Presses

Capital Group has invested in the UK's first Komori Enthrone 529, a five-colour press that will handle heavyweight stock "day in, day out" at the Brixton-based printer.

Heidelberg will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2012 as the German press manufacturer aims to achieve savings of 180m (149m) in the 2013/14 financial year.

Family run printer Selsey Press has invested in its second B2 Komori Lithrone five-colour S29 press, five years after it installed its first, in a bid to offer faster turnaround times to customers.

Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).

Swindon-based ESP Colour achieved record productivity on its Heidelberg XL machines in the run up to Christmas last year.

Packaging corporation PaperWorks Industries has purchased, and will be installing, a new Rapida 142 56-in seven-color press with UV capabilities at its Mt. Gilead, NC facility.

Pureprint has invested in its third Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 press in as many years, a machine that will create 10 new jobs at the company.

Rainbow Print (Wales) has revamped its press operation after replacing its two existing Heidelberg B2 presses with new Speedmaster SM 74 models.

UV and IR drying/curing system manufacturer Benford UV has said that it can now retro fit UV curing units to KBA Karat digital machines.

Commercial printer Bayliss Printing Company has invested in a Baumann BSW 3-1000 LV pile turner.

Former Manroland owners MAN Group and Allianz have agreed to provide financial support for the thousands of staff that could be made redundant through the company's Chapter 11-style restructuring.

Alpha Colour Printers has landed a three-year contract expanding its print work for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Gloucestershire and the 2gether trust.