Presses

Benford UV has appointed Abu Dhabi-based Giffin Graphics as its first ever agent directly dealing with customers in the Gulf region.

Anton Group has taken on a fifth Polar 137 Autotrim guillotine to handle its throughput of 1.8m sheets every day.

DST Output UK has embarked on a multimillion-pound equipment upgrade across its Bristol, Dagenham and Nottingham sites.

Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) will host the UK launch of Horizon's SPF/FC200L bookletmaker and Foliant's Mercury 400 SF laminator at Print Efficiently this week.

St Ives' book printing subsidiary Clays increased its output by around half a million books in 2011/12, but while the number of orders was "up significantly", average print runs were "down...

Severnprint's 20-year mission to be environmentally friendly has led to the purchase of this processless plate, which it's using alcohol-free

The Manchester, CT-based company invested in the 41" KBA Rapida 106 eight-color press after seeing the press in action during the recent Drupa show in Germany.

EFI Cretaprint has unveiled its third-generation ceramic tile printer, the EFI Cretaprint C3, at the Tecnargilla ceramic and brick technology and supplies exhibition in Rimini, Italy, this week.

Printers Superstore has been appointed sole UK distributor for Dumor and will showcase a range of its finishing equipment alongside two Hans Gronhi presses at its B3 Print and Finish show next month.

Mailworks Direct has purchased and installed a new RYOBI 924A offset printing press to meet a surge in demand for high-volume direct mail.