Printers

Pinstripe Print Group appointed to Dudley council print framework

Pinstripe Print Group is one of 14 print suppliers that have been appointed to a three-year print services framework contract by Dudley Council.

Denny Bros cuts energy bill with solar investment

Denny Bros expects to cut its total annual power consumption by at least 6% after installing 200 50KW solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Bury St Edmunds production facility.

Pollards buys second Xerox iGen to enhance print-on-demand capability

Exeter-based printer William Pollard & Company has installed a Xerox iGen 150 alongside its existing iGen 4 to allow it to print a wider range of formats digitally and to better match brand colour...

GBM Manchester buys UK's first Elitron Kombo SD+ cutter

GBM Manchester has become the first graphic arts business in the UK to install a Kombo SD+ flatbed cutter from Italy-based Elitron, through its new UK distributor Atech.

Tradeprint.co.uk orders first KBA as part of £4m spend

Tradeprint.co.uk has ordered a KBA Rapida 106 as part of a £4m spend that will also include a range of post-press and "added-value finishing" equipment, some of which was sourced at Ipex 2014.

Vistaprint acquires Pixartprinting in €127m deal

Vistaprint will acquire a 97% stake in Italian web-to-print business Pixartprinting for a base price of €127m (£105m) while the company's founder Matteo Rigamonti will retain a 3% stake.

IPS Ultraprint buys UK's first UltraBind 2000 PUR

Guernsey-based printer IPS Ultraprint bought the UK's first UltraBind 2000 PUR binder after testing the machine on Duplo's south hall stand (S3-G291) at Ipex 2014.

Epic Printing Services signs Scodix S75 order at Ipex

Epic Printing Services has signed for a Scodix S75 digital enhancement press on the Israel-based manufacturer’s stand (N4-D371) at Ipex.

Lumejet announces S200 sales and new partnerships at Ipex 2014

Ipex debutant Lumejet (S2-F175) has announced the second and third customers for its revolutionary S200 photonic printer as well as new partnerships with Duplo and Taopix.

Harrisons Signs invests in Mimaki JV400 SUV

York-based signmaker Harrisons Signs has bought it's first UV roll-fed printer, a Mimaki JV400-160 SUV, from UK reseller Paperlinx.