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Kavalan awards Blue Rhine it inaugural environment award
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avalan has announced Blue Rhine, a UAE-based signage, advertising and
LED solutions distributor, as the winner of its inaugural Kavalan Green Spirit Award.
Blue Rhine’s partnership with Kavalan on its project at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, together with its environmental ethos, were factors in it winning the award.
Kavalan’s portfolio of eco-friendly, PVC-free materials is suited to the
region’s climate demands of durability, lightweight design, and water-based coatings, and along with Kavalan’s Eco Calculator, Blue Rhine were able to quantify the environmental savings of Kavalan materials, for its project. Rizin Kabeer, product management leader at Blue Rhine, said: “The region’s climate conditions are quite tough and this is where Kavalan came in. I would like to call it the missing piece of the puzzle. Kavalan bridged the gap by offering a sustainable solution.
Kavalan and Blue Rhine’s partnership for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic
“I would like to thank its Eco Calculator because we are able to provide the customer with tailored or bespoke certification on exactly what they have used. The print quality, the less heaviness enhancing the application, this Eco Calculator, all came together and made this green message come to life.”
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Data Direct helps bring Mutoh’s braille printing to the UK Each ink layer is applied
fficial Mutoh partners, Data Direct, has announced it is helping to bring direct braille
and tactile printing to the UK market. With accessibility requirements ramping up across public spaces, traditional braille production has meant slow, manual, and expensive methods like embossing or adhesive dot application. Mutoh’s approach is a completely different story.
Using precise multi-layer UV-LED printing, Mutoh devices build raised dots and tactile structures directly onto the substrate.
and cured automatically until the defined height is reached – typically 0.3 to 0.6mm for braille and up to 1.0mm for tactile graphics.
Mutoh’s braille solution allows for a completely digital workflow, accurate dot placement with
translation software and Vertelith RIP, UV curing and it compatible with a wide range of materials.
Data Direct and Mutoh help bring braille printing to the UK
Embrace Building Wraps announces environmental achievements
E More than 20,000 trees planted across 20 projects | 18 | January/February 2026
mbrace Building Wraps has
announced it has
been successful in their environmental campaigns. The company revealed that the commitment it made in December 2020, by where the company would invest in climate positive initiatives for every
project delivered using flexible substrates.
Embrace Building Wraps, together with its clients has now planted 20,500 trees across 20 projects spanning
the UK, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The company has also, through 51 verified carbon avoidance projects, helped prevent emissions and supported a waste-to-recycling and waste-to- energy initiatives for spent printed scaffold and building wraps. Greg Forster, MD at Embrace Building Wraps, says: “We are a
climate-positive workforce and believe there should never be a trade-off between supporting the planet and running a successful business.
“Through our policies, procedures, and ongoing commitments, we’re proud to contribute to a more sustainable future.”
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