Luxury packaging is a buoyant market. Largely untouched by the ravages of commoditisation that have such a stranglehold in the commercial sector, packaging printers have protected their margins...

Even in the 21st century, when value-added processes have become a desperately sought means of protecting margins, and holograms, embossing, die-stamping, personalised print and lenticular images have...

Clinic topics this month: Dan Sherwen on paper waste; Barney Cox on 4/4 plus foil presses; and Tim Wilkinson on minimising risk of large client loss

Crusader Foil Blockers has invested 275,000 in a new B1 flatbed die-cutter, embosser and foiler from SBL.

Bobst will use Ipex for the world premiere of its Carton-pack GT auto packer.

Start-up firm OFT Technology has launched Foiltone, a retrofittable inline cold foiler for B2 and B1 presses.

Limpet Labels is poised to be the first UK converter to install the new Mark Andy VSR300 inspection and rewind machine.

Fresh from acquiring the UK DM operations of Vertis, Mark Scanlon also moved to close the deal on the purchase of Boxstar last night (27 September).

Harlands of Hull is to open a print plant in Poland as part of a two-year multi-million euro project that could lead to further sites in Eastern Europe.

Harlands of Hull is close to opening a print plant in Poland as part of a multi-million Euro two-year project that could lead to further sites being opened in Eastern Europe.