Printers

Oxford University Press printer Oxuniprint has cut its outsourcing bills by spending 150,000 in its finishing department.

Digital printer Screenprint has completed its first print job on ceramic tiles thanks to Fujifilm's Acuity Advance HD2565W.

Folding carton manufacturer Benson Box has been shortlisted for the Best Factory Awards 2012.

Press on Digital Imaging (PODI) has invested 190,000 in a Kongsberg i XP24 digital cutting table.

Rotherhithe, London-based SPM Print has invested 850,000 in a new Speedmaster XL 75-5 plus coater to replace two older SM 74-5 presses.

The Alderson Print Group has said it expects to start making up to 90 of its staff redundant as early as next week.

Northern Ireland-based Commercial Graphics (NI) has been placed in administration with the loss of 32 jobs after closing its doors last Friday (17 August).

Santa Ana, CA-based Foster Printing has bought a new KBA Rapida 205 81-inch, six-color UV press in order to meet demand for larger formats in everything from point-of-purchase displays to packaging.

Gemini Group has invested in a raft of new litho and digital kit, including two new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL presses, as part of a "long overdue" 3.4m capital equipment upgrade.

Alderson Print Group (APG) has labelled Barclays a "disgrace" as it continued its battle to save its ABP Web division from administration.