Companies & suppliers
Alan Samson to speak at Printing Charity event
The Printing Charity has announced that Alan Samson, publisher, of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, is to be this year's guest speaker at its 184th annual luncheon on 3 November.
Andy Rae heads to Heidelberg US after UK cuts divisional director roles
Heidelberg UK southern divisional director Andy Rae has been appointed to a main board role at the global press giant's North American subsidiary.
Quark bought by US firm Platinum Equity
Quark, developer of the iconic QuarkXPress desktop publishing software, has been bought by US-based private equity house Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum.
4DM begins efficiency drive
Commercial printer and direct mailer 4DM has embarked on an 18-month "lean manufacturing programme" with Vision in Print to boost efficiency and increase capacity.
She and Cosmopolitan Bride magazines to close
Hearst Magazines UK is to close <i>She</i> and <i>Cosmopolitan Bride</i> magazines as it shuffles its portfolio following the integration of Hachette Filipacchi UK.
Heidelberg to launch web-to-print module for Prinect
Heidelberg is to launch a web-to-print solution for its Prinect Workflow software at Graph Expo and the International Graphic Arts Show in September.
Uflex expects a profit of Rs 8 billion on a revenue of Rs 36 billion
The Indian packaging giant, Uflex has posted a 58% increase in its 2011 first-quarter consolidated net profit to INR 955.7m ($21m) compared with INR 605m ($13m) in the same period last year.
James McVicar installs MBO folder
Commercial printer James McVicar Printing Works has installed a 60,000 MBO T535/44 Efficiency buckle folding machine at its site in Glasgow.
Fujifilm announces price hike for ink ranges
Fujifilm Europe has unveiled a raft of price increases for its Sericol and Uvivid ink ranges, along with its associated screen emulsions and chemicals, with effect from 1 September.
Atech broadens footprint with Pyramid alliance
Wide-format distributors Atech and Pyramid Display Materials have announced a strategic alliance whereby the latter will sell Atech's specialist large format portfolio to its customers.