Printers

Communisis has highlighted its growing international sales in its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2012.

Newsweb, whose customers include a host of small newspapers, has become the first North American commercial printer to purchase a TKS JetLeader 1500 inkjet web press from Japanese press manufacturer...

Bodmin-headquartered MPG's capital investment programme includes a Timsons' T-Print System and an HP B2 Indigo 10000, both destined for MPG Biddles.

Former Tall Group subsidiary ID Data Cards was losing money at an estimated rate of 100,000 a month in the run up to its sale to CPI Group in May, according to the administrators report.

Commercial printer Severnprint has installed two new Xerox presses along with a Morgana DigiFold in a 430,000 investment.

Buxton Press has kicked off its four-year rolling press upgrade plan with the installation of the first of two new B1 Heidelberg XL 106s, ordered at Drupa.

Texoma Print Services has installed a new five-color, 29-inch Presstek 75DI with inline aqueous coater as it looks to boost production with equipment that doesn't require additional manpower to run.

F1 Colour has continued to strengthen its web application services with the appointment of Pieter Grobler to the newly-created role of senior developer.

The large-format print provider has produced and installed its second giant Olympic design on GlaxoSmithKline's London headquarters.

Cardiff-based large format printer Gardners has been bought by a team led by ex-Bezier director Richard Courtney after being placed into administration last week (13 July).

Print and packaging insolvencies rose two-thirds in June versus the same month last year, according to Experian, despite the financial strength of the sector improving marginally.

Polestar is undertaking a comprehensive graduate recruitment scheme, its first in years, to help the group "grow significantly" while strengthening its customer-facing team.