Business

Flooded-out family firm to close after 127 years

A 127-year-old family print business is to close after being devastated by flooding.

Northern Flags reshores and invests

Northern Flags has re-established its UK print and finishing operation in Leeds after what it calls an “eight-year hiatus” and celebrated its return home with the installation of a 2.5m-wide printer.

AB Print Group invests more than £200k on new kit

AB Print Group has bought a range of new machinery to boost its productivity and in-house capabilities.

EFI reports 12% annual sales rise and record Q4 revenue

EFI has reported record fourth-quarter sales of $257m (£180m), an increase of 22% on Q4 2014 revenue of $211.1m, leading to an annual sales rise of 12%.

Lexon Group invests in MBO kit and appoints new MD

South Wales-based printer Lexon Group has invested in an MBO T535.1 Perfection buckle folding machine and A56 mobile stream delivery system after it saw an increase in throughput following a move to...

Mimaki set to acquire Italian textile kit specialist

Mimaki looks set to acquire Italian textile machine manufacturer La Meccanica Costruzione Tessili in a move that would expand its position in the textiles printing market.

EFI doubles Productivity Suite portfolio at Connect

EFI has used its annual Connect user conference to unveil three additions to its Productivity Suite portfolio and a new portal to promote the power of print.

Potts boosts wide-format arm with Fujifilm UK first

Potts Print (UK) has become the first UK company to install the Fujifilm Acuity F flatbed printer, the manufacturer’s OEM version of Canon’s Océ Arizona 6100.

Put your talent for print at the centre of your branding

Printers spend the vast majority of their time producing eye-catching, creative printed collateral for their clients. They excel at producing consistently high standards of corporate communications...

Coping with your worst nightmare

Those images on Monday 28 December were horrifying, and remain unforgettable. Like most people, Chris Milner had been tuning into TV news channels over the Christmas period, gripped with cold...