Litho

Clifford Press buys KBA Rapida 162a
Clifford Press, the point of sale, point of purchase and packaging printer, has invested 3m in its fourth KBA Rapida 162a six-colour large format litho press, it will be the first time it has run two...

Berforts buys UK's first Komori Enthrone 529 Perfector
Berforts Group has invested in the UK's first Komori Enthrone 529 Perfector as part of a raft of investments in litho and digital kit at its Hastings print site.

Hill & Garwood Printing invests in Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75
Watford-based litho and digital printer Hill & Garwood Printing has made a "major investment" in a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 perfector with coater and Inpress colour control.

Pensord unveils £4m investment in UK first
Pensord has signed off the single largest kit investment in its 43-year history with a UK first that will boost its effiency by as much as 75%.

Manroland Sheetfed completes reorganisation
Manroland Sheetfed has completed its reorganisation following its sale to Langley Holdings with a small number of additional redundancies and the consolidation of its German sites.

DSales launches Konica Minolta's Develop ineo 1250
DSales, the UK distributor of Konica Minolta's standalone Develop brand , has unveiled a Develop-labelled mono-production print system aimed at commercial print and high-volume in-plant customers.

Alderson creditors owed over 5m following collapse
Unsecured creditors of the five operating companies of Alderson Print Group (APG) were owed a combined 5.1m at the time of their administration, according to the creditors report.

Swanline launches Fast-Track litho-laminating service
Swanline Print, the packaging and point-of-sale trade supplier, has launched a new quick-turnaround service for new and repeat litho-laminated jobs.

Prinovis hit with 10m impairment as Bertelsmann rebrands print division
Prinovis posted a massive drop in profitability in its recently-filed accounts for the year to 31 December 2011 after a "change to a significant contract" led to a 10m impairment.

Hopkins Printing brings in new Speedmaster XL 106
Columbus, OH based Hopkins Printing has purchased a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 five color offset printing press, which will be installed in Q1 of next year.