Business

Catford Print Centre is forecasting a growth in short-run hardback books and has installed a Fastbind system to meet the expected rise in demand.

Supplier Sabur Digital has been appointed as a Mimaki reseller by UK and Irish distributor Hybrid Services, adding the manufacturer's machines to its portfolio of textile hardware systems.

An inventor of wacky-shaped fabric POS material and film props is looking to licence his technology as a cost-effective alternative to fibreglass, cardboard cut-outs, and inflatable shapes.

W&G Baird has made a bumper £4m investment – backed by the Bank of Ireland - that includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P with Inpress Control 2 and a Kolbus KM600 perfect binding line.

Self-adhesive materials manufacturer Drytac Europe will show a range of new products at Fespa Digital 2016, as it seeks new resale and distribution partners.

McLellan Printing has invested around £30,000 in a new Konica Minolta bizhub Pro C1060L to boost its capabilities and quality.

Rosehill Press has invested in a range of new machinery from Heidelberg – including a Speedmaster XL 75-5+L press – to increase capacity and reduce lead times.

InkTec will publicly unveil its first LED UV Printer at Fespa Digital next month.

Double Red Print has produced new cycling-themed wallpaper for the newly refurbished facilities at a Lincolnshire leisure centre.

Wyke Printers has bought two Xerox Versant 2100s to increase its capacity and productivity.

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

Kelgray has cut job running times by up to 50% after installing its fifth Edale press, a 250mm-wide FL1 machine.