Walstead Group is on the hunt for buys in other sectors after reporting decline in its core markets of web offset and gravure and a loss for last year.

High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Pureprint has acquired the Ashford Colour Press digital business out of administration – dramatically increasing its book printing capacity and adding a big chunk of inkjet printing to the group’s...

Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.

Assets with a value of £1.3m were stolen last week from the site of a plastic bottle recycling company that went into administration in October.

Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.

HP unveiled two new Latex printers in its industrial wide-format range today (5 November), which will be upgradable over their lifetime with regular hardware and software releases from HP.

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Park Communications has acquired fellow London print firm Geoff Neal Group – expanding continental owner Graphius Group’s presence in the UK market.

Packaging and label printer MIS developer Cerm has unveiled inkjet manufacturer Screen as the first press manufacturer to have its kit directly integrated in an ‘out of the box’ connection with Cerm’s...