Companies & suppliers
Fineprint replaces DPX with Screen PlateRite platesetter
Commercial printer Fineprint has installed a Screen PlateRite 2055Vi platesetter, supplied by Apex Digital Graphics.
AGI-Shorewood confirms plans to close Ebbw Vale facility
Around 60 jobs could be lost if consumer packaging company AGI-Shorewood goes ahead with plans to close its facility in Ebbw Vale, South Wales.
Manroland break-up to begin with Augsburg sale
Manroland's administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin on Wednesday (1 February) with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.
Ricoh named one of world's most sustainable organisations
Digital press manufacturer Ricoh has been named among the top 100 most sustainable businesses in the world for the eighth consecutive year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
EFI launches APPS recruitment drive on back of record growth
EFI has hailed its APPS and inkjet divisions for their "record" performance in its 2011 results and launched a US-wide recruitment drive for print consultants to join its professional services team.
Lucid Dream unveils online PDF editor and pre-flight tool
Lucid Dream Software is beta testing ArtAffirm, a new cloud-based PDF editor, pre-flight and layout tool that will allow printers' clients to pre-flight and correct their own artwork before submitting...
'We're not Manroland' - nonetheless, recovery will be hard
Kodak never does anything the easy way. Last week's Chapter 11 filing - in the dead of night - was a case in point. The lack of surprise at an announcement that had been anticipated since September...
Kodak identifies core businesses as it pitches for $950m financing
Kodak has singled out digital printing and packaging solutions as being among its most valuable growth businesses, as part of its pitch to potential investors.
Dynagram targets Kodak Preps users with discount offer
Dynagram, developer of the DynaStrip and InpO2 imposition software, has capitalised on Kodak's Chapter 11 filing by announcing a 50% discount for users switching from Kodak Preps, which it has claimed...
Maidenhead council invests in iGen3 to cut outsource spend
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has bought a Xerox iGen3 press as part of a major investment in digital print and finishing equipment that is intended to cut its 500,000 annual print...