Post-press

Folio pre-packs after double customer collapse
Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.

Scodix takes wraps off new uncoated capability and AI tool
Scodix is billing the upcoming Drupa show as “the embellishment Drupa” and will launch two new products along with a raft of additional features – including the ability to embellish onto uncoated...

Mega sale of Communisis kit imminent
Hundreds of items of printing, post-press and ancillary kit from the shuttered Communisis sites in Leeds and Liverpool will go up for auction later this month.

Impress clears finishing bottleneck with Horizon install
Impress Print Services has cleared its finishing bottleneck and tripled its trimming throughput after installing a brand-new Horizon HT-80 three-knife trimmer in March.

Zünd cuts ribbon at new UK HQ
Zünd global CEO Oliver Zünd cut the ribbon at the cutting table manufacturer’s brand-new UK site yesterday, 17 April.

Blackwell refreshes digital lineup following MBO
Blackwell Print has refreshed its digital printing lineup following its management buyout (MBO) in June 2023.

Jobs go as Bluetree opts for industrial over luxe at Kingsbury
Bluetree Group has decided to switch the remit of Kingsbury Press from bespoke books and high-end brochures to standardised products, in a shock move that will result in a number of job losses.

Celloglas up for sale
The business and assets of the UK’s biggest multi-site print finishing specialist have been put up for sale with at least one offer already on the table.

Sadness as Nottingham Trade Finishers closes doors
Nottingham Trade Finishers has ceased trading after being hit with a downturn in business and increased costs.

Bobst readies Drupa reveal
Bobst will take the wraps off a new all-in-one digital line for folding cartons at Drupa, where its exhibit will major on zero fault packaging production.