Companies & suppliers

Grafica's wicket dryers score high among the screen printers

Bhargav Mistry gives an insight into how to effectively reduce electricity and labour cost using wicket dryers while drying jobs printed with solvent-based ink.

Cool trends define Ramya's progress

Most printers assume that success is to do with only volumes, but for this Bengaluru-based print specialist, it is also infrastructure, machinery and dedicated professionals. Deepika Arwind finds out

James Cropper results reveal mixed picture

UK paper manufacturer James Cropper has posted EBITDA profits of 4.7m for the year ending 2 April 2011, a fall from 6.7m in 2010, on revenues of 86.9m.

Lick Group heads for liquidation

Lick Group is headed for liquidation after it emerged that a meeting of creditors has been confirmed for 13 July.

Herald Chase Group adds Ryobi five-colour press

Print and mailing house Herald Chase Group has purchased a Ryobi 755G five-colour B2 press with coater as part of plans to increase capacity and bring more functions in-house.

Mark Andy UK founder Richardson passes away

Michael Richardson, founder of the UK branch of label printing manufacturer Mark Andy, has died following a long battle with cancer.

Vibixa boosts efficiency with Fujifilm low-chemistry plate investment

Carton printing company Vibixa has purchased low-chemistry plates from Fujifilm in a bid to reduce its use of energy and chemicals.

Apprenticeships increase by 100,000

The number of apprenticeships in the UK grew by more than double the Government's target of 50,000 in the last financial year, new figures show.

Two Sides expands to US

Following its success in Europe educating both businesses and the public about the print and paper industries' sustainability efforts, industry advocacy group Two Sides has expanded across the...

A successful PrintExpo 2011 in Chennai

The third edition of PrintExpo which transpired from 10 to 12 June 2011 at the Chennai Trade Centre lived upto its hype of being the third largest trade show in the country; and perhaps the biggest in...