Business

Fineprint replaces DPX with Screen PlateRite platesetter
Commercial printer Fineprint has installed a Screen PlateRite 2055Vi platesetter, supplied by Apex Digital Graphics.
AGI-Shorewood confirms plans to close Ebbw Vale facility
Around 60 jobs could be lost if consumer packaging company AGI-Shorewood goes ahead with plans to close its facility in Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

Kodak employee launches class action suit against board
Eastman Kodak employee Mark Gedek has filed suit against the company's chief executive Antonio Perez and other board members, alleging mismanagement of the company's staff investment and savings plan.

Polytype to offer 'unparalleled' speed and quality with Quantum launch
Wide-format manufacturer Polytype has said that its UV-curable print platform, the Virtu Quantum, offers an "unparalleled combination of speed and quality".

Mimaki to give European debut to TS34-1800A sublimation printer at Fespa 2012
Mimaki will give a European debut to its new dye sublimation printer, the TS34-1800A, when it exhibits at Fespa 2012 later this month.

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.

Informa to convince doubting exhibitors with ExCel tours
Ipex 2014 organiser Informa Exhibitions will invite hesitant potential exhibitors to a series of open day tours over the coming months to showcase the new London Excel venue.

CPI UK to install second inkjet line at Croydon facility
Book printer CPI UK is to relocate its paperback manufacturing operation to its facility in Chatham, Kent, to make way for a second inkjet line at its Croydon site.

SMP expands flatbed operation with Agfa M:Press Leopard investment
SMP Group has boosted its flatbed capabilities with the installation of an Agfa M-Press Leopard.

Ricoh named one of world's most sustainable organisations
Digital press manufacturer Ricoh has been named among the top 100 most sustainable businesses in the world for the eighth consecutive year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.