Post press

Acorn Press scores UK first with Stahlfolder investment

Commercial litho printer Acorn Press has invested in two new Heidelberg Stahlfolders, including the first BH series buckle folder to be installed in the UK and a TH 56.

Polar-Mohr signs exclusivity deal with Guillo-Crease

German guillotine manufacturer Polar-Mohr has signed a five-year deal to exclusively distribute the Guillo-Crease worldwide.

Tech-ni-fold launches 'X Factor-style' global distributor hunt

UK-based auxiliary finishing equipment manufacturer Tech-ni-fold is on the hunt for people with “unquestionable passion for print finishing” to expand its global distribution network.

Mystery surrounds fate of Purfect Binding Company

The trading status of trade finisher Purfect Binding Company (PBC) is unclear, with staff understood to have been sent home.

CPI follows digital spend with new hardback book line

CPI UK has boosted its trade hardback book capacity by 50% with the installation of a new Kolbus casing-in line at its CPI Mackays site in Chatham, Kent.

H&H Reed Printers updates cutting kit

H&H Reed Printers is set to boost the cutting firepower at its Cumbrian commercial print operation with a new Polar guillotine.

Dufex looks to roll out innovative foiling finish through partnerships

UK-based foiling specialist Dufex Foils has developed an award-winning patented engraved aluminium foil embossing finish for luxury packaging, labels and POS applications and is looking for UK print...

I-Sub targets hardware sales boost with new hire

Wide-format print kit supplier I-Sub Digital has hired Sharon Redhead as its new business development manager.

B&W adds entry-level plotter–cutters to range

Flatbed cutting table manufacturer Blackman & White (B&W) has bolstered its own range of machines with a dealership for Graphtec FC8600 roll-fed plotter-cutters.

Heidelberg business review underway as it looks at further buys

Heidelberg will review its ‘weak margin’ product segments over the next six months and could spin-off or discontinue some of its operations, while at the same time looking to acquire in growth areas.

C&T Matrix launches long-run creasing matrix

C&T Matrix has launched Pink, a new creasing matrix optimised for long-run folding work.

Finishing Solutions targets growth with agencies

Finishing Solutions has branched out from its roots as a bespoke finishing machinery manufacturer having taken on the UK agencies for three different specialist machinery manufacturers.