Business

Agfa reports revenue and profits drop in full-year results
Agfa-Gevaert has reported a drop in both revenue and gross profit in its 2018 results.

Printdesigns ramps up fabric printing capability with EFI investment
Printdesigns has significantly increased its fabric printing capacity after investing around £250,000 in a new EFI printer that it said is “six to eight times faster” than its previous machine.

One Digital ups productivity with Duplo investment
Commercial and wide-format printer One Digital has bought a new Duplo DC-646 slitter-cutter-creaser to boost its productivity and enable it to keep more finishing in-house.

Graphic Station goes into liquidation
Romford, Essex-based printer Graphic Station has gone into liquidation following a general downturn in business levels, including the loss of a major client.

Manchester Print Services invests in cutting and dye-sub kit
Manchester Print Services has invested more than £200,000 in new cutting and dye-sublimation equipment to cope with increasing demand for its services.

Reflex Group introduces staff share scheme
Reflex Group has introduced a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) for its employees.

'Beast from the East' causes printers problems
Printers across the UK are battling blizzards and road closures as they strive to keep the presses turning, but the extreme weather conditions have forced at least one company to enact a temporary...

Goss and Manroland Web Systems set to merge
Goss International’s printing press business and Manroland Web Systems are to combine, with Contiweb set to become a standalone company.

The Henna Press goes into liquidation following FT Solutions hit
Watford-based printer The Henna Press has gone into liquidation after being hit for six figures when its biggest client, FT Solutions, went into administration last month.

Print-Leeds signs five-year deal with Agfa
Print-Leeds has signed a new five-year plate contact with Agfa and invested in the manufacturer’s Arkana processor and Asanti wide-format workflow software.

Print grows for HP in tandem with overall Q1 boost
HP Inc has grown its Q1 turnover by 14% year-on-year – from $12.7bn (£9bn) to $14.5bn – with its Printing division also up by 14%, from $4.5bn to $5.1bn.

ProCo rounds off post-press overhaul
ProCo has completed its latest post-press review after investing in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser-folder and a Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker.