News

Gardiner Colours expands product range following new hire

Specialist printing inks, sealers and varnishes manufacturer Gardiner Colours has added pressroom consumables to its portfolio following the appointment of an experienced print consultant.

Precision Printing enhances casebinding with new kit haul

Precision Printing has augmented its casebinding capabilities after investing close to £200,000 in new equipment for the department.

Bluetree buys unit next door for bumper expansion

Bluetree Group is set to increase its floorspace by 45% in an ambitious expansion plan that will extend into 2020.

Route One enhances cutting worfklow with latest £350k spend

Route One Print has eased its cutting process after investing around £350,000 in a Baumann-Wohlenberg BASA 3 automatic jogging and handling system.

Heidelberg reports H1 loss while anticipating subs payoff

Heidelberg has reported an uptick in its first-half EBITDA boosted by the growth of its new subscription model, although its bottom line suffered from one-off costs.

Parts issue crimps sales at Koenig & Bauer

Orders continue to rise at Koenig & Bauer but sales at the press manufacturer have been hit by a bottleneck in parts supply that has hit delivery schedules.

Whistl invests and hires at Parcelhub

Whistl has started to expand Parcelhub, the business it acquired in June, after investing in its first automated parcel sortation machine and taking on a new director of business development.

Simpson Group bolsters team with new recruits

POS specialist Simpson Group has taken on four new staff across various areas of the business to support further growth and strengthen its relationships with both new and existing customers.

EBB focuses on Sappi with new coated papers deal

Elliott Baxter (EBB) has moved to secure future supply of woodfree coated papers through a new partnership with Sappi.

Jeti boost for Agfa in Q3

Agfa Graphics has reported a big jump in sales at its inkjet business on the back of its new Jeti wide-format printers, but results overall are down as the firm reshapes its offering.

Printvision doubles up on FabriVu investment

Printvision has installed its second EFI FabriVu 340 in order to keep up with growing demand for fabric-based print.

Dale Studios brings in Anapurna to boost capacity

Dale Studios has installed a new Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED hybrid printer in response to demand for increasingly wide graphics work.

Print farmer back with another new guise

Controversial print farmer Neill John is back in action with yet another variant of his book printing service.

DS Smith expects half-year profit to be 'materially ahead'

DS Smith said its trading continues to perform in line with its expectations in a pre-close trading update relating to the six-month period ended 31 October 2018.

Adare SEC Redditch to focus on security print

Adare SEC is to concentrate operations at its Redditch site on core security products with an investment of around £400,000 early next year.