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Agfa CTP and Heidelberg install round off Ormside investments

Surrey-based commercial printer Ormside Press will upgrade its CTP and workflow systems next month following the install in January of a Heidelberg CD102 B1 five-colour press, plus coater.

BIS outlines Business Bank strategy

The government has outlined its plan to boost SME lending via the state-owned Business Bank, which will become the vehicle through which all government finance initiatives are administered.

Tharstern Primo MIS will save resources at Manchester Printers

A Trafford printer has invested in a Tharstern Primo management information system (MIS) which it expects will save thousands of pounds and streamline production.

Ipex hit with another two withdrawals

Two more sizeable exhibitors have withdrawn from Ipex 2014, who between them had a combined footprint of more than 1,000sqm.

RCS targets personalised gifting market

RCS printers in Retford has secured a deal with a chocolate company to create advent-calendar-esque count down products and is closing in on a personalised gift packaging deal with a major high street...

Technifold unveils CreaseStream Junior Pro at open house

Technifold launched a more entry-level version of its CreaseStream Plus cutter, creaser and perforator at the recent open day at its headquarters in Lutterworth, Liecestershire.

Buyout at Yorkshire web printer

Garnett Dickinson has restructured its board and is selling off one of its printing operations.

Technotrans plans North Print & Pack launch

Technotrans has said it will unveil its new Loop 40 filtrations system for the heatset web offset market at North Print & Pack 2013.

Lion FPG buys third Heidelberg press

Wolverhampton printers Lion FPG has invested in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5+L litho press which it will install this month.

GMG launches ColorMaster 2.0

GMG has launched ColorMaster 2.0, a colour workflow tool for standardising colour appearance across multiple print processes and specifications automatically.

Informa clarifies Ipex 2014 position

Informa Exhibitions has written an open letter to all Ipex stakeholders to clarify its position regarding Ipex 2014.

Juicy labels front soft drink rebrand

A strong, ongoing relationship with Berkshire Labels led Purity Soft Drinks to choose the label printer to collaborate on the world's first 3D augmented reality (AR) soft drinks labels for the rebrand...

Print welcomes Osborne's NIC and Corporation Tax cuts

A reduction in employers National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and a further reduction in Corporation Tax were among the few highlights of yesterday's Budget for printers.

Océ shows security print and ink flexibility of ColorStream 3000 series

Océ has shown the first examples of security print functions for high-speed inkjet printing at its International Inkjet Days held at its Poing site in Germany.

Two Sides claims victory as Go Paperless campaign drops 'save trees' message

Two Sides, which promotes the sustainability of print, paper and post is celebrating what it sees as a victory against the Go Paperless in 2013 campaign.