Equipment manufacturers

Mimtec, a thermoforming specialist based in Portsmouth, has taken the plunge into print production after ordering an Acuity Advance Select printer with Uvijet KV inks from Fujifilm.

Taylor Brothers has installed a new five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater as a direct replacement for a nine-year-old Speedmaster CD 74 six-colour.

Roland DG has given customers a taster of its new Texart CS-64 calendar press before its official UK launch due later this year.

Clinchtech, the OEM partner behind the Inca Onset automated media handling system, has ended its exclusive agreement with Inca’s worldwide distributor Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems.

Tall Security Print, part of the Tall Group of Companies, has invested £500,000 in new litho, digital and finishing equipment, including a new 500mm web press from Spanish manufacturer Imer.

KBA has posted operating profit of €14.1m (£10.2m) in its 2014 financial report, although its order intake fell by 5.5%.

Vivid Laminating Technologies has launched a new Easymount Flow finishing table.

Xerox has unveiled its new digital colour presses, the Versant 80 and the Colour 800i and 1000i.

Agfa-Gevaert Group has cemented its return to profit with a positive net result for the second consecutive year in its full-year 2014 accounts.

Duplo has hailed the success of its inaugural Northern Lights show after doing £250,000 worth of business on day one and welcoming 200 visitors over the course of the two-day event.