Printers

An East Sussex-based commercial printer that experienced a fire late last year is back in full production after replacing fire damaged kit with a raft of new machinery.

Kent printer Flo-Print Colour, which traded as Flo Print, has gone into liquidation with the loss of 15 jobs.

Blackwell Print has bolstered its digital setup by investing in a Xerox Versant 3100 four-colour production press.

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.