Companies & suppliers

Muller Martini prepares for digital finishing launches at Drupa

Muller Martini has said it will unveil new digital finishing products at Drupa 2012, where it will be exhibiting under the motto "one world - one drupa" from its booth (C21) in hall 14.

IOS proposes closure of former K2 site

Innovative Output Solutions (IOS) has continued the process of consolidating its transactional, direct mail and print production facilities with the proposed closure of the Manchester print site of...

FMG's Simon Berg in Ceros move

FMG chief executive Simon Berg has stepped down from his role at the North London-headquartered pre-media business to head up the group's digital publishing platform Ceros.

GMC joins Screen Equiosnet partner programme

GMC Software Technology has joined the partner programme for Screen's open platform PDF-based workflow Equiosnet, meaning users can will benefit from verified connectivity between the two firms'...

MAN and Allianz pledge 24m for Manroland staff

Former Manroland owners MAN Group and Allianz have agreed to provide financial support for the thousands of staff that could be made redundant through the company's Chapter 11-style restructuring.

New Year predictions - Heidelberg's Lance O'Connell

Lance O'Connell, Prinect and CTP business manager, Heidelberg UK

Epson teams with EFI to offer proofing bundles

Epson has partnered with EFI to offer an in-house proofing package, comprising Epson printers and RIP software from EFI, to designers, agencies and advertising departments.

New UK distributors appointed for Trelleborg Vulcan printing blankets

BFS Pressroom Solutions has taken over the converting and distributing of Trelleborg's Vulcan printing blankets for the heatset, coldset and business forms sectors from Manroland.

Heron redundancies 'rub salt in employees wounds' says Unite

Unite has said that Wyndeham Group's decision to make 86 employees redundant at its Heron subsidiary "rubs salt into the wound" after staff agreed a pay cut to avoid job losses.

Kodak 'on brink of Chapter 11' report claims

Kodak could be preparing to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Wall Street Journal, as its struggle to secure new funding comes to a head.