Pre-media

On Demand signs five-year contract for Azura TE Plate
Commercial printer On Demand has signed a five-year contract for Agfa’s new Azura TE direct-on-press plate in an agreement that also includes a new Avalon N4 platesetter.

Me & my: Vpress CoreprintPro
The installation of web-to-print proofing and ordering almost two years ago has helped Gpex to service existing clients and also to win a major new one, which it won’t name but refers to as a...

Agfa acquires Filmtechnik
Agfa has increased the footprint of its UK distribution network with the acquisition of Filmtechnik.

Mission Labels invests £100k in UK's first ThermoFlexx CTP
Mission Labels has made the leap from film to CTP with a £100,000 investment in the UK's first ThermoFlexx flexo imager from Belgian manufacturer Xeikon.

Color-Logic brings metallic effects to flexible packaging
Color-Logic has added support for flexible films and shrinkwrap materials to its eponymous metallic effects software.

Potts Print (UK) in £3m pre-press, litho, digital and finishing spend
Potts Print (UK) will take delivery of a 15,000sph Heidelberg XL 75 six-colour plus coater this week as part of its £3m capital investment programme.

EFI confident on $1bn revenue target as Fiery, Vutek and Jetrion drive Q4 growth
EFI has reported record fourth-quarter sales of $211.1m (£140m), despite a dip in form for its Industrial Inkjet segment arising from the slowdown in construction in China.

Business inspection: A spacious and secure IT set-up
Migrating IT to a hybrid cloud system boosted Romax’s security, scalability and ability to collaborate.

Heidelberg UK partners with ROI360
Heidelberg UK has started selling ROI360's web-to-print software after forming a partnership with the Cambridgeshire-based firm.

Speculation over likely EFI acquisition targets
EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has dismissed speculation that the company could mount a bid for Xaar using its $600m (£400m) war chest.