Letterpress

Nick Hand, who pedalled his ‘printing bike’ from Bristol to Gutenberg’s birthplace in Germany in 2014, is planning a new printing odyssey from Lands’ End to John O’Groats.

A ‘northern wayzgoose’ is being organised over the summer by two Yorkshire-based exponents of letterpress printing and fine binding.

The story of a man who printed escape maps during the Second World War after using shower tiles to construct a lithographic press is to be published in book form.

Commercial printer Solway Print has installed a Xerox Versant 80 digital colour press to improve quality and allow it to take on a wider variety of jobs.

An old Farley letterpress proofing press has fetched an astonishing price of more than £4,000 after a bidding war between two buyers on eBay.

Two time-served printers have set up a new letterpress trade printing service.

Caslon has started manufacturing new Adana presses again 25 years after production of the original ceased.

St Bride Foundation has appointed a new interim general manager and has lined up a fresh programme of events to run alongside London Craft Week, as well as its summer Wayzgoose.

Flint Group Flexographic Products has launched a new water-washable film-based letterpress plate.

Metallic Elephant is adding an extra 180sqm to its Colchester, Essex production facilities after seeing increasing success with big brands including Paperchase, Cambridge Satchel Company and Radley.

Members of the Essex branch of the British Printing Society (BPS) have demonstrated the craft of letterpress printing to Essex Country Show visitors.

Fine printer Benwells and design company We Made This have teamed up to create a joint promotion using limited edition packs of postcards featuring a raft of printing techniques and paper stocks.