Litho

Work experience whizz signals bright future at Print4

Print4 is anticipating a bright future for the print industry as it enjoys a week of work experience with an “incredibly bright” 15-year-old student.

Apex founders retire, Cron and Ryobi agencies find new homes

Apex Digital Graphics has transferred its two exclusive UK agencies, Cron CTP kit and plates and Ryobi RMGT litho presses, to new companies as its joint owners look to retire and wind down the...

Spectator extends Wyndeham contract by two years

Wyndeham Group has extended its 19-year-old contract with The Spectator to print the political magazine up to 2020.

New owner for Four Way Print and sister firm

Four Way Print and its subsidiary Blue Sky Design & Print have been bought by an industry newcomer.

Bradley Group buys Speedmaster from collapsed Stones

Bradley Group has bought the 10-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 that previously belonged to collapsed sheetfed printer Henry Stone.

Fujifilm UK launches new plate business model

Fujifilm UK has launched a new litho plate management business model that it said will allow printers to cost-effectively manage or outsource their plate production.

Pensord slims capacity to focus on sustainable work

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

Three new titles in two-year Hearst extension for Wyndeham

Wyndeham Group has secured a two-year extension of its print contract with Hearst UK which includes the addition of three new titles.

Has fixed-palette come of age at last?

A quarter century has passed since serious proposals were first made for six- and seven-colour process sets to replace the need for spot colour inks.

Me & my: RMGT 1050

The first time he saw the RMGT 10-series press, it was thrumming away in front of thousands of visitors at Drupa 2016. But by this time Brian Sidebottom was no mere spectator.