Companies & suppliers

One of the UK's longest-established independent security printing companies, along with two of its directors, has been charged with corruption.

RR Donnelley (RRD) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consolidated Graphics (CGX) in a $620m cash plus shares deal.

HP Scitex has launched a clear varnish ink for use with its FB7500 and FB7600 printers, enabling selective varnishing and 3D effects to be added when printing super wide-format graphics.

A drive to improve print volumes, response times and environmental sustainability has prompted Alpha Colour to buy a new four-colour Heidelberg press.

Fujifilm has announced the launch of a white ink version of the Uvistar Pro8 wide-format roll-to-roll UV cured printer.

De La Rue has warned investors that its full-year operating profit for 2013/14 will come in below target as a result of pricing pressures affecting its Currency division.

A spike in demand for automated flatbed cutters has prompted manufacturer Blackman and White to expand its technical sales department.

Multisets Print Solutions has booted up the latest upgrade of its Shuttleworth MIS software to streamline production and save time.

Neil Mendoza, founder of Forward publishing, has been appointed chairman of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts.

Polestar Sheffield has become the first UK printing plant to be awarded the Nordic Ecolabel environmental accreditation.