Dominic Bernard

The changes would have impacted the production of £1bn of print
6.6% CAGR for inkjet

Drupa to catapult inkjet growth forward

Commercial inkjet print sales will dominate growth in the printing sector over the next five years, as Drupa catapults new technology into wider adoption, according to a new report by market...

Siegwerk is headquartered in Germany, but has sites on every (habitable) continent
Recyclability key focus

Siegwerk forms new sustainable coatings division

German inks and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk has established a new division dedicated to functional coatings for new sustainable packaging products.

Magnificent magazines

Celloglas slimes up glow-in-the-dark Ghostbusters cover

At around 70,000 copies sold per issue, Empire magazine is proof that the sector is far from moribund. However, it did want its March 2024 issue to be a bit more dead – or rather, undead.

Dairi-Pak's new Autobox has in-built flexo printing capability, allowing it to upsell print to large box customers
Kolbus Autobox AB300 installed

Dairi-Pak makes productivity leap with new Autobox

Shropshire sheet plant Dairi-Pak has seen its short-run productivity leap after installing a brand-new Kolbus Autobox AB300.

Epson's new P20500 series art printer will debut at Drupa 2024
Keynote speech

Epson president to showcase inkjet evolution in Drupa speech

Epson’s global president, Yasanori Ogawa, will give a keynote speech on the first day of Drupa 2024, 28 May, showing how Epson has reinvented itself as a major inkjet manufacturer.

Hatfield is optimistic the Kudu will render screen printing obsolete at Print & Display
SwissQprint device has streamlined production

Print & Display plans to exit screen printing after Kudu install

Point-of-sale specialist Print & Display has installed a brand-new SwissQprint Kudu 3.2m flatbed with roll-to-roll function, helping it to phase out its screen printing department.

Make Up's Digi-MollPak has automated the previously manual process of folding and gluing
Digi-Moll installed

Make Up Print Finishers brings gluing in-house

Make Up Print Finishers, the trade finishing arm of Gloucestershire-based Vale Press Group, has automated its in-house gluing process with a brand-new Moll Digi-MollPak folder-gluer.

Surma and team have enjoyed rapid growth in business over the past three years
Customised, faster service

Signs Base doubles design speed with AI integration

Essex sign, display and vehicle livery firm Signs Base has more than doubled its design output after introducing AI processes to cut down on laborious design work.

Folio pre-packed on 5 April. Image: Google Maps
Hit by nearly £100k in bad debt

Folio pre-packs after double customer collapse

Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.

WF Education's new Mimaki prints directly onto board, giving better quality than decals
First printer bought

WF Education brings print in-house for quality

Specialist furniture manufacturer WF Education Group has installed a new Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX UV flatbed press to take control of the quality of its printed products.