Printers

Bournemouth Colour Press has gone into voluntary liquidation, citing a problematic takeover and £35,000 in bad debt, with its director setting up a new company, Bournemouth Creative Print.

TheMagicTouch (GB) will supply Ricoh’s new RI 100 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer in the UK, with commercial availability starting at the end of April.

HP is set to launch the HP Latex R Series, which will enable its water-based Latex technology to be used for rigid printing.

London-based fine printing and bookbinding specialist Barnard & Westwood has produced the invitations for the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Printers have seemingly been targeted by a potential new credit card fraud scam involving the production and shipping of banners.

BCQ Group has bought Kidlington-based printer Hunts, taking on all of its staff and clients in a bid to expand the reach of both brands.

Manchester Print Services has invested more than £200,000 in new cutting and dye-sublimation equipment to cope with increasing demand for its services.

Asos marked the 100th issue of its quarterly customer-loyalty magazine by making it available online for anyone to buy.

Flexpress Trade will promote its wares to potential clients when it makes its PrintWeekLive! debut next month.

Fujifilm has expanded its printer portfolio with the launch of a more flexible, lower cost alternative to the Acuity LED 1600 II.

Trade printer Route One Print has created a free guide to help printers get ready for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Scottish book printer Bell & Bain has recruited two new apprentices and plans to take on four more in the next few weeks.