Drupa

Heidelberg has recorded a 23% rise in incoming orders to Euro1.151bn (911.6m), but has experienced a drop in sales in the three months to 30 June.

Agfa UK's managing director Laurence Roberts is anticipating an upturn in revenue after the graphics division posted a 6.3% drop in sales to 385m euro (303m) during the second quarter.

High-end printer D2 has said that Heidelberg's Speedmaster XL 75 "wipes out the potential for digital" with its faster makereadies and quality.

Finishing manufacturer Hunkeler is planning to show its equipment at a show in Switzerland, following 'positive sales' at this year's Drupa.

Vantage Business Systems is set to showcase the new Xerox 700 digital colour press and the wide-format Xerox 8265 together for the first time at its upcoming post-Drupa show.

Small-format finishing distributor FiberMark claims it had its most successful Drupa to date at the 2008 show.

Trend spotters have always abounded in the print industry, but never are they more vocal than in a Drupa year. The aim is to erect a unified banner over a trade fair that is anything but homogenous....

Schneider Senator has said 2008 was its most successful year at Drupa and led to the sale of a record number of guillotines and cutting systems to customers in countries spanning Europe and the Middle...

Xerox UK has claimed that Drupa 2008 proved its most successful to date.

Nottingham-based Prime Group is looking to move into direct mail and ramp up its variable data printing business after splashing out on a HP Indigo 7000 digital press.

Morgana Systems will showcase its new digital finishing products at a special exhibition in Milton Keynes this month.

Specialist printer for the arts John Good is set to capitalise on demand for theatre programmes and memorabilia from this year's pantomime season, following an investment in Muller Martini's latest...