North america

Mark Andy owner AIP completes Presstek acquisition

American Industrial Partners (AIP), the private equity owner of narrow and mid-web flexo press maker Mark Andy, has completed its $26m (16.2m) purchase of direct imaging press builder Presstek.

Kodak losses increase in third quarter

Eastman Kodak has posted double digit increases in its pre-tax and net loss in its third quarter results.

Prinovis hit with 10m impairment as Bertelsmann rebrands print division

Prinovis posted a massive drop in profitability in its recently-filed accounts for the year to 31 December 2011 after a "change to a significant contract" led to a 10m impairment.

Hurricane Sandy's impact on commercial printing seen as 'minimal'

Commercial printers along the US East Coast largely escape major damage as Hurricane Sandy triggered high winds, floods and powers outages from Virginia and Carolinas all the way through the...

Landa on track with Nanography commercialisation plans

Landa Digital Printing is "on schedule" with its quality and reliability roadmap and will deliver its first Nanography presses at the end of next year, according to chairman and chief executive Benny...

Morgana ships excess stock to US for unexpected Graph Expo demand

Morgana has taken nearly 100 orders for its finishing products from North America after exhibiting at this month's Graph Expo in Chicago.

RR Donnelley blamed as premature Google filing wipes $20bn off shares

RR Donnelley has been blamed for an 8% plunge in Google's share price after the printer prematurely released the internet giant's third-quarter results showing a significant drop in profits.

Fujifilm launches Acuity Advance Select UV

Fujifilm has unveiled the latest addition to its Acuity flatbed range, the Acuity Advance Select UV

Ditching retiree healthcare benefits is 'very good news' for Kodak

A Kodak spokesman has described the decision to end retiree and survivor healthcare benefits from 1 January 2013, thereby ending a $1.2bn liability, as "very good news" for the company.

PIA projects modest US growth for 2013

The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has said the US printing industry in 2013 should be up slightly from 2012, despite the fact commercial printers across the country won't be benefitting from...

Labelgraphics boosts production capacity with 7.5m investment

Labelgraphics has boosted its production capacity by more than 60% after moving into its new facility, marking the culmination of a 7.5m investment programme.

Vertis files for Chapter 11 as Quad/Graphics bids to buy assets

Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".