Investment & installations

Drupa to light way as print industry keeps advancing

At next year's Drupa, the industry's suppliers will announce, and possibly even deliver, many new or upgraded products that will give an insight into the direction that print will take in the future....

DS Smith hails "improved performance in every division" in half-year results

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

Amar Ujala upgrades its pre-press with Kodak Trendsettter

Amar Ujala Publications, the publisher of one of the leading Hindi daily, Amar Ujala, upgraded its pre-press with Kodak plate setters.

Omega Printopack from Haridwar installs a Fine Coat 80 for finishing

Haridwar-based Omega Printopack has commissioned a Fine Coat 80, the UV coating machine from Autoprint to meet the finishing requirement for its print packaging business.

Kangaro in New Delhi adds Komori Enthrone

New Delhi-based Kangaro Print Ways has increased the size of its printing capability with the installation of new Komori Enthrone 29, a four-colour press supplied by Insight Print Communications.

Me & My machine: Heidelberg SM74

Some pieces of kit get it just right and deliver top performance, making money for the users. Mehul Desai speaks about one such printing press

DG3 buys HP Indigo 5000 from DPM

Commercial printer DG3 has purchased a second-hand HP Indigo 5000 from used equipment specialist DPM to boost its high-value variable data print offering.

Butler Tanner & Dennis installs Technotrans cooling unit

Butler Tanner & Dennis has installed a Technotrans beta.c combination unit to cool down the company's Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 162 press.

Changes to R&D tax credit 'welcome'

The introduction of an 'above the line' tax grant to replace the existing R&D tax credit for larger companies will only benefit the print industry if it is made available to SMEs, according to...

Chancellor's 20bn loan plan offers cheaper credit to SMEs

UK printers could benefit from reduced borrowing costs thanks to a 20bn National Loan Guarantee Scheme announced in this week's Autumn Statement from the chancellor George Osborne.