Equipment manufacturers

"We are going to Drupa with confidence"
Heidelberg’s newly promoted chief sales and service officer for its executive board, Dr David Schmedding, shares the manufacturer’s plans for Drupa 2024 and details how they were inspired to help...

'Soft' trading in Q1 at Agfa
Sales at Agfa's digital printing wing fell in Q1, but the group expects the fruits of its new EFI partnership to come through later in the year.

Konica Minolta sales up as operating profit posted
Konica Minolta posted sales up 2.6% in the financial year ending 31 March 2024 while also achieving an operating profit after posting operating losses the year before.

Kodak reports on Q1
Kodak’s sales were down in Q1 but boss Jim Continenza is confident the group is gearing up for growth.

Friedheim snaps up GUK distribution deal
Post-press kit supplier Friedheim International has secured the rights to distribute GUK machinery in much of the UK.

Fujifilm plots growth through digital shift
Fujifilm’s Graphic Communications wing is set to be renamed ‘Printing and Solutions’ as part of the restructure that will see the operation become part of its Business Innovation division.

Screen targets POD, packaging
Sales and profits are up at Screen’s graphics division with the group expecting a boost in orders post-Drupa, with future plans including a move into packaging.

Jolly returns to Duplo in newly created strategic role
Peter Jolly has returned to Duplo International, where he began his industry career two decades ago, in a newly created role designed to drive growth at the post-press equipment manufacturer.

Sales growth at Ricoh print wing
Sales at Ricoh’s Graphic Communications wing have grown by 11.6% to ¥262.1bn (£1.35bn).

Koenig & Bauer ramps up performance improvement plans
Koenig & Bauer is ramping up efforts to cut costs overall and stem losses at its Digital & Webfed division, with much resting on the expected positive impetus from its €10m (£8.6m) spend on the...