Litho

Andrew Ainsworth was found guilty of conspiring to produce counterfeit currency. Image: Kent Police

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.

"You need to love this industry. It’s not very difficult to love it, but it’s mandatory"

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.

Wenlock: "Part of our strategy is to maximise productivity per head"

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) had been loss-making in recent years

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.

The company can now offer same-day litho printing

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: factoring in possible sales decrease

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.

RMGT 924 now up and running at WirralCo

WirralCo speeds turnarounds with RMGT press

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

Hubergroup: prices need to reflect significantly increased procurement costs

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.

Ipagsa will be wound down over next six months

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...

“Intellistart is phenomenal. It’s all hands-off, you just set up the pallets and the machine does the rest”

Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75

A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification.