Post-press

Sharp Cutters loses out after power outages
Die-cutting and creasing forme manufacturer Sharp Cutters has failed in its claim for compensation after three power outages that it says lost the business just shy of £800.

Quantum bolsters digital division with Foliant buy
Quantum Print & Packaging has invested in Foliant laminating equipment to satisfy increasing demand for embellished digitally printed packaging.

Muller Martini takes manufacturing prize at Innovation Awards
Post-press kit manufacturer Muller Martini won the inaugural Novel Manufacturing award at this year’s Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards, while an online publishing service scooped the main...

Ashley brings hard-case finishing in-house with Fastbind buy
Ashley House Printing Company has brought hard-case finishing in-house by investing in a Fastbind Casematic H46 Pro casemaker.

Folio invests in Duplo Booklet System
Print finisher Folio Print Finishing purchased a Duplo 600i Booklet System at Duplo’s inaugural Summer Festival last week.

Park upgrades bindery with new folder
Park Communications has taken delivery of a Stahlfolder KH 82-P folder with shingle feed technology.

Alltrade invests as calendar season rolls around
Alltrade Printers has invested just shy of £500,000 to boost its wire-binding capacity and upgrade its CTP system and MIS.

Sun shines on Duplo Summer Festival
Duplo handed the latest addition to its post-press portfolio its UK debut at its Glastonbury-style Duplo Summer Festival, which attracted 350 attendees over its two days this week.

KEP kicks off £1m investment year with laminator buy
Commercial and POS printer KEP Print Group has invested circa £300,000 in a Lamina Blackline 1620 FA 1600/800 laminator, its first piece of kit in what the company said would be a hefty investment...

Micropress upgrades litho and finishing facilities
Suffolk-based Micropress has invested £1.2m on a new litho press and finishing kit from Heidelberg.