Litho

Me & my: Komori Lithrone S529
By the firm’s own admission, you may have to look elsewhere if you need half a million Delia Smith books printed. But for smaller book and magazine printing jobs, Yorkshire-based Hart & Clough fits...

Print North East completes £400,000 spend
Print North East has boosted its litho output with a Komori Lithrone investment and is eyeing digital expansion later in the year.

Business inspection: Get a flying start in a new direction
The ability to adapt to a changing market can be vital to ongoing success, as Alphaset found.

Apex to showcase eco kit at Ipex
Apex Digital Graphics has confirmed its attendance at next month's Ipex exhibition, where it will demonstrate the environmental benefits of a range of pre-media and print equipment.

Eazy Print installs Ryobi 524HE and DP System platesetter
Hampshire-based Eazy Print has installed a Ryobi 524HE four-colour press and DP System platesetter to bring longer run work in-house.

Marstan Press invests £1.4m in new XL75 10-colour perfector
Marstan Press will install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 10-colour perfecting press next month as part of a £1.4m investment – the largest ever for the 60-year-old printer.

60-seconds with Kingfisher Print & Design
Established in 1982 by Derek Bellotti, Kingfisher is a family-run litho and digital print firm, now headed by Derek’s son Ross who says he strives to keep print relevant in a digital age.

Chesapeake installs second Manroland R700 in Glasgow
Chesapeake has installed a second Manroland sheetfed press at its Hillington production facility in Glasgow to support the site's growth strategy.

Avon Graphic Technologies leaves £1.8m debt
Avon Graphic Technologies owed creditors a total of £1.8m at the time of its September collapse, according to the administrators' report, including more than £800,000 to trade creditors.

Business inspection: Transferable skills master new markets
Concentrating on core capabilities was key to Victoria Litho’s expansion into new sectors.