Post-press

Laminator manufacturer Foliant has unveiled a new retrofittable product that it claims will make spot varnish fast and affordable for short-run and personalised print applications.

Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

W&G Baird has made a bumper £4m investment – backed by the Bank of Ireland - that includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with Inpress Control 2 and a Kolbus KM600 perfect binding line.

A raffle ticket printer is celebrating 70 years in business by running a raffle for the first time.

Heidelberg is set to show new Stahlfolder models at Drupa, which are said to offer up to 50% higher productivity than existing models.

Magazine and catalogue specialist Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has been investing heavily in production kit in recent years.

Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has signed an exclusive two-year UK agreement to supply two new Grafcut guillotines.

Rosehill Press has invested in a range of new machinery from Heidelberg – including a Speedmaster XL 75-5+L press – to increase capacity and reduce lead times.

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

Duplo UK has launched the iSaddle Pro Digital System, which is targeted at commercial printers with high print volumes.