Consumables
Administrators move in as SOS (NW) collapses
Press kit supplier Service Offset Supplies North West (SOS (NW)) has gone into administration.
Kodak blames overcapacity for poor pre-press performance in Q4
Kodak's share price dropped 30% last week after it reported a fourth quarter pre-tax loss of $73m (46m), down 115% on last year's $486m profit.
TUK Systems launches 'affordable' CtP package for small printers
Middlesex-based TUK Systems, an offshoot of the Indian pre-press and consumables manufacturer TechNova, has announced a 99 CtP product aimed at small printers.
Raw material shortages still a "major concern" for UK print
Raw material shortages will continue to impact on the UK printing industry following further supply shortages and increases in demand.
PrintPack: Arets exhibits UV technology for Indian graphic arts industry
Arets Graphics exhibited its range of UV inks, varnishes and UV printing technology at PrintPack.
API announces 20% price hike on packaging foils
Specialist packaging materials manufacturer API Group has announced a 20% price hike across its foil product range after it experienced "horrific" price inflation in the polyester market.
RTI uses UK base to enter the display graphics market
Consumables supplier Reprographic Technology International (RTI) has announced it is to enter the display graphics market and use its base in the UK to launch the European pilot business.
Technology Report: Board breaks out of the box
With enviable green credentials and competitive prices, the rigid board sector is providing traditional materials with some stiff competition, writes <i>Helen Morris</i>
DEP opens coating plant in Cheshire
Coatings specialist DEP has opened a substrate coating plant in Runcorn, Cheshire, in order to boost its web-fed material offerings.
James Cropper to close The Paper Mill Shop
Specialist paper manufacturer James Cropper has said it will close its loss-making retail division The Paper Mill Shop (TPMS), putting the jobs of the division's 100 staff at risk.