Equipment manufacturers

Deals, deals, deals dominate June’s listicle of print’s biggest stories
Whether it buying a business, disposing of an asset or pitching for contracts, money did a lot of the talking on Printweek.com’s most read last month.

Zund UK partners with Fashion-Enter on microfactory
Zund UK has partnered with not-for-profit social enterprise Fashion-Enter to showcase a sustainable microfactory concept.

Markem-Imaje adds shoppable software tech
Markem-Imaje has acquired tech firm Blue Bite, which develops software for brand authentication and ‘product commerce’ whereby any product can be turned into a sales channel.

Canon sets sights on diversification with new flatbed
Canon has launched a sub-£60k entry level UV-LED flatbed targeted at new entrants into wide-format and established players looking to diversify.

Böwe Systec UK awarded DVLA bulk mailing tender
Böwe Systec UK has won a tender to supply the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with its high security enclosing technology.

Our June & July 'Shape up and stand out' issue is out now and while it’s stuffed with the usual insights and business critical info, it also boasts the 2021 Printweek Top 500 - the bellwether report on the industry's financial health...
Unusually, we feature one of the briefings on the issue's cover and over its three pages we get under the skin of the direct-to-garment opportunity and ask if it's the future of apparel printing.

Heidelberg customers quick to snap up new CX 104 model
Heidelberg has already sold 500 units of its new Speedmaster CX 104 – with at least a quarter of sales involving presses with eight or more units.

Literacy campaign top in Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards
For the first time since its launch in 2014, a campaign rather than a product has been named Innovator of the Year at the Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards.

Agfa: plate prices must go up again
Agfa has announced a further increase in offset printing plate prices, which will involve an uplift in the current surcharge for UK customers.

EFI upgrades Reggiani Bolt
EFI has enhanced its ultra-high-speed digital single-pass textiles printer, the Reggiani Bolt.