Printers

Advent Colour sold in pre-pack deal to 'new external investor'

Advent Colour and its parent company Advent Digital Imaging have been acquired by an undisclosed third-party after Advent Colour was placed in administration on 1 May.

Johnston Press announces £360m refinance, Formpress disposal and Sky partnership

Johnston Press has announced a £360m refinance alongside the sale of its Republic of Ireland business and a strategic regional advertising partnership with Sky.

Stika.co eyes growth following Mimaki CVJ30-60 install

Weymouth-based start-up Stika.co has invested in its first printer, a Mimaki CJV30-60, from UK distributor Hybrid Services.

Orchard boosts folding capacity with second Stahlfolder

Orchard Press Cheltenham has installed its second Stahlfolder in six months, a new TH 82 buckle folder with round continuous feeder.

The PrintWeek Awards are well worth the effort

There are many things in life easier than winning a PrintWeek Award. However, there are few things that will have a more positive effect on your people, on your customers and on your business.

Fringe benefits

The year is 1947 and eight plucky theatre groups have turned up uninvited to the inaugural Edinburgh International Festival, established to “provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit”...

Phase Print installs B2-format Ryobi 765E press

Nottingham-based design, digital and litho firm Phase Print has announced the second stage of its seven-figure investment plan.

Gask & Hawley continues reequip with new Speedmaster CX 102

Gask & Hawley (G&H Printing) has installed a new Speedmaster CX 102-5+LX as part of an ongoing reequip that has already seen it order a hybrid Goss 16pp M600 web with Kodak Prosper S20 printheads.

HQ Graphics invests £680k in new equipment

HQ Graphics, the large format printing division of Harlequin Display Group, has invested £680,000 in an array of wide-format print and finishing equipment.

GI Solutions recruits Darren Crawford as group IT director

GI Solutions Group has recruited Darren Crawford as group IT director and charged him with overseeing an estimated £750,000 investment over the next three years.