DecTek was formed 18 years ago on a kitchen table. A printer, resin dome setup and a fax machine (remember those?) all financed on a couple of credit cards.

UPDATED WITH CHANGE OF FUNERAL DATE. Former Watkiss Automation chairman and post-press innovator Chris Watkiss has died aged 89.

Investing in a new setter and new plates has cut waste, downtime and cost, and increased productivity for Hickling & Squires.

This autumn’s energy crises have included rocketing gas prices and a broken cross-channel electricity cable. The inevitably higher electricity prices will be concentrating print factory owners’ minds...

The recent growth of paper wrapping has been phenomenal and has led to some major investments, with many firms keen to grab a slice of the action.

International Graphic Supplies (IGS) has racked up nine installations of its Titanium digital cutters over recent months.

The Confederation of Paper Industries has warned over a “lack of any actual action” after the body – together with representatives of other energy-intensive sectors – lobbied business secretary Kwasi...

Trade printer Flexpress has upgraded its creasing and folding capability by installing a Morgana DigiFold Pro XL.

Print Plus UK has become a Carbon Balanced Printer as part of a wider sustainability drive by the company.

Heidelberg announced its first cloud-based Prinect app at its Innovation Week event.