Litho

Radford: “We’ve seen a big increase in production since we installed it”

Me & my: Komori GL429

When Devon-based commercial printer Hedgerow Print decided to consolidate its warehouse footprint on an industrial estate in Crediton and move from two smaller units into a larger 930sqm premises in...

Digital technology is set to see wider adoption worldwide - particularly in Asia

Digital to press advantage over litho in next five years

The print market is moving to an “increasingly digital future,” according to the latest Smithers industry report.

Grafenia: future focus is on software

Grafenia sells manufacturing wing to focus on software

Grafenia has exited manufacturing after selling its Works Manchester wide-format and commercial print production hub to PFI Group in a £3m-plus deal, while CEO Peter Gunning has stepped down with...

Juéry: pricing strategy and strict cost management are paying off

Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results

Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”.

Radebeul will have a "largely carbon-neutral" district heating system

War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation

Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full...

Andrew Ainsworth was found guilty of conspiring to produce counterfeit currency. Image: Kent Police

Fourth member of £12m counterfeit currency group jailed

A fourth member of an organised crime group has been jailed for conspiring to supply more than £12m of counterfeit banknotes.

"You need to love this industry. It’s not very difficult to love it, but it’s mandatory"

Winding down a love affair

When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place.

Wenlock: "Part of our strategy is to maximise productivity per head"

Flexpress ups productivity with mega HP and RMGT spend

Trade printer Flexpress has taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K digital press and is set to install an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press in the summer, with the investment in the pair set to total around...

Ink on Paper (Scotland) had been loss-making in recent years

Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal

Livingstone-based litho and digital print business Ink on Paper has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a fellow Scottish print operation.

The company can now offer same-day litho printing

Holywell Press in Speedmaster buy

Holywell Press has taken on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 LE-UV four-colour press to boost its output and efficiency.