Business

The Henna Press goes into liquidation following FT Solutions hit
Watford-based printer The Henna Press has gone into liquidation after being hit for six figures when its biggest client, FT Solutions, went into administration last month.

Print-Leeds signs five-year deal with Agfa
Print-Leeds has signed a new five-year plate contact with Agfa and invested in the manufacturer’s Arkana processor and Asanti wide-format workflow software.

Print grows for HP in tandem with overall Q1 boost
HP Inc has grown its Q1 turnover by 14% year-on-year – from $12.7bn (£9bn) to $14.5bn – with its Printing division also up by 14%, from $4.5bn to $5.1bn.

ProCo rounds off post-press overhaul
ProCo has completed its latest post-press review after investing in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser-folder and a Horizon SPF-200A bookletmaker.

FastLabels futureproofs with £500k Xeikon spend
FastLabels has invested around £500,000 in a new Xeikon CX3 and an upgrade to an existing Xeikon 3030 in order to futureproof its press line-up as demand for its services grows.

Go Inspire to restructure Eclipse 4DM
Go Inspire, formerly GI Solutions Group, is restructuring its Eclipse 4DM business and has launched a consultation with just under 100 staff at the site, with 28 roles at risk.

Make finishing touches the first priority
It started with finishing. Commercial printer PCL Digital was looking to win customers by offering more services. Print was well balanced on supply and demand, so managing director Nick Westley-Smith...

Liquidation can send you down the drain
The failure of Carillion, the UK’s second largest construction business, followed the loss of vast sums of money on big contracts and debts totalling more than £1.5bn, including a huge pension...

Merger threatened by investor dissent
Fujifilm boss Shigetaka Komori has considerable form when it comes to taking on seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Assets of publishing firms that hit printers bought out of liquidation
The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, which went into liquidation last month owing printers thousands of pounds, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group.??