Europe

Cewe Colour bolsters digital firepower with HP Indigo investments

Photobook business Cewe Color has installed two new HP Indigo presses, a web-fed W7250 and a 7600 to bolster its digital print offer.

Presstek touts positives of proposed acquisition by AIP

Direct imaging press manufacturer Presstek has said that the proposed acquisition will provide a range of benefits as well as boosting the company's financial resources.

Watkiss Automation takes on MOHR guillotine distribution

Finishing equipment manufacturer and supplier Watkiss Automation has secured the UK distribution of the MOHR range of guillotines.

Heidelberg rallies apprentices ahead of UK Skills Show

Heidelberg is urging printers to showcase their most talented apprentices and ensure UK has representation at forthcoming WorldSkills competitions.

UPDATE: Kodak to sell Personalized and Document Imaging businesses

Kodak has announced that it will focus on commercial, packaging and functional printing activities as part of its 'successful emergence from Chapter 11 reorganisation'.

HP posts $8.9bn Q3 loss despite rising IPG profits

Commercial press sales was one of the few bright spots as Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced an $8.9bn (5.6bn) third quarter loss.

Manroland Web Systems appoints Horner-Marass managing director

Eckhard Horner-Marass has been appointed to the vacant managing director position at Manroland Web Systems.

Mark Andy owner AIP bids for Presstek

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity firm that owns narrow and mid-web flexo press manufacturer Mark Andy, has launched a bid to acquire Direct Imaging press builder Presstek.

Heidelberg blow struck Ipex hard, but the show goes on

As hard as I try, it's difficult to put a positive spin on Heidelberg's decision to withdraw from Ipex.

Ricoh invests in web-to-print software firm PTI

Ricoh has made a significant investment in San Diego-based PTI Marketing Technologies, a leading provider of web-to-print and marketing personalisation software.

Dscoop details inaugural EMEA conference

The community of HP graphic arts customers has detailed its inaugural EMEA conference, which will take place this November.

Printing.com gears up for W3P roll-out as Scheffer departs

Printing.com has announced the departure of board member and head of its Dutch-subsidiary Media Facility Group (MFG), Hans Scheffer, as it gears up for the roll-out of its "third generation"...