Printing

Exhibition and event project management specialist Rocket has expanded its dye-sublimation capabilities by investing in an MTEX 5032 3.2m-wide direct-to-textile printer.

A Cotswolds company hopes to increase its turnover by more than £1m after buying a second B2 press one year after installing its first.

Firstan Packaging has become the first UK packaging printer to become a pressSign Offset Standard (POS) certified printer.

WAE Group has installed the UK's first Longier Hunter FP-3750 LED flatbed printer to produce high-quality work quickly and offer user-friendly operation.

Abacus Print will install a Linoprint CV digital printer later this month to add value to jobs and enable it to increase its margins.

News UK has renewed major contracts to print both the London Evening Standard and Financial Times newspapers.

Music magazine NME is set to become a free publication in an attempt to reverse its steadily declining readership, and increase circulation from around 15,000 to 300,000.

Xerox has been awarded a three-year £40m managed print services contract by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).

A merchant which has supplied small print companies and design houses since 1999 is to launch a website to sell surplus stock and used equipment.

Wide-format reseller Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) has become a reseller for HP’s Scitex FB550 and FB750 flatbed industrial printers.

Gemini West has secured a contract to produce a range of print for local charity Bristol Zoo.

Self-adhesive materials manufacturer Drytac Europe has launched SureTac, a new mounting adhesive for outdoor applications.