Print buying

Digitally printed art book wins Book of the Year
A large-format limited edition artist’s book has picked up the top prize at the British Book Design & Production Awards.

Abrupt closure at Stones Ashford
Stones Ashford has been shut down abruptly after the company's power was cut off by its energy supplier.

3D and DTS partnerships for Xaar
Xaar has announced two new partnerships as part of its ambitious 2020 growth plan.

Advent trend results in print boost
Booming demand for Advent calendars has resulted in a plethora of new products and a welcome pre-Christmas seasonal boost for a number of printers.

Deutsche Post prepares for WLT disposal
Deutsche Post DHL has separated out the assets and liabilities of Williams Lea Tag as it prepares to finalise the sale of the business.

Walstead snaps up ex-Polestar 96pp
Walstead Group has bought one of the giant 96pp web offset presses previously installed at Polestar Sheffield.

Heidelberg ramps up B1 inkjet production
Heidelberg is upping production of its Primefire 106 B1 sheetfed inkjet press in the face of an “overwhelming” market reaction to the device.

Decentralisation results in Vistaprint restructure
Cimpress has announced a major restructure at its flagship Vistaprint operation alongside its Q1 results.

Debut for Brit-developed automation software
Start-up British software company Daena has made its debut at Ipex with an innovative solution for automating repetitive pre-media tasks in packaging artwork that could also have wider applications.

HH Global expands European ops with Dutch deal
HH Global has acquired PostNL Print Management (PPM), the print management arm of the Dutch postal and logistics service.