Disciplines

Manchester brochure specialist Browns Print has installed a brand-new Heidelberg XL-75 ten-colour press, the first in the world to be fitted with a fourth-generation Cutstar sheeter.

Ricoh has released the first details of a new digital press that will wrest its flagship toner crown from the Pro C9200 range when it’s launched next month.

Fifth-generation family printer Dyer & Son has installed a new Duplo DBM-350 bookletmaker.

Hopes for an upturn in trading during Q2 were thwarted according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook survey.

Scottish vehicle wrapping and livery specialist Shore Wraps has installed an Epson Surecolor SC-80600 to widen its gamut and hit the brand colours its customers require.

A pay dispute at DuPont Teijin Films’ (DTF) Dumfries plant has threatened to restrict polymer film supplies.

A new report into the future for local news media has described the next three-to-five years as a critical period, with industrial print provision for newspapers “entering its final phase”.

Family-owned label printer Lemon Labels has completed its fourth acquisition in two years with its purchase of Lego-based gifting business Build Me Mini.

Reel Label Solutions has installed a brand-new Durst Tau 330 RSC E digital press at its Pontyclun site as part of its post-MBO expansion plans.

While a welcome reprieve was the month’s biggest story, our July listicle was largely dominated by M&A and insolvencies, with a smattering of research and a bumper payday for good measure.