Companies & suppliers

Agfa unveils additions to its newspaper pre-press range
Agfa Graphics unveiled the latest additions to its range of pre-press equipment for the newspaper sector, at Ifra Expo in Hamburg last week.

Gandy reveals price and performance of iPad-controlled Pred8tor
Gandy Digital will unveil its first machine the Pred8tor at SGIA in Las Vegas later this week (13-15 October), which it claims breaks the mould for grand format printing.

St Ives in profit and on hunt for acquisitions
St Ives remains on the acquisition trail and has not ruled out acquiring more printing businesses in the future.
Kolbus takes on Sigloch binders
Kolbus has acquired its fellow German bindery kit manufacturer Sigloch Maschinenbau.

St Ives profits up even though sales dip
St Ives has reported a big turnaround in financial performance in its year end results - operating profits at the group are up by almost 58%, and the group has also slashed its net debt by 16.3m.

Mimaki increases speed and flexibility of JFX LED UV flatbed
Mimaki has updated its UV-cured flatbed the JFX, increasing the speed and flexibility and adding a smaller bed size to the range.

700 Indian paper traders meet in Malaysia
The 49th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Federation of Paper Traders' Association of India was recently held in Malaysia. The AGM was hosted by Madras Paper Merchants' Association, Chennai.

Kodak installs 21 CTPs in East and North-east
Kodak India and Insight Communications celebrated the feat of notching 21 CTP installations in East and North-east India across commercial and newspaper segments by holding a technical seminar in...
173 stalls are confirmed for PrintPack India 2011
IPAMA has notched up 173 exhibitors for PrintPack trade show which will be held in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).

Urban Storm launches economic fire retardant media
Poster specialist Urban Storm has launched a substrate that it claims offers the highest fire safety rating possible at an economic price.