Presses

Heidelberg has claimed incoming orders hit their highest level for more than a year in its third quarter results, although sales were still down 23% year-on-year.

PPG Print has made its debut in the digital print arena by investing in a Xerox DocuColor 7002, a spend it anticipates will fuel turnover growth in the coming year.

Heidelberg has declined to respond to accusations by KBA sugggesting that it was selling stock at "deep discounts", but pointed to its declining net debt as evidence that this is not the case.

Despite a decline in global demand, KBA has moved from a pre-tax loss of 87.1m euro (76m) in 2008 to anticipating a post-tax profit for 2009, according to its preliminary results.

Italian printer Pixart.it has signed up to buy Italy's first 10-colour Komori, as well as an eight-colour press by the same manufacturer.

White Horse Machinery has made more than a third of its UK staff redundant and closed its French operation following the appointment of corporate restructuring specialist Jason Granite as chairman.

Amberley Labels has more than doubled its capacity for digital label production with the installation of an HP Indigo WS6000 digital press.

Richmond Cavendish has invested in a Heidelberg XL 105 to help it expand into new markets.

Lamination and coating specialist Mirror Finish has topped off a 500,000 spend on equipment with a Sakurai Maestro B1 screen press.

Bishops Printers is aiming to send out "a positive message" after buying two Heidelberg presses and taking on new staff.