Companies & suppliers

Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.

Xeikon has cited the 'Drupa effect' for a 1.1m (874,000) year-on-year decline in net profit and a 1.9m fall in pre-tax profit during the six months to June 2012.

Stationery manufacturer Duraweld has dedicated an in-house team to its 'paper over board' range following a seven-fold increase in sales over the past year.

Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.

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).

Eckhard Horner-Marass has been appointed to the vacant managing director position at Manroland Web Systems.

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.

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.

The Health and Safety Executive will carry out an analysis of print industry accidents to help shape a priority list for the new Print Industry Advisory Group (PIAG).

Under the new contract Veritek will deliver installation, repair and maintenance services to Epson UK's wide-format print customers.