Digital

HP has said it is to slash most of its employees' wages by 5% in a bid to combat declining revenues and reportedly save around 20,000 positions worldwide.

Surrey printer En Route Design and Print has targeted growth in the short-run market following an investment in a Speedmaster SM 52 Anicolor from Heidelberg.

HP has revealed it will give UK debuts to a trio of new wide-format printers, including the Designjet L65500, when it exhibits at Sign & Digital UK this April.

Headley Brothers has become the latest printer to launch a "page-turning" online magazine production service with the launch of its HeadTurner service.

InfoPrint has expanded the production capabilities of its flagship digital full-colour 5000 printer, doubling the printing speed of the original model.

Marstan Press is pushing for growth in its newly created digital printing operation after "dipping its toes into the water" with an investment in an OKI C9650 colour machine.

Ashley House Printing has made its foray into the digital print market with the purchase of an HP Indigo 5500 following a rise in demand for short-run work.

Kodak has appointed Kevin Joyce to the role of worldwide vice president of sales and marketing for the company's new Digital Printing Solutions group.

Kodak has added a quartet of new models to its Versamark digital inkjet series of printers, including the VL6000, which is capable of print speeds of up to 150m a minute.