Business

Wifag ceases direct Virtu sales in EU
Wifag-Polytype Group (WPG) has restructured and refocused its wide-format printer division, ceasing direct sales in Europe and focused its R&D efforts on packaging and industrial applications rather...

Directors of collapsed print group disqualified for 16 years
Two former print bosses have been disqualified for a total of 16 years for offences including false invoicing.

Screenmedia Expo added to Fespa 2013 exhibtion
Screenmedia Expo has been bought by European Sign Expo, the joint-venture event owned by Fespa and the European Sign Federation.

Digital Print UK cancelled again
Faversham House has cancelled its prospective digital print trade show Digital Print UK for a second time.

Delta Packaging crowns investment with Speedmaster XL 106
Belfast-based Delta Packaging has installed a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-6LYYL, its fourth B1 press, as part of a raft of investments across the factory.

Apogee appoints ex Danwood chief executive as strategy director
Digital print services provider Apogee Corporation has named Steve Hibbert, the former UK group sales director and chief executive of Danwood USA, as strategy director.

Fespa unveils new content and says June show likely to be biggest yet
Fespa has revealed that this year's event is poised to be its largest yet, with the show's confirmed footprint already matching that of Munich three years ago.

Falling run lengths a challenge for paper sector, says Mohawk
The shift to short-run offset and digital jobs is not only changing the landscape for commercial printing, it's also triggering a shift in the paper industry, according to Mohawk Paper chairman/ceo...

Taylor appointed Kinetic UK CEO
Global out of home media planner and buyer Kinetic Worldwide has named Stuart Taylor as UK chief executive.

Fujifilm highlights importance of ink with £3m factory expansion
Fujifilm has invested £3m in additional UV inkjet manufacturing capacity at its Broadstairs, Kent factory.