Disciplines

Hand's printing bike is fixed with an Adana 8x5 letterpress machine

Great Britain tour for printing bike

Nick Hand, who pedalled his ‘printing bike’ from Bristol to Gutenberg’s birthplace in Germany in 2014, is planning a new printing odyssey from Lands’ End to John O’Groats.

Elanders UK buys Speedmaster long perfector

Elanders UK has purchased a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P long perfector to increase its ability to handle long-run print work for the educational, publishing, automotive and brand marketing...

SPD makes textile move with Mimaki

SPD Design & Print hopes to boost turnover by more than £1m by breaking into textile and exhibition work after buying an LED UV wide-format printer.

Lexon Group to install Europe’s first Komori Impremia IS29

South Wales-based printer Lexon Group is set to take delivery of Europe’s first Komori IS29 UV inkjet sheetfed press.

Heidelberg’s Gillard to retire

Heidelberg UK’s Derek Gillard will retire next month after working for the company for more than 30 years.

Canadian PE firm acquires Label Express

Croydon-based label printer Label Express has been acquired by North American private equity firm Lynx Equity for an undisclosed sum.

Pensord boss elected BPIF president

Pensord managing director Darren Coxon has been elected BPIF president, having served as vice-president since March 2015.

Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy

Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.

Newsprinters renews Agfa agreement

News UK print arm, Newsprinters, has agreed a new contract with Agfa, ahead of the current contract’s scheduled expiry in 2018, in a deal that will see its CTP and workflow system completely...

Mutoh to launch raft of new kit at Fespa

Mutoh will use next month’s Fespa as the launchpad for a range of new products.