Companies & suppliers

High-end graphics magazine Grafik has closed, reporting that the owner of its publisher, Adventures in Publishing, has liquidated the company.

McKenzie Clark has unveiled plans to embark on a consolidation drive in the wide-format market and build a significant group by the end of 2012.

The paper manufacturer Rainbow Papers has plans to invest Rs 500-crore capex over the next two years.

R Babu Chidambaram is the new president at the helm of The Sivakasi Master Printers' Association (SMPA).

Eastern Exhibition & Display has extended its production capabilities with the UK's first Jetrix 2513 flatbed UV-cured printer.

Innova Art is showing its JetMaster display system at Fespa, which allows anyone to create a gallery wrap style print.

Shree Refrigerations, the Indian manufacturer of refrigeration systems has entered into a joint venture with Technotrans, the German manufacturer of dampening systems.

Heidelberg has proposed a rights issue to raise approximately 420m euro (349m) following the publication of mixed results for the financial year to 31 March 2010.

Ixpressia has launched a standalone variable-data authoring tool aimed at the wide-format print market.

Fespa 2010 Munich is the launch pad for a new inkjet firm, which has developed an ink technology that it claims surpasses the performance of standard products.