Litho

Harlow Printing is set to expand its product portfolio after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74.

Gemini Press, part of South Coast-based Gemini Group has attained ISO 12647-2, the colour management standard for offset litho, after completing Heidelberg's ISO 12647-2 certification programme.

ESP Colour has switched out its two B2 presses for one B1 in a 1.8m investment in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 that will enable the company to target two-minute makereadies.

Tradeprint.co.uk has bought its second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, three months after commissioning its first XL, as part of an 8m investment.

KBA UK managing director Christian Knapp is to step down next month after 12 years with the press manufacturer's UK arm.

The old machine is in India and "that's where it will stay", quips Ray Thistleton, looking at his new press in south London, which is where it will stay.

One of the north of England's largest print companies, H&H Reeds Printers, has taken on a new manager to help push it further into exhibition and display work.

Warwick Printing Company is to be the first business in the UK with a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 102 following a 2m investment.

Providence Integrated Print Solutions has inched its first Komori machine through the doors of its Crawley base to boost productivity by nearly a third.

Andus Print has changed its name to Gemini Brighton to anchor the 15-staff litho and digital company firmly within the Gemini Group of printers.