Companies & suppliers

LCC to host GWG's first London seminar
The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) will present two free seminars on the latest best practices for PDF production in commercial printing and packaging at the London College of Communication (LCC) next...

Production director leads MBO at collapsed Montgomery Litho
Montgomery Litho Group's (MLG) Glasgow arm has been bought by its production director Janette McAllister in a management buyout deal agreed with provisional liquidators KPMG last night.

Xeikon in takeover talks with unnamed bidder
Speculation is rife as to who the identity of the mystery bidder pursuing Xeikon after the Belgian digital press manufacturer announced the possible takeover last week.

Newsprinters secures Metro contract
Newsprinters has been permanently appointed the <i>Metro London</i> contract after printing the paper on a temporary basis since previous printer Newsfax went into administration.

Kodak bankruptcy judge approves 'disappointing' patent sale
Kodak has received court approval for the $525m (327m) sale of its digital imaging patents, once valued at more than $2.5bn, although the judge admitted to being "disappointed in the price".

Printer pitches golf day to raise funds for GOSH
Black Lion Press director Mark Stokes has organised his third annual Matteo's Golf Charity Day to raise money and awareness for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

HP in wall art collaboration at Heimtextil
HP collaborated with world-renowned designer Karim Rashid at Heimtextil last week to demonstrate the results that can be achieved with its latex ink and wide format printers.

Onyx Graphics delivers driver for Soljet Pro4 XR-640
Onyx, the US-based wide-format software developer, has added support for Roland's Soljet Pro4 XR-640 printer/cutter to its Onyx Thrive workflow and Onyx RIP.

Montgomery Litho enters liquidation with 148 jobs lost
Scottish print firm Montgomery Litho Group (MLG) has appointed provisional liquidators after a major customer loss forced the company into financial difficulty.

Ripe Digital in UK first for Mohr 56 ECO
Wiltshire print company Ripe Digital has become the UK's first customer for the Mohr 56 ECO guillotine.