Equipment manufacturers

Mailroom equipment supplier Addressing & Mailing Solutions (AMS) has launched the AMS Impressia, a laser envelope printer capable of printing over 4,000 full-colour envelopes per hour.

Picon has appointed Bettine Pellant to its most senior executive post following chief executive Tim Webb's decision to step down after eight years in the role.

Xaar has announced the appointment of former Kodak Digital Printing & Enterprise president Doug Edwards as its new chief executive with immediate effect.

Heidelberg has said its purchase of Belgian consumables business BluePrint Products earlier this month is just the start of a "more ambitious phase" of acquisition-led expansion.

Xaar's share price has risen 13% to 298.5p this morning (17 December) following the announcement that profit for the year will be ahead of market expectations.

Latcham Direct has extended its web-to-print data processing capability with the addition of a second XMPie uProduce server, dedicated to a specific insurance customer.

Domino has maintained its cautious outlook for 2015 as it posted single-digit percentage increases in turnover and underlying pre-tax profit in its 2014 year-end results.

Duplo will look to replicate the success of London Calling in the north of England next year with a new show, Northern Lights, launching in Manchester in March.

Superfast Labels has installed a second Epson SurePress as part of a £280,000 investment in its growing short-run digital label printing operation.

Agfa has won the Essenscia Innovation Award 2014 for its low-migration UV inkjet inks, which are designed for printing directly onto primary packaging.