Companies & suppliers

Ricoh launches new ink range for Pro VC60000

Ricoh UK is launching a new ink range for its Pro VC60000 continuous-feed inkjet machines designed to print directly onto traditional offset coated substrates without primers.

Perfect storm drives ink price hikes

It’s unlikely to have escaped anybody’s attention that consumables costs have been steadily on the up lately.

Stackawraps and NEC Graph-fix join forces

Stackawraps has entered into a UK partnership with large-format printer NEC Graph-fix, which will produce and market its photo-realistic 3D models.

Aaron Printing & Mailing Solutions goes into liquidation

Aaron Printing & Mailing Solutions (APMS) has gone into liquidation after its assets were sold and its staff made redundant.

Macfarlane sees packaging distribution boost in 2017 results

Macfarlane Group saw a £16.2m boost in turnover over 2017, with its packaging distribution division leading the charge in sales growth.

Flexpress Trade gearing up for PrintWeekLive! debut

Flexpress Trade will promote its wares to potential clients when it makes its PrintWeekLive! debut next month.

Scottish print pioneer and J Thomson founder passes

Hamish Thomson, founder of J Thomson Colour Printers, has died aged 90.

PPR takes on OKI machines in wide-format supply deal

Print Partnership Reprographics (PPR) has signed an agreement to become an independent supplier of OKI’s wide-format ColorPainter range, including the E64s press.

BPIF Outlook reports muted growth in Q4 with no seasonal boost

The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, reporting muted growth in Q4 without the usual seasonal boost.

Locr to make PrintWeekLive! debut

Locr, which provides maps of anywhere in the world for printing, unique personalised maps for direct mail, and geo-data services for marketing, has signed up for PrintWeekLive!