Digital

MBA kicks off £3m equipment spend

MBA Group has bought two Pitney Bowes APS inserters and an FX10 encloser to kick off an investment programme that is expected to top £3m over the next nine months.

HP posts Q2 profit decline, announces 27,000 layoffs

A 10% decline in HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) revenue contributed to a sobering Q2 for the printer, PC, software and enterprise company, which reported a 3% drop in turnover to $30.7bn...

Me & my... Taopix 2.5.8 photobook creation software

The year is 1881, and brothers Herbert and Burgess Headley have just set up a printing press in a small room above their father's grocery shop. Their main aim is to print vegetable bags for the...

Tangent targets print growth following profit boost in 2011

Tangent has boosted pre-tax profits by 38.1% to 1.45m for 2011/12 citing strong growth its Printed.com online print portal orders.

Ocean Outdoor bought for 35m

Advertising company Ocean Outdoor has been sold by initial investors Smedvig Capital to mid-market private equity house LDC for 35m.

Anton adds variable to XL 106 with Kodak S5 order

Anton Group has ordered an additional eight Kodak Prosper S5 Imprinting Systems, taking its total to 14, and two new NexPress SX3900s at Drupa.

Memjet partnerships may boost Waterfall

Memjet unveiled two partnerships at Drupa this month with the potential to accelerate the mainstream adoption of its high-speed, single-pass inkjet technology.

Elanders joins nanography queue

Global printing group Elanders has signed up for three Landa Nanography presses at Drupa.

HP could cut up to 30,000 jobs

HP is considering slashing more than 25,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, due to falling demand for desktop computers and services, according to reports.

RPM regrows business with short-run packaging

Traditional commercial printer RPM Solutions has found a new niche to rebuild its business: short-run, small carton packaging.