Consumables
KBA drops spare parts delivery charge
KBA has introduced free delivery as standard for all spare parts "to help ease pressure on outgoings".
Manroland break-up to begin with Augsburg sale
Manroland's administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin on Wednesday (1 February) with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.
Xaar staff in China resign over alleged "unfair treatment"
Xaar has confirmed that all staff at its China office have resigned over "unfair treatment" of themselves and customers, allegations the manufacturer refutes.
Mortons Print awards Palm Recycling waste collection contract
Newspaper printer Mortons Print has awarded Palm Recycling a collection contract for its waste newsprint.
Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate
Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...
DS Smith launches 1.4bn bid for SCA Packaging
DS Smith has launched a 1.4bn reverse takeover bid for SCA's packaging division, in a deal that would make it the largest corrugated and second largest packaging business in Europe with a turnover of...
Trelleborg appoints Bob Whitney to handle sales of metal-backed blankets
Trelleborg has appointed Manroland's former national blanket manager Bob Whitney to establish a direct sales channel for its Vulcan metal-backed blankets and sleeves to newspaper printers in the UK...
Total Print Supplies appointed Silkoseal distributor
Total Print Supplies (TPS), the Paperlinx consumables company, has become the UK's exclusive distributor for Shackell Edwards' Silkoseal silk sealer range.
UPM announces Albbruck paper mill closure
UPM has put more than 508 jobs on the line after pressing ahead with the decision to close its unprofitable Albbruck paper mill in Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany.
Kasper eyes UK consumables growth with new sales arm
Print consumables supplier Vliesstoff Kasper, which is the main distributor of Dupont's Sontara Printmaster washcloth, has launched a UK subsidiary.