Companies & suppliers

Leigh Print sold in pre-pack deal
Leigh Print has been bought out of administration by managing director Les Harris-Ward's new company, Leigh Print & Packaging.

FFEI expands distribution deal with Color Confidence
Color Confidence has been appointed the exclusive UK distributor for FFEI's RealVue 3D Packager, a three-dimensional visualisation tool for print and packaging designs.

C3 Imaging acquired by Zenith Print & Packaging
C3 Imaging has been acquired by Zenith Print & Packaging and Zenith Media owner John Mooney, five months after it exited a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Strike action suspended at Paragon UK
A planned 58-hour strike by Unite members at Paragon UK over proposed changes to their contracts has been suspended, pending further negotiations.

Manroland Sheetfed 'standing on its own feet'
Manroland Sheetfed has generated a positive cash flow in the first five months since its sale to Langley Holdings, according to the interim accounts statement from its new owner.

The Color Co invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster SX74
The Color Co has kick-started a 2m investment programme after installing one of the UK's first B2 Heidelberg Speedmaster SX74 presses.

Folding Specialists founder passes away
Print industry veteran and folding expert Michael Weller has passed away after a battle with cancer.

Surge in digital press launches expected in 2013
The next big boom in digital print engine launches is expected to come in the first half of 2013, according to the Fiery digital front end (DFE) developer EFI.

The Sun in UK newspaper first with augmented reality poster
<i>The Sun</I> is today (27 July) distributing the UK's first augmented reality poster associated with a national newspaper to mark the beginning of the Olympics.

Halstan hails Pindar progress
A year after purchasing Pindar's cartography business Halstan has described the business as "going from strength-to-strength".