Digital

Digital label press installs outstrip conventional
European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017, according to the latest Finat Radar.

AstroNova launches latest digital colour label printer
AstroNova’s QuickLabel division has launched the first of its second-generation Kiaro! digital inkjet colour label printers.

Pensord continues post-press investment
Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord has taken on a Komfi Amiga 52 thermal laminator for its Pensord Digital operation.

Ginger Root acquires Print Revolution
Commercial printer Print Revolution has been acquired by Nottingham-headquartered creative agency Ginger Root.

Cimpress invests in custom clothing company
Cimpress has acquired a majority stake in San Francisco-based apparel company Vida & Co in order to “push the boundaries” of what it can achieve in its target markets.

Photobox Group Greetz latest acquisition
Photobox Group has acquired Greetz, the Dutch greetings card and personalised gifts giant, which it expects to increase sales of greetings cards across the group to up to 25 million this year.

Lay-offs at G&H Print Services
A number of employees have been laid off at the sheetfed and digital operations of G&H Print Services, and the firm’s website has been taken down.

Duplo and EFI Fiery integration automates finishing workflows
EFI and Duplo have unveiled a new timesaving integration between EFI’s Fiery production workflow for digital print machinery and Duplo’s slitter-cutter-creasers.

Visual launches online promotional merchandise shop
Digital and large-format printer Visual Print & Design has launched a new e-commerce platform offering more than 750 print and promotional products.

Awesome Merchandise exceeds funding goal
Awesome Merchandise has smashed its crowdfunding target and has now entered an ‘overfunding’ phase.