Business

John Baxter & Sons has taken delivery of a Heidelberg Linoprint C 751 this week to boost the company's high-quality digital work.

St Ives Bradford has been re-branded as Global Media Production under new owner Cogent B2B.

RMC Digital has taken delivery of its third Vutek printer in three years for wide-format multi-layered graphics.

Wide-format digital printer Sign Man has sold a 50% stake in its business to marquee and gazebo manufacturer Gala Tent.

Transactional print and mailing house FCS LaserMail has bought a host of new kit as part of an ongoing investment that is likely to hit £750,000.

The Sherwood Press is looking to increase capacity in packaging by more than double after buying a new Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 folder-gluer machine as part of a £3m two-year investment.

Heidelberg has announced it will phase out production of its Printmaster GTO 52 from March 2014 as it "realigns its small format-product portfolio".

Sprint Solutions (Scotland) has joined the list of authorised Roland DG dealers and is launching a wide format division to coincide with its appointment.

High-quality corporate print specialist The Colourhouse has closed its doors after the directors ran out of time to save the business.

Roland DG UK has launched an equipment rental programme that will allow SMEs, start-ups and other businesses to move into wide-format printing by renting a device for a one, two or three year period.

Postal workers at the Royal Mail have voted in favour of strike action by a ratio of 4:1 in the recent national ballot, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has just announced.

Fulfilment bureau Air Business has signed a contract worth over 10m with publishing and exhibition business UKIP Media and Events to focus on printed marketing material.