Business

Xaar boosts sales by 25% during 2011

Xaar has recorded a 25% uplift in sales over 2010 to 69m in the 12 months to 31 December 2011.

Duplo marks opening of new HQ with open house

Manufacturer Duplo is to hold a three-week open house from 27 February to celebrate the launch of its new international headquarters in Addlestone, Surrey.

Manroland rescue package put to creditors

Manroland will be split up and its German workforce almost halved under plans outlined to creditors yesterday.

ITG appoints ex-Bezier boss Shaw to enhance retail offering

Former Bezier chief executive Mark Shaw has joined Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) as business development director, teaming up with former rival Simon Ward in what the company has dubbed "a statement...

Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate

Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...

Digiforma expands wide-format operation with Inca Onset S20

Digiforma has transformed its wide-format operation after investing in an Inca Onset S20 flatbed printer.

Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall

Loricas Solutions is a growing north-east-based direct mail house that has been in operation in one form or another for around 22 years. The firm rebranded last year from NEMC Design and Print,...

Digital adds a special touch

The skin of a lizard brought to life through tactile ink, a glitzy metallic greetings card and sophisticated security inks: all effects which once were only pipe dreams for digital printers. However,...

Manroland's future to be decided today

The future of Manroland should become clear today, when administrator Werner Schneider puts bid proposals in front of the company's creditors' committee this afternoon.

Evolution not revolution: what to expect from Drupa 2012

Drupa 2008 was widely hailed as the 'inkjet Drupa' and unsurprisingly the major inkjet manufacturers are convinced that digital technology will take the trade show by storm again come May, albeit in a...