Disciplines

Wyndeham Bicester cuts 58 roles
Wyndeham Group has completed the consultation at its Bicester site, with 58 redundancies made as a result.

Cliftons invests in foil blocking
Trade finisher Cliftons has brought foil-blocking in-house after investing in a Yawa TDS-750 automatic foil-stamping, die-cutting and embossing machine.

UV lamp supplier acquires rival manufacturer
UV lamp supplier Victory Lighting has taken over rival lamp manufacturer Blue UV to make the UK company one of the largest global manufacturers of UV lamps for the print industry.

KAS Paper Systems launches customised inline plastic card mailing system
KAS Paper Systems has launched a modular inline plastic card mailing system to meet increasing demand from retailers, clubs and other organisations for a secure, personalised plastic card.

Printers embrace chance to test Fuji's Jet Press
Fujifilm’s experimental month-long open house for its B2 inkjet Jet Press 720S is now fully booked up.

Antalis launches The Review 2017
Antalis is calling on printers as well as designers to enter its long-established industry awards event, now in its 26th year, to reflect a welcome resurgence of interest in print.

Record year for UK publishing
2016 was a record-breaking year for the UK publishing industry, according to the latest figures from the Publishers Association.

Paper merchants gear up for election in face of supply squeeze
Paper suppliers are pulling out all the stops to ensure sufficient stocks will be available to meet the spike in demand due to the upcoming general election.

Iliffe Media acquires Kent publisher
Iliffe Media has acquired the entire shareholding of Kent’s independent publisher KM Media Group, for an undisclosed sum.

Inca enters B1 inkjet market
A new B1-format sheetfed inkjet printer from Inca Digital will be previewed at the upcoming Fespa show in Hamburg.