Litho

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.

Komori sales on recovery track
Komori has revised its sales and profit forecasts for both the half- and full-year, with sales recovering but the availability of components and materials crimping the group’s ability to deliver.

WirralCo speeds turnarounds with RMGT press
WirralCo has transformed turnaround times after investing in a high-spec RMGT SRA1 LED-UV press.

Hubergroup announces global price rise
Hubergroup has announced a worldwide price increase on its products citing a “massive rise” in raw material and transport costs.

Agfa's offset wing back in the black, Ipagsa to shut
Agfa’s Offset Solutions business is back in the black in Q2, with sales up 20% and a near-€11m (£9.4m) improvement in EBITDA compared to last year – but a fresh restructure will involve the closure of...

Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75
A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification.