Wide-format

As well as the usual mix of news roundups and thought-provoking features, the August & September ‘Taking ownership’ issue looks at two exit strategies that enable business owners to hand the reins to the people they trust most, their staff…
Keeping up the M&A theme, this issue’s briefing section kicks off with a look at the spike in company acquisitions (a dozen are featured in the issue's news digest alone) and asks if turbulent times...

Gardners admin report reveals large sums owed to creditors
Documents filed by the administrators of wide-format printer Gardners have revealed that the company owed nearly £5.5m to its creditors.

Director barred over excess payments
One of the directors of a family-owned print business that went bust owing more than £2.5m has been disqualified.

Seriousness trumps silliness in August’s listicle
While it’s traditionally dubbed the silly season, when it comes to what dominated the August headlines in the mainstream media at least, there wasn’t an awful lot to laugh about in last month’s crop...

Me & my: Titanium 2516
Mike Beese is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities. The managing director of Pontypridd-based DecTek thinks that for companies to survive and indeed thrive in the cutthroat world of...

Star product: Durst P5 500
A high-throughput and versatile roll-to-roll inkjet.

Tradeprint takes on Tayprint customers and staff
Family-run wide-format printer Tayprint has appointed liquidators after 45 years of operation, with some of its assets and staff taken on by neighbouring Tradeprint.

HP reports falling sales but print profit up
HP has reported that its sales for Q3 fell by 4% year-on-year and 11% on the previous quarter, with profits also down overall but up in its printing segment.

FaberExposize UK in Zünd install
Wide-format display specialist FaberExposize UK and its sister company Northern Flags have expanded their rigid substrate production with the purchase of a new Zünd G3 flatbed cutter.

Ricoh releases free software updates for UV flatbeds
Ricoh UK has launched a series of major software updates for its Pro T7210, Pro TF6250, and Pro TF6251 UV flatbed printers.