Presses

Gibbons in frame for Ancient House web
One of the two web offset presses at shuttered Ancient House Press appears likely to find a new home in the West Midlands.

Quad/Graphics European print ops now under new ownership
Quad/Graphics has completed the $42m (£33m) sale of its European printing operations, including its huge web offset and sheetfed plant in Poland.

Langley backs Manroland Sheetfed, UK preps VIP event
Langley Holdings is on the lookout for complementary buys to boost its Print Technologies business, which includes Manroland Sheetfed and Druck Chemie.

Benjamin Franklin celebrations include working replica printing press
Fans of hand printing should hot-foot it to London’s St Bartholomew the Great church, where an exhibit celebrating Benjamin Franklin's time in London includes a working replica of the type of press he...

Heidelberg's order book swells in Q3
Heidelberg is expecting a strong end to its financial year on the back of incoming orders up 8.3% in Q3.

Walstead begins consultations at Spanish gravure site
The future for Walstead Group’s only gravure printing facility is in question with the firm consulting over potential “large scale” redundancies at the operation.

Web offset expert Alan White passes away
Alan White, who held a number of senior roles at well-known printers during the heyday of web offset and direct mail, has died aged 82.

Heidelberg to reduce headcount at biggest site
Heidelberg aims to save more than €100m (£83m) by reducing the size of the workforce at its biggest site in Germany by 11.25%, or 450 roles.

PCP boosts efficiency with new kit
Precision Colour Printing is making a six-figure investment in technology to improve efficiencies and is also adapting its shift patterns for greater flexibility – while its new owners are looking to...

Koenig & Bauer in radical revamp
Koenig & Bauer is simplifying its structure into two segments, will dramatically slim down its board, and has recruited Heidelberg’s packaging chief for a new senior role.