Printers

Hobs Reprographics attracts £7m BGF investment

Hobs Reprographics has become the latest print business to attract funding from the Business Growth Fund (BGF).

LPC Printing closes with loss of 56 jobs

Hampshire-based commercial printer LPC Printing has fallen into administration and ceased to trade.

Grafenia offers £50k of grants to 100 Nettl customers

Grafenia is offering £50,000 worth of grants to SMEs looking to develop their online presence through its new cross-media franchise, Nettl.

River increases Healthy magazine run length for newsstand launch

Content marketing agency The River Group has upped the run length of Holland & Barrett's customer magazine by 30% as it prepares to roll the title out to newsstands nationwide next month.

Stewart Signs takes 2014 capex to £500k with twin Zünd G3 install

Stewart Signs has installed a pair of 2.5m-wide Zünd G3 digital cutting tables to handle the increasing variety of vehicle graphics it produces for clients.

Latcham Direct extends web-to-print capability with second XMPie server

Latcham Direct has extended its web-to-print data processing capability with the addition of a second XMPie uProduce server, dedicated to a specific insurance customer.

Pureprint hires ex-EPC Direct staff following Bristol firm's closure

Pureprint has established a Bristol office following the recruitment of four staff from EPC Direct, which closed its doors earlier this month.

Superfast Labels installs second Epson SurePress

Superfast Labels has installed a second Epson SurePress as part of a £280,000 investment in its growing short-run digital label printing operation.

Advent Colour admins expect some return for unsecured creditors

Unsecured creditors of Advent Colour are expected to receive 5p-10p per £1 of debt from the failed Andover printer, according to the administrators' six-month progress report.

Business inspection: Coatings lead to healthier performance

Geoff Neal Litho found inline aqueous coatings offer a low-cost way of adding value.