Companies & suppliers

Xerox boosts Q1 profits despite sales downturn
Xerox cited weakness in its Document Technology business, which includes the iGen commercial press line, as it reported Q1 sales declined by 2.7% over the same period in 2012 to $5.4bn.

Busch exceeds 2012 sales with bulging order book for Q1
Busch Graphic Machinery UK is celebrating a bumper first quarter, selling more machines at the start of 2013 than the two previous years combined.

Benson Gateshead moves coated plate processing in-house
Benson Gateshead has invested in coating plate production equipment in a move away from outsourcing to reduce processing time and expand the variety of coating designs on offer.

Luscher files for bankruptcy in Switzerland
Swiss CTP system manufacturer Luscher has gone bankrupt.

Bauer suspends More magazine as circulation drops below 100,000
Bauer Media has decided to cease publication of its womens' weekly magazine, More, following a downturn in sales.

Caerphilly Observer to launch print edition
The Caerphilly Observer, a website covering news from the Welsh county, is to launch a print edition in response to demand from its readers for a paper counterpart.

Durst unveils Rho 1012 and 1030 wide format printers
Durst has launched two new Rho 1000 series wide format printers and an upgrade to its Durst Rho P10 series of printers ahead of this summer's Fespa 2013 exhibition in London.

TJ International invests for short run demand
Book printer TJ International has expanded its laminating services with a new Komfi Amiga 52 in the latest stages of its 750,000 investment programme.

Print celebrates bumper year in Queen's Awards for Enterprise
Twelve printing and publishing firms have been honoured with a Queen's Awards for Enterprise in 2013, which recognises achievements made by UK businesses throughout the year.

Applied Media rolls out blue walkway for Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
Applied Media recently produced printed walkways for this year's BNY Mellon Boat Race, allowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities to walk across branded panels from the boathouse to the...