Companies & suppliers
The Metropolitan Police Authority tenders 55m print contract
The Metropolitan Police Authority has put out a five-year tender for a supplier to provide a "full print management solution".
POP printers 'must embrace cross-media future'
Scott Seebass, chief executive of Xinet, has warned printers that they need to start moving into digital content provision, such as video, if they want to survive.
MGS relocates to fuel expansion
Marlowe Graphic Services (MGS) has completed a move to larger premises on the new-build Abbots Business Park in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
Outdoor Partners moves to CTP with Agfa Avalon VLF install
Large-format poster printer Outdoor Partners has invested in its first CTP system, an Avalon VLF platesetter.
Waldo invests 400,000 on HD upgrade
Flexo trade platemaker Waldo has become the first company in the UK to install the EskoArtwork CDI Spark 5080 with HD Flexo technology.
KBA breaks own Rapida 106 plate-changing record
KBA has set a new "makeready record" with its DriveTronic SPC software-driven simultaneous plate changing system, the company has claimed.
Serendipity marks launch of Veripress v4 with largest EU install
Australia-based Serendipity Software has followed up this month's launch of its Veripress v4 softproofing software with its largest European installation to date.
4DM spends 250,000 on kit following 'pick-up' in DM market
Mailing specialist 4DM has said that "decent businesses" in the direct mail market should be investing in new kit.
Nipson hit with 1.8m debt repayment demand
One of the principal creditors of Nipson UK's parent company, Nipson Digital Printing Systems, has demanded immediate repayment of 2m euro (1.8m) in Convertible Loan Notes, which could leave the...
Shanghai Electric denies German media claims about Manroland
Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp (SEC) has denied that it is in talks with Manroland or its major shareholder Allianz Capital Partners following rumours that it could be prepared to table a bid for...