Business

Paper manufacturer Arjowiggins Graphic has launched its new website, which it said would enhance the customer experience.

London-based print marketing communications business Paperhat Group has acquired Bulgarian digital specialist Despark for an undisclosed sum.

Sign-making firm Hawes Signs has laid off 57 workers and proposed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after losing almost £3m worth of business in less than two years.

Magazine and commercial printer The Color Company (Cheltenham) has invested around £300,000 in a Heidelberg Stahlfolder BH 56 and a Muller Martini stitching line.

Independent manufacturer and supplier of coatings and pressroom consumables Ultrachem has launched Safe to Touch Print emulsion (water-based) coatings.

Commercial printer On Demand has signed a five-year contract for Agfa’s new Azura TE direct-on-press plate in an agreement that also includes a new Avalon N4 platesetter.

Environment minister and North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson has praised KCS Print for its continued success during a recent visit to its Launceston factory.

Print and mail specialist CFH Docmail has invested £1.3m in new Pitney Bowes machinery, which will enable it to increase its personalisation services to small businesses.

Finishing equipment distributor Terry Cooper Services (TCS) has signed a deal to distribute Hohner systems, including the Foldnak range, in the UK.

Large-format printer Design X-Press has moved to larger premises, invested in new HP and Summa machinery and won a number of new contracts.