Presses

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.

Herbert Walkers invests £3.5m in brand-new Speedmaster
High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Heidelberg ramps up to deliver on order book
Heidelberg has increased factory working hours by around 14% as it gears up for a busy H2 delivering on a big post-Drupa order backlog.

Koenig & Bauer looks to strong Q4 to achieve targets
Koenig & Bauer expects to hit the lower end of its profit targets for the year, in the face of a “persistently challenging market environment”, albeit boosted by a big uplift in orders from Drupa.

Park Communications acquires Geoff Neal
Park Communications has acquired fellow London print firm Geoff Neal Group – expanding continental owner Graphius Group’s presence in the UK market.

Heidelberg: Prinect Touch Free will be 'a revolution'
Heidelberg has showcased its revamped Print Media Center in Germany – now branded as the ‘Home of Print’ for a busy post-Drupa customer event.

Quad/Graphics sells European print wing
Quad/Graphics is exiting European print production with a deal to sell its continental operations to a private equity group that has ambitions to become the regional leader in print and integrated...