News

Hunkeler adds speed and weight at Innovationdays
Hunkeler has unveiled the next-generation of its paper processing system the POPP8, which features faster speeds and higher stock weights.

Arjowiggins follows Sappi's lead on paper price rises
Arjowiggins Graphic is to implement a price increase across its woodfree coated papers from 1 April.
Ziegler launches satin finish inkjet paper Z-Advance Unique
Specialty paper mill Ziegler used Hunkeler's Innovationdays event to launch two new inkjet grades under the Z-Advance brand, including its first satin finish product.

Communisis announces 20m share issue
Communisis has announced the release of 20m worth of new shares to help fund growth and restructuring costs.

Hammonds gears up for short-run book binding
Trade finisher Hammonds has launched a specialist fast-turnaround, short-run book binding service for trade printers and is mulling an additional 450,000 kit spend to drive further growth.
Print industry news roundup: Arjowiggins, Manroland Sheetfed, Benford UV, Kodak, Display Signs, Platinum Print
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Arjowiggins follows Sappi's lead on paper price rises; Manroland Sheetfed owner unfazed...

Printed.com launches design competition with Centrepoint
Printed.com has launched a competition with homeless charity Centrepoint to encourage young designers to showcase their talents.

Diamond boosts binding flexibility with Kolbus spend
Trade finisher Diamond Print Services has installed a new Kolbus KM600 Binder, part of a £1m 12 month investment programme.

Platinum Print eyes carbon neutral first
Yorkshire-based print and design specialist Platinum Print has recently bought a Renault 100% electric Kangoo Van Z.E, as part of its campaign to become the first carbon neutral print operation in the...

Collaboration is key: printers that make transparency pay through peer-to-peer learning
You may wish to protect 'trade secrets', but open discussions with competitors - like those planned at Dscoop next week - can prove rewarding

Bezier confirms restructure
Administrators from Deloitte have been appointed at Bezier's Wakefield and Leicester sites, as part of a large-scale restructuring of the 49m turnover group.

Star product Taopix Portfolio 3.3
Taopix has given the latest version of its photo products suite a thorough makeover and a host of new features to improve usability

No price changes from Metsa following 25% profit boost
Metsa Group has said that it expects "no significant price changes" to its uncoated paper, liner and folding boxboard (FBB) expected in the coming months, while coated paper prices are expected to...

Lincolnshire printer counting the cost of devastating fire
A fire which broke out at a printer in Lincolnshire over the weekend has written off millions of pounds worth of kit and brought business to standstill.

Garnett Dickinson bolsters Mailing division with new MD
Catalogue and DM group Garnett Dickinson (GD) has appointed Carl Garnett as managing director of GD Mailing, and Ian Maxted has joined the business development team as sales executive at GD Print.