Printers

Epson has unveiled what it claims is the market’s first entry-level direct-to-garment (DTG) printer that can print directly onto dark, as well as light, fabrics.

Remous Group has bought Wells Printing out of administration in a pre-pack deal.

The Venn Holdings buy-and-build dream is in tatters after print wing JDP was shuttered after Christmas, with liquidators expected to be appointed imminently.

While it wasn’t all bad news, festive cheer was in short supply in December’s listicle and the ramifications of some of the biggest stories are likely to be felt well into 2024.

Communisis has gone into administration with parts of the business immediately sold to a new owner, but more than half its workforce has been laid off.

A trio of varied new tenders seeking either printers or a print management service are currently live via the government’s Contracts Finder platform.

De La Rue was upbeat at its half-year stage today (19 December) after achieving a better-than-expected operating profit, although its pre-tax loss widened and its share price was down this morning.

A Cambridgeshire-based man has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition with a piece that was silver die-stamped by Baddeley Brothers.

It doesn’t take much to set up a business: a good idea, graft, opportunity and of course, appropriate funding. However, it takes thought and planning to last the course and become successful.

Administrators from FRP Advisory have now been formally appointed at PFI Group’s Works Manchester operation.