Heidelberg Cylinder: still in use at many print businesses

Built to last

In the old days, printing machines were made to last. They were cleaved from solid chunks of metal and essentially built like brick outhouses. Despite technological advances making many of these old...

Schinlever: "I’m going to bring back a lot of good lessons to EFI"

Inkjet: an embarrassment of riches

Printweek talks to EFI inkjet COO Scott Schinlever about his return to, and ambitions for, the company.

Steele: Measures must take company values and culture into account

20 lessons learned during lockdown for prospering amid the new normal

While some print firms were shuttered during lockdown, others have kept going throughout. Dr Adrian Steele, managing director at Staffordshire-based Mercian Labels shares some of the changed workplace...

Covid crisis should stimulate a better deal for UK makers

Just as the coronavirus situation has kept us all apart, it’s also served to bring people and organisations together.

The business hopes to extend the solar panels to its new unit next door

Aztec rises to Covid challenges and invests for growth

Aztec Label is set to invest a significant six-figure sum in an additional factory unit to boost its footprint by 25% as part of an ambitious post-Covid growth plan.

ESP's Swindon facility

ESP secures seven-figure CBILS funding

ESP Colour is the latest print business to secure a substantial CBILS loan to help it ride out the Covid-19 pandemic.

Griffin can save up to 50% material costs on large-format jobs

Tilia Labs adds cutter integration to wide-format ganging suite

Software developer Tilia Labs has expanded cutting table integration in the latest release of its Griffin wide-format print and cut nesting and ganging workflow.

Antalis: biggest paper merchant in the UK

Antalis now under KPP control

Kokusai Pulp & Paper has officially taken control of Antalis after it completed the purchase of the shares held by majority shareholder Sequana, marking a “new page” for the merchanting group.

The new press was installed this month

Macfarlane in £700k label spend

Macfarlane Group has signed off another summer investment, this time a £700,000 spend at its Scottish label business.

Sappi thanked customers for their loyalty and understanding while PM3 was fixed

Alfeld Mill's PM3 back in production ahead of schedule

Sappi’s PM3 machine at its Alfeld Mill in Germany is back in production after it was put out of action in a fire just over two months ago.

More than 180 brands were represented at the show in 2019

Easyfairs reschedules September event

Easyfairs has become the latest event organiser forced to reschedule and has moved its September London show to December, and has unveiled a series of webinars to maintain visitor engagement.

First product rolls off new production line

Heidelberg moves into printed sensors

Heidelberg has set up a new business unit focused on printed and organic electronics, with an initial €5m (£4.5m) investment in a production line to make printed sensors.