Litho

B1 and B2 litho printer HSW Print has appointed SFP Group as its administrator after accruing debts of around 850,000.

Printers Superstore has been appointed sole UK distributor for Dumor and will showcase a range of its finishing equipment alongside two Hans Gronhi presses at its B3 Print and Finish show next month.

Ron and Peter Alderson have ruled out the possibility of a 'phoenix' of any of the group's insolvent print businesses, following speculation about a number of new companies connected to senior...

Litho printer Printworks North is to open a wide format plant in Wakefield following successful diversification into the market.

Bournemouth Colour Press has traded in its four-year old Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 press for a new five-colour model, adding a coating unit.

Rotherhithe, London-based SPM Print has invested 850,000 in a new Speedmaster XL 75-5 plus coater to replace two older SM 74-5 presses.

Santa Ana, CA-based Foster Printing has bought a new KBA Rapida 205 81-inch, six-color UV press in order to meet demand for larger formats in everything from point-of-purchase displays to packaging.

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.

Gemini Group has invested in a raft of new litho and digital kit, including two new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL presses, as part of a "long overdue" 3.4m capital equipment upgrade.