Litho
Me & my: Komori GL429
When Devon-based commercial printer Hedgerow Print decided to consolidate its warehouse footprint on an industrial estate in Crediton and move from two smaller units into a larger 930sqm premises in...
Digital to press advantage over litho in next five years
The print market is moving to an “increasingly digital future,” according to the latest Smithers industry report.
Grafenia sells manufacturing wing to focus on software
Grafenia has exited manufacturing after selling its Works Manchester wide-format and commercial print production hub to PFI Group in a £3m-plus deal, while CEO Peter Gunning has stepped down with...
Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results
Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”.
War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation
Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full...
Fourth member of £12m counterfeit currency group jailed
A fourth member of an organised crime group has been jailed for conspiring to supply more than £12m of counterfeit banknotes.
Winding down a love affair
When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place.
Flexpress ups productivity with mega HP and RMGT spend
Trade printer Flexpress has taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K digital press and is set to install an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press in the summer, with the investment in the pair set to total around...
Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal
Livingstone-based litho and digital print business Ink on Paper has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a fellow Scottish print operation.
Holywell Press in Speedmaster buy
Holywell Press has taken on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 LE-UV four-colour press to boost its output and efficiency.