Commercial

Ryobi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery have firmed up their plans for a joint venture on sheetfed presses.

Ancient House Press has switched to alcohol-free production following the installation of its latest press with Technotrans circulator and dampening filtration systems.

KBA will continue the consolidation of its web offset division while maintaining tighter focus on boosting its sheetfed activities, shareholders at the company's AGM have heard.

The old machine is in India and "that's where it will stay", quips Ray Thistleton, looking at his new press in south London, which is where it will stay.

Plymouth-based ColourXpress is looking to double its staff in the next six months off the back of a £500,000 investment, partly supported by RDA funding and a three-year NHS contact win.

Heidelberg will run an open house event on 18 and 19 June where it will offer printers tips for increasing short-run productivity and launch two new machines onto the UK market.

DXG Media has topped a 1m investment programme by winning two regional business awards.

KBA has posted Q1 pre-tax losses of 18.8m (2012: - 0.4m) citing postponed orders and weak quarterly sales.

The UK arm of UV ink and coatings manufacturer Zeller + Gmelin will be at North Print and Pack this year for the first time as a means to promote its presence in the offset market.