Litho

Administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers have confirmed that 183 redundancies have been made at Polestar.

Neville Chamberlain, described as a world-leading authority on offset printing blankets, has died aged 80.

Eagle Systems is claiming to be the first company to conquer cold foiling on uncoated stocks and has promised to reveal how at Drupa.

Geoff Neal Group has become the first UK company to order the Drupa 2016 Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106.

A creditor has filed a winding up petition against envelope and bag overprinter Print On Solutions, trading as Print On, as the directors create a new company.

Pureprint and Anthony Thirlby have parted company in what has been described as an amicable split.

Pyramid Press is homing in on higher productivity after ordering a Heidelberg Speedmaster press to nudge it further into the realms of B2 work.

A Yorkshire-based print company has boosted the size of its team by a quarter after a series of appointments as it looks to expand in 2016 with a new B2 press.

Printing roller manufacturer RotaDyne UK has gone into administration.

The Yorkshire owner of 11 print-related firms has bought Hull-based GKD Litho Limited from administrators, saving the business and 16 jobs.

Proventus Capital Partners has acquired Polestar in a pre-pack administration deal.

Organisers of last week’s Real Print and Finish open house have praised the second edition of the three-day event, which attracted visitors from more than 100 companies.