Investment & installations

A belated happy new year to you all - although I suspect the popping of Champagne corks at Ipex HQ was muted by the news of further major no-shows at next year's event.

Fuji's cloud-based colour-management software system

Printing, packaging and direct mail company Potts Print has invested in two new pieces of kit with the help of a Barclays cashback loan scheme.

Ace Bookbinders has expanded its capabilities by taking over hand finishing company Monarch.

Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Domino has revealed the identity of its first N600i inkjet label press customer.

Alpha Media Solutions (AMS) has parted ways with Z-Card to produce a rival credit card-sized folded marketing product under the brand name Alpha Cards.

East Anglian specialist print finisher Coatings Direct is targeting national work by bringing in an SBL B1 machine to join its diecutting cylinders.

Newspaper printer Sharman & Co has invested £70,000 in finishing kit that will boost the quality of its work as the job mix shifts towards higher calibre presentation.

Specialist inkjet media manufacturer Ilford has launched the Omnijet Display Trans media kit in Europe as a replacement for silver halide-based backlit display printing.

Pan-European web-to-print business Pixartprinting has launched a new operator-based file verification service for customers willing to hand over final assessment of documents.