Presses

Hampton Printing has become the first UK print company to achieve the ISO 12647-2 colour control standard via Heidelberg UK's accreditation scheme.

Manroland is working on its first 96-page Lithoman S press at German printer Weiss-Druck.

Ahmedabad-based Image Care claims it is set to take the advertising and marketing segment by storm with a strong backup of Grafica Flextronica's screen printing technology.

Print and design house Technik has invested in an HP Indigo 5500 colour press to allow the company to print at a higher quality on a broader range of substrates.

Diamond Photofoil has installed a Xeikon 3000 digital colour press in a bid to increase print speeds and respond to the "heavier production demands" placed on its existing printroom.

Magazine printer Stephens & George has trebled the capacity of its address printing operation after investing in a Bitjet+ v4.5 in-line digital printing system from Domino.

Tower Printing has invested 1.2m in a Xerox 1000, a Heidelberg SM 74 and a Znd flatbed cutter as part of a six-month investment plan to help the business expand and cope with demand.

Digital press manufacturer Oc has reported a 70m euro (58m) pre-tax loss in its second-quarter results, after it was hit by one-off costs totalling 83m euros associated with Canon's takeover bid.

Heidelberg UK will take over the sales and service operation for its products in Ireland, following the closure of its distributor Millers.