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UK manufacturer opens up UV printing to all with Ipex launch

Benford UV will use its Ipex debut in March for the European launch of its EcoUV retrofittable low-energy, low-cost curing system, which it claimed opens up UV to commercial litho printers of all...

Kingfisher boosts digital capability with Nexpress

Family firm Kingfisher Print & Design is to install a Kodak NexPress SX 3300 press in February to “close the gap between digital and litho”.

Pack questions wrapped up

How should packaging respond to online retail? What special finishes are now available? How can commercial printers get involved? Just some of the questions no doubt to be hotly debated in just a...

‘I’m never complacent – I always want to do more’

Eclipse Colour managing director Simon Moore is probably in a better position than most to share some key lessons in how to turn a business around. Over the past 15 years, he has converted the £4.5m...

Fujifilm to make Packaging Innovations debut

Fujifilm has announced it will exhibit at Packaging Innovations this year for the first time.

EFI details strategic and software roadmap for 2014

EFI chief operating officer Marc Olin used last week’s Connect conference to reveal some of the R&D initiatives for its productivity portfolio of software products and pledge EFI’s commitment to...

Manufacturer partnership launches high-volume pressure seal line

The Concero line, unveiled this week, is a joint venture between four print equipment manufacturers.

National Skills Academy secures £100,000 for SME apprenticeships

The National Skills Academy for Materials, Production and Supply, part of the Proskills Academy, has secured £100,000 of funding for a new apprenticeship pilot programme aimed at SMEs.

SPS Group completes £2.3m wide format update

Dorset-based POS printer SPS Group has capped a mammoth 12-month print and finishing equipment upgrade with the installation of a new HP Scitex FB10000 Industrial Press and a Redline RL2100...

Novalia founder condition improving

Novalia founder Dr Kate Stone is continuing her recovery in hospital after being critically injured in a freak accident over Christmas.

Summa launches latest DC series printer/cutter

Summa has unveiled the latest version of its DC series of thermal transfer resin printer/cutters, the DC5 and DC5(sx), which feature a greater range of media widths, an ethernet port and a new user...

EFI reveals strategic DFE partnership with Landa at Connect

EFI chief executive Guy Gecht used his opening address at the annual Connect user conference yesterday to unveil a strategic partnership with Landa Corporation to develop a Fiery digital front end...

Fespa visitors offered Lufthansa discounts

Fespa has teamed up with the airline Lufthansa to offer visitors to Fespa Digital 2014 discounted flights to try and boost international attendance.

Situation at Polestar Colchester still unclear

Unite has confirmed talks are still ongoing at Polestar Colchester after the company announced a 30-day consultation before Christmas.

Letterpress tome celebrates 'vibrant future' of once-endangered print medium

Brandon Mise, owner and operator of the Wilmington, NC-based greetings card company Blue Barnhouse, is the author of the latest book to celebrate the global resurgence in letterpress printing.