Business

Me & my... MGI Meteor DP8700 XL
Having become a digital printer almost by chance, TG Print has since fully embraced inkjet with the purchase of this flexible workhorse

Newsfax presses put up for sale
A raft of kit from the defunct Newsfax International business is set to go under the hammer next week, with its high-value presses being sold separately by private treaty.

Star product: Ilford Omnijet Display Media Kit
High-grade backlit prints that are competitively priced and easy to work with may seem like a lot to ask for, but Ilford says it's now a reality

Printers hit as Reader's Digest files for Chapter 11 again
Three of the largest unsecured creditors of Reader's Digest parent RDA Holding's last insolvency filing found themselves in painfully familiar territory this week as the publisher once again filed for...

Ensure you're not fair game for claims of discrimination: hiring
One printer describes hiring as a "minefield", while a consulting firm says it is potentially very costly. Let us take your hand and guide the way

Printing.com issues profit warning but maintains dividend
Printing.com has issued a profit warning ahead of its full year results for the year ending 31 March 2013.

Taopix enters exclusive partnership with FastPencil
Taopix has teamed up with US self-publishing engine FastPencil to offer its digital print customers a route into the wider market of book publishing.

KBA revamps large format line-up with Rapida 164
KBA has announced the launch of a new sheetfed offset press, the Rapida 164, which has replaced the Rapida 162 and 162a models in its large format line-up.

Ashford Colour Press in £2m investment
Hampshire-based book printer Ashford Colour Press has invested in an HP T230 colour inkjet web press with inline Hunkeler Modular Glued Book Solution in a move to short-run colour book printing.

Hasbro ups its game with XL 75
Board games giant Hasbro has added a Speedmaster XL 75 to its pressroom line up to enhance the speed and flexibility of its print operation.

Doveton doubles its LinoPrint line up as Heidelberg UK heads for 40 installs
Doveton Press has become the first UK printer to install two Heidelberg LinoPrint C901 digital presses, having installed a second unit a year after installing the first.

FastSigns offers co-branding franchise for commercial printers
FastSigns has launched a "drop-in" license aimed at printers who want to add the signage and display print franchise to their operations.