Litho

Heidelberg announces litho and digital Drupa launches

Heidelberg will show a new range of Speedmaster presses and a new brand of digital machines across the biggest stand at Drupa 2012.

PCP recruits web offset veteran Lightfoot

David Lightfoot has joined Precision Colour Printing in a new operations role.

CPI UK to install second inkjet line at Croydon facility

Book printer CPI UK is to relocate its paperback manufacturing operation to its facility in Chatham, Kent, to make way for a second inkjet line at its Croydon site.

Manroland headed for break-up as suitors eye manufacturing sites

Prospects of a successful investors' agreement for Manroland have improved according to the insolvent press manufacturer's administrator with a break-up of the company seemingly the most likely...

Impact Mail & Print installs SM-74 as part of 600k kit spend

Printer and envelope manufacturer Impact Mail & Print has installed a Heidelberg SM-74 as part of a 600,000 investment programme aimed at boosting capacity.

Heidelberg ramps up XL105 range with new high-speed perfector

Heidelberg has unveiled a new version of the Speedmaster XL 105 that can perfect at 18,000sph.

UPDATE 2: Manroland confirms insolvency

Manroland has today filed for insolvency protection with the German district court in Augsburg after negotiations with a potential investor "failed on the home stretch".

Manroland North America promises 'business as usual'

Manroland North America has said the division is operating in a "business as usual" environment, although expects to issue further information on the status of the parent company, which filed for...

Bluepoint Cambridge invests 1m in equipment upgrade

Bluepoint Cambridge has installed a new B2 Komori Lithrone S529 press with coater as part of a 1m investment programme.

Manroland shareholders explore sale options, reports claim

Manroland's major shareholders MAN and Allianz are exploring options around a potential sale of the company, with a European engineering company from outside the industry said to be interested,...