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A trio of new hires and promotions at Soyang Europe
S
oyang Europe has strengthened its UK hardware team with a series of senior appointments and a promotion, with the company expanding its focus on wide-format technology and customer support.
Andy Webb has joined the business as commercial director, while Ian Windebank has taken on the role of wide-format print specialist. Both bring experience across print technology, hardware sales and customer support, with Webb having held senior positions at Fujifilm and Canon, and Windebank bringing more than a decade of print industry experience, including 11 years with InkTec Europe.
(Top left) Andy Webb (Top right) Ian Windebank (bottom) Damien Martin
Damien Martin has also been promoted to wide-format manager for the UK & Ireland,
Kornit to showcase on-demand licensing K
ornit Digital will demonstrate how on-demand production can help the licensed merchandise industry respond more quickly to cultural moments at Brand Licensing Europe 2026.
Taking place from October 6 to 8 at ExCeL London, Kornit will exhibit at Stand D214, highlighting how digital production can enable licensors, licensees and merchandise producers to create approved products closer to actual demand.
The company said conventional production models can require
Kornit Digital will be showcasing the power of on-demand production
businesses to forecast demand months ahead, commit to large production runs and hold inventory before knowing what fans will want. On-demand production can instead allow designs to be introduced rapidly, successful products to be replenished according to demand and wider portfolios to be offered without producing every SKU upfront. Guy Yaniv, President of Kornit Digital Europe, said: “Licensed merchandise is all about capturing the connection between fans and the culture they love – and those moments can happen incredibly fast.”
having joined Soyang as sales manager in April 2024. He will oversee sales of the company’s 1.6m-wide equipment portfolio, including Mimaki printers and cutters, Graphtec cutting plotters and VeloBlade die-cutting systems. On his promotion, Damien Martin said: “I’m very grateful for the opportunity. The wide-format portfolio within our hardware department continues to go from strength to strength, and I’m looking forward to working closely with our partners and supporting customers across a broad range of markets.” Soyang Group CEO Mark Mashiter said: “Andy and Ian bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Soyang team, and we’re delighted to welcome them both on board.”
Printii to launch new management platform
B
ritish software company Branded Solutions is set to launch its new business management
platform, Printii.
The platform has been developed in-house for garment decorators, embroiderers, sign makers and print businesses, bringing quoting, ordering, production, purchasing, stock control, customer management, artwork approvals, e-commerce and reporting together within a single system. Printii has been designed specifically around the requirements of decoration and signage businesses, with the platform intended to streamline processes from initial customer enquiries through to production and dispatch. Shane Nelson, co-founder of Printii, said: “Printii has been created by people who understand how demanding these businesses are to run.
“Our goal is not simply to modernise existing software. We are rethinking how every part of a print, embroidery or signage business can work together, and building the platform the industry should already have.”
| 10 | October 2026
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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