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OKI Group buys into wide-format with SIIT acquisition
OKI has stepped into the wide-format and inkjet markets with the acquisition of Seiko I Infotech (SIIT).
Kodak reports $21m Q3 net loss and revenue decline
Eastman Kodak Company reported a net loss of $21m (£13.6m) and a decline in overall sales in Q3, but remains positive after seeing significant growth in a number of key product lines.
Wincanton Print first in UK to buy Speedmaster XL 75-4 LE-UV press
Commercial printer Wincanton Print will become the first UK company to take delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4 LE-UV press in January.
PPB appointed as Priplak stockist
POS materials and substrates distributor and converter PPB has been appointed as an official UK distributor of Priplak.
Paperlinx completes European withdrawal
Paperlinx’s unprofitable German operation has gone into administration, marking the Australian company’s final withdrawal from Europe.
EFI reports record Q3 revenue following Matan and Reggiani acquisitions
EFI has reported record revenue for Q3 of this year, of $228.7m (£147.9m), a rise of 16% compared with Q3 of 2014 when sales were $197.7m.
Polestar exec departs as group de-centralises
Polestar is parting company with a second main board director as the group moves to a de-centralised structure.
Johnsons Printers adds wide-format and first new site since 1827
Johnsons Printers has invested £750,000 in a new wide-format division, including a £350,000 Agfa spend.
Watermill Press boosts productivity with waste handling investment
Bradford-based labelling manufacturer Watermill Press has invested £160,000 in a Lundberg Tech waste handling system, which the firm said will boost its productivity by 10%.
Historic printing works to be auctioned
Wyndeham Group’s former Grimsby site Wyndeham Gait goes under the hammer this week, with a guide price of £250,000 to £300,000.
Label Printer of the Year 2015: Label Apeel
Award-winning label makers, according to judges, must “tick a number of boxes”. Label Apeel has done exactly that for the past three years to secure a hat-trick of category wins. Labels for King’s...
Fine Art Printer of the Year 2015: Push Print
“Fantastic, vibrant and beautiful to behold – a superb body of work and I love every one of these books,” said one of the judges. A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense – A Portrait of Robert Fraser was one...
Newspaper Printer of the Year 2015: Trinity Mirror Printing (Watford)
The Daily Mirror remains Trinity’s core business, while Trinity is core to this category – its various sites having won it four times. With a nightly print order of around 500,000 copies, requiring at...
FMCG Packaging Printer of the Year 2015: The Sherwood Group
They are short in shelf-life and lower in unit cost, but FMCG goods make complex demands on the likes of Sherwood Group. Print for such goods calls for fast turnarounds and product consistency across...
Cross-media Company of the Year 2015: Cyan Group
Cyan Group supported SPMSD for a Flu Patient Support campaign with a difference: rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to printed materials such as posters, each surgery could choose and...