Finishing

Modern Bookbinders' sale includes several Kolbus machines

Modern Bookbinders up for sale after 94 years

Blackburn’s Modern Bookbinders, founded in 1930, will close in late December after 94 years in business, with machinery, customer book and website up for sale.

Thomas Delaney (R) is taking over the reins of the business from founder Stephen Ollerton

Change of ownership at Lancashire Laminators

A company that provides trade finishing services has undergone a change of ownership, with its former production director taking a majority share in the business and becoming managing director, as its...

(L-R) Multigraf's Patric Lerch, Apprintable's Peter Haddad and Rei Townsend, and Duplo UK's Lyle Rainey

Apprintable prepares for busy season with Multigraf install

London-based print and design specialist Apprintable has installed a Multigraf Touchline CF375 creaser/folder to support its continued growth as the Christmas rush gets underway.

Arbour Hill prison is expected to be one of the first sites to be fitted with finishing equipment

Irish Prison Service invites tenders for finishing equipment

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has invited print suppliers to tender to supply €200,000 (£168,000) worth of finishing equipment to support inmate training.

The Book Awards take place at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London

BPIF Book Awards open for entries

The BPIF’s British Book Design & Production Awards 2024 are now open to entries.

Folio pre-packed on 5 April. Image: Google Maps

Folio pre-packs after double customer collapse

Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.

Bobst's consulting service promises "hands-on, innovative" consulting

Bobst launches consulting service

Label and packaging finishing equipment manufacturer Bobst has launched a new consulting service, Bobst Application Management, to help advise packaging converters looking to enter new markets.

The iSaddle Senshi builds upon Duplo’s iSaddle 5.0 technology

Duplo to display full portfolio at Drupa

Duplo International will bring its entire portfolio of 26 of its machines to Drupa 2024, including four “ultra-secret” machines to be revealed at the show.

Summa has brought a host of cutting systems up to Amsterdam

Summa shows off new feeders

Two new feeders for Summa (1-D80) cutting tables have received their Fespa debut at the Belgian manufacturer’s stand in hall 1.

The Horizon HT-300 joins six other Horizon machines at Flexpress

Flexpress drives automation with Horizon trimmer

Leicester trade firm Flexpress installed a new Horizon HT-300 iCE trimmer in late February, boosting automated production in the process.

(L-R) Martin Reeve from IFS with Optichrome's Tony Clark and the Horizon BQ-270V

Optichrome brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon install

Commercial printer Optichrome has taken on a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder to enable it to offer faster turnaround times after bringing perfect binding in-house.

Ibrahim Batchelder's winning piece was silver die-stamped. Image: Baddeley Brothers

Baddeley Brothers finish designer's award-winning Christmas card

A Cambridgeshire-based man has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition with a piece that was silver die-stamped by Baddeley Brothers.