Post-press

Crystal Press business and assets sold
Reflections Print Finishers has acquired the business and assets of Crystal Press, including its trademarked Ecofoil recyclable foiling technique.

M&S adds braille range
Marks & Spencer has added new braille greeting cards and a gift card after employees suggested the idea to the retailer’s CEO.

Fine art bindery crowdfunds for survival
Henningham Family Press, a boutique publisher, finisher, and fine-art bookbinder, has launched a crowdfunding appeal after seeing its emerging European customer base slashed by Brexit.

Tecnau acquires Sitma
Paper handling, monitoring, processing and finishing kit for digital print specialist Tecnau has acquired all operating activities of Sitma Machinery.

Printworks increases flexibility with Horizon buy
Printworks has enhanced its production capabilities and capacity with investment in a Horizon SPF-200L landscape feed bookletmaker from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

Clinical Print Finishers secures R&D funding for gluer invention
Clinical Print Finishers (CPF) has secured £74,000 in tax relief for its in-house development of a specialised folder-gluer.

DSD Colour Printers upgrades iSaddle
Kings Lynn-based DSD Colour Printers has replaced its first-generation Duplo iSaddle stitcher with the latest, fifth-generation model.

PDC becomes exclusive JBI distributor
Perfect Document Creation (PDC) has become the exclusive UK distributor for James Burn International (JBI) punching and binding equipment.

Me & My: Trotec Laser Q500
Attending a print trade show can be a daunting experience. Vast halls are packed to the rafters with shiny bits of new-fangled equipment, and lots of sales people are on hand to give you the spiel...

John Brailsford in Morgana UK first
John Brailsford Printers has become the first UK company to install a Morgana ColorCut SC6000 digital die-cutting and creasing machine.