Litho

Southend web-to-print specialist Solopress has added third-party software package PressProfiler to its freshly installed Heidelberg Speedmaster XL3 XL 106 litho press.

Heidelberg has announced a new value creation programme alongside its year-end results, along with a hint that it could return to the commercial digital printing market with its own product.

Trade printer and forms specialist Birtwells has installed its first RMGT litho press alongside an upgrade to its Ricoh digital operation.

Dorset eco-friendly printer Blackmore has purchased a Ricoh Pro C9200 digital press, rounding off two years of £1m-plus investments in litho kit.

Neil Sutton will retire at the end of this month after a near-30-year career at Komori, and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of his send-off.

Manroland Sheetfed has streamlined its German operation with 140 jobs, around 15% of the workforce, going as a result.

Oriel Printing has taken delivery of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, which the firm estimates will boost productivity by more than 25%.

Retail packaging printer Wilkins Group has invested £2.5M in a brand-new Komori Lithrone GLX40 carton press.

Heidelberg has compared the energy consumption of its latest presses with 1990s models as part of a new energy efficiency campaign.

Belfast litho printer Impro Printing has been given a new lease of life after being bought by Ballyprint managing director Aaron Klewchuck in a pre-liquidation deal late last year.