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Beatus spends big with KBA investment
Carton printer Beatus Cartons has kicked off a £4m year-long investment plan with the purchase of a seven-colour KBA Rapida 106.
Kaydor opts for Roland RF-640
Sign printer Kaydor Signs has installed a 1.6m-wide Roland VersaExpress RF-640, which its managing director said has led to a huge improvement in turnaround times.
Price rises pushed through for uncoated paper
Effective today (30 May) UK paper merchants have increased the prices of uncoated paper by between 5% and 7%.
Idempapers rescue bid fails
Belgian papermaker Idempapers is likely to shut down after attempts to find a buyer for the business failed.
Pensord expands with west coast buy
Pensord is expanding significantly with the acquisition of fellow Welsh print firm Cambrian Printers.
Trio of print businesses combine to form new company
Three print companies have formed a new £16m-turnover outfit, MyLogicalGroup, aiming to provide an all-round pre-press, printing and print management service.
Integrity Print adds High Hygiene marque
Integrity Print has achieved two important hygiene standards at different parts of its business.
GIS expands and recruits
Inkjet equipment manufacturer Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) has doubled the size of its production facilities, in line with recent staff expansions.
Derby firm goes for Colorado in Hamburg
Ashfield Printing is set to become one of the first UK firms to install a Canon Océ Colorado after taking a special trip to Fespa to put the new UVgel wide-format printer through its paces.
Businesses unprepared for GDPR
With one year to go until the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force, nearly half of businesses will not be ready in time to adopt the new regulations.
Stora Enso develops PrimaPress profile
Stora Enso has created a specific ICC profile for its PrimaPress uncoated paper range aimed at allowing publishers to achieve the best possible results using the grade, while delivering ink savings at...
Imagedata invests in large-format
Imagedata Group has invested circa-£500,000 in new kit to boost its large-format graphics operation at its Howden site in Yorkshire.
Bobst demonstrates enhanced flexo process for corrugated
Bobst has unveiled THQ FlexoCloud Technology, a four-colour flexo process, which it said offers a “quantum shift” in post-print flexo that will enable the process to challenge litho laminated...
Pitney Bowes opens Dublin operation
Pitney Bowes has opened a new operations centre in Dublin for client services and e-commerce, which it said will create 100 new jobs for the US-headquartered company.
Industry expert makes Wheatons plea
An industry valuations veteran has issued a heartfelt plea for the workforce at Wheatons Exeter to be given another chance under new ownership.