Sarah Cosgrove

Award-winning W2P company launches trade service
Northside Graphics, a commercial and online printer, has launched a new online trade service the week after winning an e-commerce award.

Guyenne ranges now HP Latex certified
French coated substrate specialist Guyenne has secured HP Latex certification for two of its ranges with further products going through the process.

UK printers contribute to KBA Drupa sales boom
Three UK printers were among those which chose KBA this Drupa, helping to propel the German manufacturer to a €100m sales boom.

Taopix hires former EFI sales director
UK photobook and photo gift web-to-print software company Taopix has hired a former EFI sales director as its commercial director and his first day at the job was at Drupa.

HP hails double digit Drupa Indigo 30000 sales
HP has announced double digit sales of its HP Indigo 30000 Digital Presses for folding carton applications.

Several Drupa launches for Flint Group
Flint Group has launched two new offset inks, four LED and low-energy curing inks and two food-grade UV curing inks for food packaging printing on board and synthetics.

Kurz sells first B2 foiling machine
Foiling specialist Kurz (3-D60) has sold two of its DM-Liner toner transfer foiling machines launched at Drupa, which it believes is the biggest such device in the world.

Konica signs US deals for B2 inkjet
Konica Minolta has sold its first AccurioJet KM-1 UV B2 digital presses, to two US companies at Drupa. The machine had its commercial launch at the show.

Ricoh in eastern Europe first
Ricoh now has 15 European installations of its Pro VC60000 and has secured its first customer in central and Eastern Europe at Drupa.

Elanders boosts flexibility with HP buys
Elanders Group has signed a deal for five HP (Hall 17) presses in a multimillion-euro deal as it moves further into packaging and personalisation markets in Sweden and Germany.