Litho

Manroland Sheetfed has streamlined its German operation with 140 jobs, around 15% of the workforce, going as a result.

Oriel Printing has taken delivery of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, which the firm estimates will boost productivity by more than 25%.

Retail packaging printer Wilkins Group has invested £2.5M in a brand-new Komori Lithrone GLX40 carton press.

Heidelberg has compared the energy consumption of its latest presses with 1990s models as part of a new energy efficiency campaign.

Belfast litho printer Impro Printing has been given a new lease of life after being bought by Ballyprint managing director Aaron Klewchuck in a pre-liquidation deal late last year.

Koenig & Bauer is beefing up its UK service and project management team as it prepares for a busy period of complex press installations.

Japanese litho press manufacturer RMGT has announced plans to add a third manufacturing building to its headquarters in Fuchu City, in the Hiroshima prefecture of Japan.

Heidelberg UK is back in the black and its German parent group has just announced an order backlog of more than €1bn (£877m) “for the first time in years”.

Heidelberg is targeting packaging printers with its fastest Speedmaster yet, a new 21,000sph version of its XL 106.

Solopress has completed a near-£5m investment round with a strategic step up into B1 litho production to increase capacity, with the firm also on track for a record year.