News

API Group has gone into administration as its US parent company closed all of the foil and laminate manufacturer’s UK sites.

Durst has restructured its industrial textiles printing segment with the appointment of Stefan Kappaun as the segment manager.

An ex aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy who was discharged with MS in 2005 has become the first person to gain a bookbinding qualification supported and funded by The Printing Charity.

All sides of the print sector appear unfazed with the UK set to officially leave the European Union later today, as the country faces an uncertain, months-long transition period.

Around 9,000 workers at paper mills in Finland started a three-week strike earlier this week after pay talks broke down.

Five former directors of Anton Group have been sentenced for their part in a reported £3.1m fraud.

Trade & Discount Signs has continued a seven-year relationship with Agfa by taking on a new Anapurna H1650i LED system to replace an older model.

Landa Digital Printing, the largest of the Landa Group’s 18 companies, has taken on Asher Levy as its new active chairman.

Route 1 Print is in the process of installing a B1 format MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evo 75 embellishment press from Konica Minolta, the first of its kind in the UK with iFoil L hot-foiling capabilities.

Heidelberg has unveiled its latest generation Speedmaster presses, which it calls “the most intelligent and most automated” to date.

CIM Signs & Graphics has installed a Canon Océ Colorado 1650 wide-format printer that has increased its throughput to four times the previous rate.

Stag Print Services has invested in an Ashgate Kasfold 640 hand-fed bookletmaker in order to enhance its in-house capabilities.

Monotype has acquired London-based boutique type foundry Fontsmith to boost its expertise and bolster its already extensive typeface library.

HP has called Xerox “a company of questionable value” after the business, which continues to pursue a hostile takeover of HP, reported a 6.2% revenue drop for 2019 and a 2.2% decline in Q4.

Curtis Packaging’s former managing director and chairman Peter Curtis has passed away aged 89.