Industry News
New appointment at Hybrid E
xclusive Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services, has appointed Rob Kaziewicz in the newly created role of assistant technical manager, as it further strengthens its Technical Services team. Kaziewicz joins the company with over 30 years’ experience in the wide format printing industry, having held senior positions at reseller and distributor level, as well as being one of the founders of former Mimaki authorised reseller partner, GPT, in 2008. “Rob’s appointment is a key strategical move for Hybrid, and his decades of customer-facing, technical Mimaki experience will be a major asset to our business,” states Hybrid’s Technical Manager, Chris Adams. “He brings a huge amount of knowhow in the wide format industry and will be
heavily involved in every aspect of our support function, including engineer and sales training, customer support and liaising with our reseller partners and Mimaki’s technical teams.” Kaziewicz cites many factors that attracted him to the role; “Mimaki’s heritage, breadth of product portfolio
Print & Stitch exhibitor announcements P
rint & Stitch roadshows return this year from April through to November, visiting locations
across the UK with the industry’s leading distributors. Confi rmed exhibitors for the 2024 shows include: AWDis, Beechfi eld Brands, BTC Activewear, DecoNetwork, Fruit of the Loom, Henbury Brands, Madeira, PenCarrie, Ralawise, Regatta, Result, Russell, Stocks Sewing Machines,
Stormtech, TheMagicTouch, TriDri, Wilcom, and brand new for 2024, KustomKit and United Brands of Scandinavia.
“We are excited to
welcome back long-standing exhibitors for another year, also to welcome new faces to the line up which helps keep the shows fresh and brings in a new audience. KustomKit and United Brands are sure to be a great hit with visitors of the shows. We do have a couple of pending exhibitors waiting
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for confi rmation, so hopefully there will be even more exhibitor announcements in the upcoming weeks” – Emilia Hepple, Print & Stitch Organiser.
See the latest exhibitor line up at venues near you, including Glasgow, Newcastle, Barnsley, Croydon, Newport, Leicester, Norwich, Haydock, Southampton, Watford, Exeter and Swindon.
and innovative approach to bringing new products to market are all important to me and were key considerations in making this move,” he states. “Having worked with Hybrid for a large part of my career, it really feels good to join back up with a team of friends and colleagues in my new role.”
Soyang Europe appoints Charlie Lightbown
S
oyang Europe, the leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings, and a supplier of leading-edge print production solutions through Soyang Hardware, is delighted to announce the appointment of Charlie Lightbown as sales administrator.
With immediate effect, Lightbown will focus on bringing in new customers, speaking with potential clients about the wide range of solutions available from Soyang and how these can help their business grow.
Lightbown will play an important role in internal sales and customer service, delivering accurate quotes and responding to enquiries and orders from Soyang Europe’s far-reaching customer base. “We are delighted to welcome Charlie to Soyang Europe,” Mark Mashiter, Managing Director of Soyang Europe, said. “Charlie joins us from a customer- facing role and is well equipped at building excellent client relations.”
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