Litho

South East London commercial printer Newgate Concise has appointed liquidators Bailey Ahmad after suddenly closing its doors in mid-August.

Commercial printers NB Colour Print has invested over half a million in a Heidelberg five-colour Speedmaster SM 74 B2 press with perfector and coater, to replace three aging Komori presses.

Printers Superstore has secured an agency tie-up with MGI to sell the French manufacturer's digital presses and spot UV coaters in the north of England and Scotland.

Apex Digital Graphics has announced the arrival of the UK's first Ryobi 760E press, after details were unveiled following Drupa 2012.

Polestar has renewed its contract to print a range of journals for the British Medical Association.

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.