Digital printing

Treetop Design & Print has become the first UK company to take on the Versafire EP, Heidelberg’s newest high-volume, high-performance digital production press.

ImageData Group’s Brighton site has bolstered its bookmaking capabilities with the introduction of a Duplo DBM600i system.

“Forward-thinking” Bluetree Group has wrapped up 2018 with a business award win and a commendation as 'one to watch'.

LumeJet Print Technologies (LPT) has gone into liquidation, three years after it was established after the original LumeJet business went into administration.

EFI has unveiled its new ultra-high-speed digital single-pass textiles printer, the Reggiani Bolt.

Mutoh has launched its latest ValueJet wide-format digital printer, the VJ-1627MH, which comes fitted with a specialised hot air knife media drying system.

Fujifilm has added a higher-performance model to its sheetfed inkjet offering, and has billed the third-generation Jet Press 750S as “the fastest B2 full-colour digital press on the market”.

Ricoh has acquired German software provider ColorGate in a deal worth around €10m (£8.7m).

Echo House is set to continue its pioneering relationship with Fujifilm on its Acuity Ultra range by taking on a new smaller-format version of the superwide machine in January.

Kodak is now negotiating with a single party over the sale of its flexo business and expects to seal the deal in Q4.

Bluetree Group is set to increase its floorspace by 45% in an ambitious expansion plan that will extend into 2020.

Heidelberg has reported an uptick in its first-half EBITDA boosted by the growth of its new subscription model, although its bottom line suffered from one-off costs.