News

The book printing operation of Butler Tanner & Dennis in Frome is being put into administration with co-owner Felix Dennis describing it as “a sad day for British book printing”.

Derby-based wide-format reseller Digital Printing Innovations has partnered with Screen Europe to sell the Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV flatbed printer range in the UK.

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

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

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

Wide-format kit manufacturer Gandy Digital has officially opened its new premises, which it said has increased its production flexibility, efficiency and automation.

Paperlinx has opened a new sales office in the Arena Business Centre in Fareham, near Southampton as part of the ongoing process of decentralising its UK sales.

Northumberland-based wide-format reseller Standing Stone signed off its first deals for Duplo and HP at Sign & Digital UK last week with a mammoth order from start-up firm Hugo Print.

Cardiff-based litho commercial printer Spectrum Printing has doubled its folding capacity after installing a B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

Print and mail specialist CFH Docmail has increased its digital capacity nearly three-fold in less than a year after buying eight Xerox digital production printing devices.

PEFC has launched a new online verification platform, to go live hopefully by the end of this week.

Eastman Kodak has recorded a $36m (£21m) net loss for the three months to 31 March 2014 on total sales of $482m, down 19% on Q1 2013 largely due to "continuing declines in film and consumer inkjet...

London-based digital printer Online Reprographics has become the first UK company to purchase an Océ ColorWave 900 from Canon.

The Colour Collective has announced a one-day course for anyone interested in creating ICC profiles for wide-format printing, on 26 June at X-Rite's UK headquarters near Manchester.

Trade UV printer Oriel Printing has added digital wide-format services with a £75,000 investment that will dramatically cut its proofing costs and help it move into new markets.