Wide-format
ESP buys Goldcrest Group
Swindon-based Handel Group, parent company to ESP Colour, has acquired the three companies of Goldcrest Group, doubling its digital business and adding wide-format and label printing to its roster.
Ottimo Digital directors acquire Showlite
Full-service event supplier Showlite has been acquired by the managing directors of wide-format printer Ottimo Digital.
FRP appointed at Works Manchester
Administrators from FRP Advisory have now been formally appointed at PFI Group’s Works Manchester operation.
Works Manchester shuttered, 90 staff laid off
Employees at Works Manchester have been sent home, with the future for the business unclear.
DS Smith buys sixth Bickers Gluejet for Ely
DS Smith has installed a high-spec Bickers Gluejet gluing plotter at its Ely operation – the sixth Gluejet device at the site.
Ultraflex Europe acquired by Endutex
St Neots wide-format supplier Ultraflex Europe has been acquired by Portuguese substrate manufacturer Endutex.
Ricoh brings on Flora for upcoming hybrid press
Ricoh has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Flora Digital to develop a new range of wide-format presses for the EMEA market.
Works Manchester latest victim of PFI Group debacle
PFI Group’s disastrous acquisition spree under CEO Darren McMurray has now culminated in the filing of a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators against Works Manchester.
Arc takes delivery of Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid
Arc-UK Technologies has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid wide-format press at its Dartford site.
Kongsberg PCS launches new digital cutter
Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has launched a new digital cutting platform, the Kongsberg Ultimate.