Litho

Three print companies have formed a new £16m-turnover outfit, MyLogicalGroup, aiming to provide an all-round pre-press, printing and print management service.

ProCo has invested around £1m in an SRA1 RMGT Ryobi 925 LED-UV press and a B1 Agfa Avalon N8 platesetter.

Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.

Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.

Heidelberg has unveiled its latest B2 Speedmaster, the mid-range CX 75, a hybrid press that combines elements from its XL 75 B2 flagship and the SX 74.

Anton Group administrator Deloitte has said it still hopes to find a buyer for the stricken printer.

Gosport-based Stanbury Chameleon has merged with Farleys Printers to form a local “super group” of printing companies, which has a combined 120 years’ experience.

IST (UK) has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and will inform show visitors about its UV retrofit service.

Qualvis Print & Packaging has completed a £5m investment programme, initiated at Drupa 2016, with the installation of a dual digital packaging line.

Lonsdale Direct Solutions has invested more than £200,000 in two pieces of kit from Duplo and a Watkiss SquareBack bookletmaker on the occasion of its 100th year of trading.

Komori has expanded its Lithrone product portfolio with the launch of a larger format one-pass double-sided offset press.

Broad Oak Colour Printers has overhauled its press room with a £200,000 investment in a secondhand Ryobi 785E five-colour B2 offset litho press and a Duplo System 5000 bookletmaker.