Companies & suppliers
CGX Emerge highlights new deals and print resurgence
Consolidated Graphics (CGX) held its third annual Emerge conference in New Orleans last month, with much of the focus was on top-level announcements such as a joint venture with Asian printer Yamagata...
Heidelberg's Clarke bids farewell to print
Heidelberg's George Clarke retired this week after a 27-year career at the press manufacturer.
In-house services boost former print manager to £1m turnover
Sunderland-based print business First2Print is on target to reach a £1m turnover for 2012 after bringing a range of outsourced services in-house.
InkTec Europe launches Jetrix 1212FK
InkTec Europe will unveil the latest addition to its Jetrix range of UV wide format printers, the Jetrix 1212 FK, at Drupa this week (Hall 3, stand F54).
Johnston Press slips to loss after 164m impairment charge
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has blamed a mass cut of the book value of its newspapers as the reason for recording a pre-tax loss of 144m last year.
Agfa Graphics launches Apogee Suite 8.0
The latest generation of Agfa Graphics' prepress workflow includes a cloud-based web-to-print solution powered by Chili Publish's eponymous online document editor.
LithoTechnics becomes Metrix Software
LithoTechnics, developer of the Metrix intelligent job ganging tool, has renamed itself Metrix Software and relaunched its website ahead of this week's Drupa.
Fujifilm UK furnishes service team with extra dotmeters
Fujifilm UK has bought three additional Centurfax microDot dotmeters to allow its service team to confirm the quality of plate creation during installation and ongoing customer support visits.
Colourwise moves in with its biggest client and installs a 10-colour SM 74
Sussex-based printer Colourwise claimed the move, along with a 500,000 investment in new equipment, will help it meet increased demand for its services.
Landa and Komori form global strategic partnership
Landa Corporation and Komori have announced a global strategic partnership that will put Landa's nano print technology at the heart of Komori's next-generation digital presses.