said: “I am incredibly proud of this significant


Imaginators director Matt Tydeman


milestone which marks half a century of operating within the large format print sector. We shall enjoy remembering our foundations and reflecting on our achievements and industry awards.


“Our golden jubilee is a tribute to the hard


work of my Father, our incredibly dedicated and committed teams and our wonderful clients who have challenged and supported Imaginators during the past 50 years”.


Buko Infrasupport moves to Roland DG products to help workflow


Buko Infrasupport has moved to Roland DG products to improve their workflow and turnover. They chose to install the TrueVIS LG-540 UV printer/cutter, which can print directly on a variety of substrates, including aluminium composite panels to reflective films. Matthijs Beelen, project lead IT at Buko Infra Support, said: “Traffic signage is a critical part of infrastructure. We needed a solution that could match our growth ambitions, increase efficiency, and maintain the durability our customers expect. “The LG-540 has transformed our


workflow. We can print directly onto reflective media with perfect opacity and


implemented Roland DG Connect, which allows operators to pre-warm printers remotely before arriving on-site, cutting unproductive set-up time from daily routines.


Mr Beelen noted: “The ability to


see live printer performance data is a game-changer. It helps us plan proactively, prevent downtime, and stay in control of operating costs.” Following the success of the LG-540,


TrueVIS LG-540 UV printer/cutter


durability, saving both time and material.” To complement the hardware, Buko has


Buko is now preparing to upgrade to the larger LG-640, expanding its print width to 1.6m to accommodate bigger traffic signs and boost throughput for major infrastructure projects.


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