Disciplines
Versant to add Versatility to Worcestershire printer's offering
Commercial printer Versatility in Print has invested in a Xerox Versant 80 digital press to boost capacity.
Pureprint plumps for five new machines from Renz
Pureprint Group has invested £140,000 in five new machines supplied by German punching and binding specialist Renz, all installed at its Uckfield factory.
Fespa to become all-encompassing annual event
Fespa has announced that its flagship global print expo will become an annual event from 2017 onwards.
HP grows both turnover and profits in Q1 2017
HP has grown its turnover in the first quarter of 2017 by 4% compared with the same period in 2016 – from $12.2bn to $12.7bn (£10.4bn) – and overall profits are also up from $592m to $611m.
Soft trading and price war hit Grafenia
Grafenia has issued a second profits warning ahead of its year-end, with soft trading combined with the price war in trade printing impacting the group’s performance.
Route One Print adds capacity with another Polar cutter
Route One Print is poised to take delivery of a Polar 137 N Plus guillotine from Heidelberg as it edges closer to its ambition of launching a same-day print service.
Communisis invests big in inserting lines
Communisis has spent around £1.5m on Pitney Bowes inserting lines to ramp up its mailing flexibility.
Ricoh unveils VC40000 details
Ricoh has added to its range of continuous-feed inkjet printers with the launch of the Pro VC40000.
Profits and turnover up for acquisitive Macfarlane Group
Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.
Change at the top of Agfa UK
Agfa UK boss Joergen Vad is stepping down and will hand over to Eddie Williams in the spring.