Presses

Pomeroy Pressroom Products (PPP) is to launch an innovative universal underblanket at Northprint, which it claims can last up to six times longer than conventional packing.

The Anton Group has ordered another Speedmaster SM 102-12P with CutStar, following its 8m deal at Ipex last year for three 12-colours.

MAN Roland has announced that its 2006 sales reached 1.4bn (2bn) and it has made an 80m profit, almost double that of the previous year.

A new press supplier is to hit the UK as Japanese litho press manufacturer Shinohara gets a UK marketing base.

Commercial printer Fairprint is moving to a 1,400 sqm site to make space for a Speedmaster SM 52-8P.

The Alderson Brothers Print Group is to host an open day for print buyers to mark the completion of its new site and the installation of two new Goss presses.

Screen printer B&P Group has splashed out on a new KBA Rapida 205, part of the largest investment in the companys 25-year history.

Its ability to tackle myriad jobs at high speed means KBAs large-format press retains its residual value long after manufacture.

B2 firm Avalon Print has completed installation of a five-colour MAN Roland 505LV press.

Michael Watson, managing director of Keighley-based printer Steffprint, thinks his new press offers great value for money, even for a Yorkshireman.