Litho

Swallowmax hopes to increase productivity threefold after being the first company to commission a new B2 Komori Lithrone G29 H-UV.

Anton Group administrator Deloitte has said it still hopes to find a buyer for the stricken printer.

Gosport-based Stanbury Chameleon has merged with Farleys Printers to form a local “super group” of printing companies, which has a combined 120 years’ experience.

Anton Group has been placed in administration with more than 100 of its 300–plus workforce made redundant.

Kent-based Offset Print and Packaging has invested heavily in its latest hardware with a new six-colour KBA Rapida 106 with coater and is removing its B2 press.

IST (UK) has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and will inform show visitors about its UV retrofit service.

Heidelberg will use next month’s PrintWeekLive! to demonstrate its latest digital and offset technologies and give unbiased advice on the pros and cons of the various UV drying technologies available.

Qualvis Print & Packaging has completed a £5m investment programme, initiated at Drupa 2016, with the installation of a dual digital packaging line.

Lonsdale Direct Solutions has invested more than £200,000 in two pieces of kit from Duplo and a Watkiss SquareBack bookletmaker on the occasion of its 100th year of trading.

Komori has expanded its Lithrone product portfolio with the launch of a larger format one-pass double-sided offset press.