Pre-media

Not quite out of the development phase, Heidelberg’s latest workflow tool is intended to drive workflow optimisation and helps reaffirm the manufacturer’s commitment to digital print tech.

Epson has completed its acquisition of Fiery.

Kodak could benefit from a whopping $585m (£464m) windfall – more than the current value of the entire company – if plans to sell off its pension fund come to fruition.

Bakergoodchild is poised to go live with a new software platform to simplify production of direct mail jobs.

Walstead Group is on the hunt for buys in other sectors after reporting decline in its core markets of web offset and gravure and a loss for last year.

Serendipity Software has launched a new tool to support RGB workflows for digital printing, including spot colours.

Kodak boss Jim Continenza has described the recent decision to impose hefty tariffs on some printing plates imported into the US as “an important win” for the business.

Dataline has expanded with the acquisition of German firm Pragma Informationssysteme and remains on the lookout for further buys.

Tom Pindar OBE DL, third-generation printer and champion of all things Scarborough, has died aged 96.

Nigel Heaford, export sales manager at JM Heaford, has retired, 41 years after he joined his father’s enterprise aged 17.