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Are you looking to upgrade to UV LED technology?

Learn why Grafiche Antiga chose GEW’s LeoLED curing system when they upgraded their sheetfed press.

The production of sustainable signage for the front of a cinema

Hollywood Monster partners with beMatrix

Wide-format print specialist Hollywood Monster has partnered with beMatrix, the producer of the frame system for easy and sustainable event building.

Siegwerk is headquartered in Germany, but has sites on every (habitable) continent

Siegwerk forms new sustainable coatings division

German inks and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk has established a new division dedicated to functional coatings for new sustainable packaging products.

Ward: an incredible organisation that has a huge impact on young individuals and their families

Royal Society for Blind Children appoints Simon Ward as trustee

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has appointed ITG (Inspired Thinking Group) CEO Simon Ward as a board trustee.

MBO team aims to block Brother with higher offer for Roland DG

The MBO team hoping to acquire Roland DG has lodged an increased offer for the business that is higher than the rival bid from Brother Industries.

Best of British: Ink in the veins

For more than 60 years, RK Print Coat instruments has been faithfully serving the global inks and coating sectors with indispensable test kits.

Star Product: Fiery Digital Factory v11.1

A wide-format-specific RIP for high-fidelity colour printing with high-end job management tools.

Me & My: Xenons 180

Chinese built machinery is now very common in the printing sector, though it’s not always obvious because some of it carries reassuringly familiar European or Japanese brands, which lend it a feeling...

Q&A: Owen Purkis, director of print services, Citipost

Owen’s journey in the industry began at 17 when he started working at his father’s print business.

Keeping the wheels turning

It’s hard to know which is worse – a print company with not enough business, or a firm with enough work but plant that has broken down. Neither are ideal and both are worrying.

Succession and selling up

There are stories of print company owners moving on and selling up. And there are accounts of individuals dying leaving survivors to deal with the firm’s future. The reality is that no small privately...