Business

Manroland rescue package put to creditors

Manroland will be split up and its German workforce almost halved under plans outlined to creditors yesterday.

ITG appoints ex-Bezier boss Shaw to enhance retail offering

Former Bezier chief executive Mark Shaw has joined Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) as business development director, teaming up with former rival Simon Ward in what the company has dubbed "a statement...

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...

Digiforma expands wide-format operation with Inca Onset S20

Digiforma has transformed its wide-format operation after investing in an Inca Onset S20 flatbed printer.

Loricas finds the solution to its shortfall

Loricas Solutions is a growing north-east-based direct mail house that has been in operation in one form or another for around 22 years. The firm rebranded last year from NEMC Design and Print,...

Digital adds a special touch

The skin of a lizard brought to life through tactile ink, a glitzy metallic greetings card and sophisticated security inks: all effects which once were only pipe dreams for digital printers. However,...

Manroland's future to be decided today

The future of Manroland should become clear today, when administrator Werner Schneider puts bid proposals in front of the company's creditors' committee this afternoon.

Evolution not revolution: what to expect from Drupa 2012

Drupa 2008 was widely hailed as the 'inkjet Drupa' and unsurprisingly the major inkjet manufacturers are convinced that digital technology will take the trade show by storm again come May, albeit in a...

Capital Group invests in UK's first Komori Enthrone 529

Capital Group has invested in the UK's first Komori Enthrone 529, a five-colour press that will handle heavyweight stock "day in, day out" at the Brixton-based printer.

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...