Disciplines

Overmatter: sharp cards
Here at PrintWeek Towers we are, of course, very appreciative of the Christmas cards we receive from our wonderful industry chums.

Me & my: Promatrix 106 CS
BCQ is a well-established ‘full-services’ offset and digital print group based on the outskirts of Buckingham. The ‘BC’ part of its initials comes from Buckingham Colour, which merged with Colour...

Star product: Signracer 3200 H-LED
A high-quality large-format output at a more affordable price.

Fespa UK looks to plug skills and training gaps with new survey
Fespa UK Association has launched a new survey to help it to identify and plug some of the training and skills gaps in the print sectors it represents.

GF goes global with favourite colour project
Paper merchant GF Smith has launched a project to find the world’s favourite colour and is inviting everyone on the planet to select their favourite shade online.

Mimaki has wider appeal for NI printer
Sign and wide-format digital specialist Signscript has invested in a Mimaki UJV55-320 LED UV roll-fed printer.

Tradeprint and Exaprint team up
Cimpress has united the teams at its Tradeprint and Exaprint businesses in the UK.

Eight Days A Week wraps up £500k investment with double Xerox buy
Digital print and direct marketing business Eight Days A Week Print Solutions has capped off a year of investment with the installation of two new Xerox presses.

Elle aiming for £10m turnover with Push to Stop investment
Commercial printer Elle Media Group has invested £2m in a ‘Push to Stop’ five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 with coater, in a bid to cross the £10m-turnover mark.

Heimtextil 2017 to host raft of new launches and firsts
Heimtextil 2017, the international trade fair for textile and garment manufacturing, will provide a platform for a number of product launches and firsts when it opens its doors next week.