Companies & suppliers

Konica Minolta makes progress with B2 inkjet

Konica Minolta showed samples of the latest output from its KM-1 B2 inkjet press at this week's North Print & Pack, and has confirmed the press will be on show at Ipex 2014.

Flatbed first for Victory Signs

Victory Signs has become the first UK user of Mimaki's JFX500-2131 LED UV grand-format flatbed printer.

Konica Minolta aims to add value with web-to-print deal

Konica Minolta has formed a strategic partnership with Vpress for web-to-print solutions.

HP Indigo users team up for mammoth Coca-Cola task

Coca-Cola is behind the biggest-ever use of HP Indigo kit for a 'personalised' promotion, involving a massive print run of 800m labels.

Heidelberg on track with profit plan

Heidelberg has more than halved its losses, and has made a big improvement to profitability at an operating level.

Ricoh boosts production printing portfolio with dual launch

Ricoh has added two new light production models, the C5110S and C5100S, to its production printing portfolio.

Sun Capital creates global plastics packaging giant

Paragon Print and Packaging and Britton Group are among five businesses that will be merged to form the sixth largest global plastics packaging firm.

Epson announces distributors for SureColor dye-sub printers

Screenprint and digital equipment supplier RA Smart and dye-sub equipment supplier i-Sub, have agreed distribution deals for the Epson SureColor SC-F7000 and SC-F6000 dye-sublimation printers.

Falkland Press latest to make B2 digital move

Falkland Press is moving into B2 digital as part of a major expansion of its facilities that has also involved the company developing its own foil board.

Kodak reveals Chapter 11 emergence plans

Kodak is banking on its Stream inkjet and SquareSpot imaging technologies to create profitable revenue streams after the company emerges from Chapter 11.