Web offset
Alderson creditors owed over 5m following collapse
Unsecured creditors of the five operating companies of Alderson Print Group (APG) were owed a combined 5.1m at the time of their administration, according to the creditors report.
Polestar and Celloglas produce festive finish for BBC Good Food
Polestar Chantry and Celloglas have teamed up to provide a festive finish for the front cover of <i>BBC Good Food</i> magazine's Christmas issue.
QuadTech's Digital Ink System to improve quality and cut costs
QuadTech has launched a computer-controlled volume ink metering tool after acquiring the intellectual property from US-based Controls Group Inc.
Ancient House Press invests 2.5m in new Komori 10-colour perfector
The Ipswich-based web and sheetfed printer has bought a Komori GL1040P as part of an investment programme that the company hopes will increase turnover by up to 2m.
IBIS targets US transactional market with Smartbinder SB-3 Plus
Finishing manufacturer IBIS has used Graph Expo to introduce the latest evolution of its Smartbinder digital saddle-stitcher, the SB-3 Plus, to the US market.
Alderson brothers: no phoenixes from APG
Ron and Peter Alderson have ruled out the possibility of a 'phoenix' of any of the group's insolvent print businesses, following speculation about a number of new companies connected to senior...
Innolutions launches cloud-based ink presetting tool
US-based web printing control system specialist Innolutions has launched a cloud-based, pay-as-you-go ink presetting system that is compatible with any sheetfed or web offset press.
Polestar mulls possibilities for web-offset supersite
Polestar hopes to persuade owner Sun Capital to back plans for a web offset supersite, after potential acquisitions in the sector proved 'not attractive'.
Manroland US divisions share functions to speed recovery
Manroland US web and sheetfed divisions will share some backend functions for the time being in an effort to get up and running quickly following their sale to separate companies.
Transcontinental to close two former Quad/Graphics sites
Montreal-based Transcontinental will be closing two of the six printing facilities it acquired in an asset swap with Quad/Graphics announced last year, but only formalized a few weeks ago.