Presses

Trenton Box took delivery of a new six-colour Komori Lithrone GL640 yesterday (4 March), the latest investment of its two-year multimillion pound upgrade plan.

Many things have changed at Mastercolour over the past three decades, but the firm's love of KBA presses is not one of them

KBA has acquired Italian flexo press manufacturer Flexotecnica for a "high single-digit million euro" sum in a bid to expand its portfolio in the growing print market for flexible packaging.

The world's longest B1 Heidelberg press, comprising 17 units and an inline cold foiling option, has been installed at Chesapeake's East Kilbride facility.

Informa Exhibitions decision to 'refocus' Ipex 2014 as a digital and cross media event has led to one of the largest remaining litho exhibitors to threaten to pull out of the show.

Commercial printer Dargan Press has closed the colour loop at its Newtownabbey, N Ireland facility after upgrading its CTP system to match its prior pressroom investment.

Lincolnshire-based Cupit Print has seen an increase in business after investing in its largest press to date, a B2 Ryobi 785E installed in December 2012.

CRP Print & Packaging has rounded off a 500,000 upgrade of its pre-printed liner business with the installation of a web inspection system.

MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial installation of the HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans.