Digital printing

Business services provider Futurform has launched a new digital print operation and filled its premises with a raft of new kit, most recently a Konica Minolta digital press.

Commercial and digital printer Hickling & Squires has become the second UK printer to take the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.

Bobst has launched a new subsidiary dedicated purely to digital printing, and signalled its first move into the textile and label printing space.

Konica Minolta has launched a Professional Print Division in Europe for which it has appointed a new general manager.

Scottish book printer Bell & Bain has become the first European book printer to take a Ricoh Pro VC60000 in a £1m-plus investment.

Irish FMCG packaging specialist Foxpak signed for an HP Indigo 20000 at Dscoop earlier this month, rounding off a €2.5m (£2.2m) capex in the past 12 months.

Central London-based printer First Colour has upgraded its digital facility with the purchase of a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.

Meteor Inkjet has become the first supplier to launch production-ready electronics and software to drive the new Fujifilm Dimatix Samba GMA line of inkjet printheads.

Bakergoodchild has boosted its print and finishing equipment and document management software as part of its ongoing strategic investment rollout.

Surrey-based commercial printer 4-Print has entered the world of digital, investing in a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.

Digital Printed Image (DPI) has rebranded as Xchurch Digital Print (XDP) to better reflect its location and has invested £60,000 upgrading its finishing capabilities.

Grafenia has posted a £1m loss but is now aiming for “a year of progress” with even more ambitious plans for its Nettl offering and aspirations to leverage its listed status.