Companies & suppliers

Heidelberg to cut 2,000 positions worldwide in bid to reduce costs
Heidelberg will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2012 as the German press manufacturer aims to achieve savings of 180m (149m) in the 2013/14 financial year.

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.

HP set to be Drupa's second largest exhibitor
HP is to showcase its digital products and applications at Drupa 2012's second largest stand, a 4,952sqm exhibition space.

CirclePrinters appoints Coerman chief operating officer
European gravure print group CirclePrinters has appointed Maarten Coerman to its group management board as chief operating officer.

Manroland bids to be put to creditors on Wednesday
Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).

Drupa adopts augmented reality for promotional campaign
Drupa organiser Messe Dsseldorf has created a trade campaign to promote the global exhibition using augmented reality.
Muller Martini prepares for digital finishing launches at Drupa
Muller Martini has said it will unveil new digital finishing products at Drupa 2012, where it will be exhibiting under the motto "one world - one drupa" from its booth (C21) in hall 14.

IOS proposes closure of former K2 site
Innovative Output Solutions (IOS) has continued the process of consolidating its transactional, direct mail and print production facilities with the proposed closure of the Manchester print site of...

FMG's Simon Berg in Ceros move
FMG chief executive Simon Berg has stepped down from his role at the North London-headquartered pre-media business to head up the group's digital publishing platform Ceros.
GMC joins Screen Equiosnet partner programme
GMC Software Technology has joined the partner programme for Screen's open platform PDF-based workflow Equiosnet, meaning users can will benefit from verified connectivity between the two firms'...