Business

Taopix has teamed up with US self-publishing engine FastPencil to offer its digital print customers a route into the wider market of book publishing.

KBA has announced the launch of a new sheetfed offset press, the Rapida 164, which has replaced the Rapida 162 and 162a models in its large format line-up.

Hampshire-based book printer Ashford Colour Press has invested in an HP T230 colour inkjet web press with inline Hunkeler Modular Glued Book Solution in a move to short-run colour book printing.

Board games giant Hasbro has added a Speedmaster XL 75 to its pressroom line up to enhance the speed and flexibility of its print operation.

Doveton Press has become the first UK printer to install two Heidelberg LinoPrint C901 digital presses, having installed a second unit a year after installing the first.

FastSigns has launched a "drop-in" license aimed at printers who want to add the signage and display print franchise to their operations.

The British Library has put out a tender in a bid to establish a framework of printers to call upon for book production.

BAF Graphics has taken on the UK dealership for modular display graphics system Clever Frame.

Large-format digital print finishing specialist Seal has launched a double-sided adhesive film to enable the mounting of digital prints to a wide variety of media.

Denver-based EPS-Doublet has acquired nearby Think Big Solutions as it looks to grow its digital printing and marketing services operations.