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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 14 images MARCH 2018 Adelco has announced the appointment of Luke and Daniel Smith as sales and engineering directors respectively. Luke will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the sales department and will contribute to the overall growth strategy, helping the business achieve further success both in the UK and worldwide. He has extensive experience in the textile printing trade, and has spent the past five years as Adelco’s technical sales manager. Daniel has a strong engineering background and experience working within Adelco’s R&D department, in its China facility. Leigh Smith CEO, and father of Luke and Daniel, commented: “It’s a proud day to have both my boys become directors in the business. Their combination of youth and enthusiasm, coupled with the global experience they have already gained, will greatly benefit our business going forward.” Managing director Mark Smith added: “Adelco has seen another year of growth, increasing year-on- year turnover by over 28%. Luke’s experience in digital textile printing and drying systems and Daniel’s experience in product development and technical support have both been major contributors to this success.” www.adelco.co.uk Global Licensing and Fashion UK, designers and manufacturers of licensed apparel, have appointed Patrick Bailey as chief operating officer. He was previously licensing director of Blue Clothing for nine years. Gurdev Mattu, Fashion UK’s managing director, said: “Patrick’s extensive experience in licensing is a great addition to our management team. We are confident that he will further strengthen our team and ensure that we continue to steer our brands in the right direction.” The group’s current growth plans include breaking into international markets and launching new design divisions, and part of Patrick’s role will be involved in implementing these plans. www.globallicensing.co.uk Gregory Bilsen has assumed the role of president, Roland DG EMEA. Based in Belgium, he will continue to act as president and CEO of Roland DG Central Europe. Gregory has been with Roland DG since 2011, and has led the Central European business unit for nearly five years. He will be responsible for driving further growth within the EMEA, consolidating Roland DG’s position in the market and boosting sales across the company’s product lines. Johan Struyfs, Roland DG Central Europe’s head of sales, marketing and service, has been promoted to operations director, Roland DG Central Europe, and will support Gregory Bilsen by assuming responsibility for operations within the region with immediate effect, says the company. www.rolanddg.com CHANGING FACES Luke Smith (left) and Daniel Smith have been appointed directors at Adelco Patrick Bailey Gregory Bilsen Mimaki refreshes European website The Mimaki Europe website has been relaunched to offer users a more interactive and intuitive experience, says the company. Danna Drion, senior marketing manager EMEA at Mimaki Europe, said: “Not only will visitors have faster and easier access to information about Mimaki solutions, they will also be inspired by a very wide range of applications to take their own businesses to new levels of profitability and competitiveness. On top of that, we will feature more educational material, informative blogs and customer stories for a truly quality experience. We are also pleased to unveil a fresh corporate look with the launch of our new website.” www.mimakieurope.com