Disciplines

Mercia Image Print installs three new machines as turnover rises
Mercia Image Print has given added impetus to a £500,000 expansion splash by spending another £100,000 on three additional pieces of equipment.

Europoint confident of future after 'rollercoaster' six months
Europoint, the wide-format substrate business rescued from administration following the collapse of Paperlinx UK, is looking forward to a bright future as it severs its final ties to its old owners...

PHD Mail aiming for £1.5m sales boost with £1m spend
PHD Mail hopes to add £1.5m to its turnover without losing its USP after investing £1m on a Ricoh inkjet platform.

Guardian pulls popular supplement
The Guardian had to pulp a supplement with a print run of more than 160,000 at the weekend, according to reports.

Konica says new single-pass printer signals ‘industrial revolution’ in textiles
Konica Minolta is today holding the worldwide launch of its fastest yet single-pass inkjet textile printer, plus three other smaller machines.

Cosmo goes gravure after format change
Cosmopolitan magazine has moved from web offset to gravure in its new midi-format, in a move that could have a far-reaching impact if the new size sets a publishing trend.

Roland DG adds new courses to Roland Academy
Growing demand for small-format expertise has prompted Roland DG to add two new courses to its Roland Academy training service and revamp the Academy website to improve accessibility.

Phoenix company Thames Print shuts down
Thames Print has shut its doors just seven days after it bought DMA Print from administrators in a phoenix deal.

Heidelberg sales growth in line with group planning
Heidelberg has reported increased sales in its half-year results, following its recent acquisition of the Printing Systems Group (PSG), as well as positive exchange rate movements.

Communisis shares tumble after warning
Shares in Communisis fell to a year low after the group warned that profits would be lower than expectations after a disappointing performance by its latest acquisition, shopper marketing agency...