Investment & installations

Killer App: cutting-edge book artistry

Artist Alexander Korzer-Robinson recycles old printed books into unique works of art by cutting around images in the books to create a 3D collage.

NS Print buys Horizon folding machine

North Shropshire Print Company (NS Print) has bought a Horizon AFC-566F automated B2 combination folding machine for 39,000.

DC Thomson signs up to Wave2 Media's AdPortal

DC Thomson is set to roll out Wave2 Media's AdPortal3 print advertising workflow tool across its newspapers business six years after first installing the platform at one of its subsidiaries.

HPM ramps up perfect binding with Muller Martini spend

HPM Group has invested nearly 500,000 in a Muller Martini Pantera 1577 perfect binding line with a Merit S three-knife trimmer in response to print buyers increasingly switching from stitched to...

Latest plan for SME growth is a standard gov't misfire

I don't think I'm alone in struggling to see the benefits of the latest government wheeze for growth among SMEs.

Star product: Takeo paper range

Premium Japanese papers now available in the UK

Rising to the top when it's sink or swim

Cambrian was badly hit by flood damage six months ago. Thanks to dedicated staff, the firm stayed afloat and is "very much above" water level

Ensure your print is out of this world

A new RIP might not seem like a particularly exciting investment (although it could certainly be an expensive one) but upgrading can often prove essential to ensure your firm's stellar performance

Aspect Press and Vizability become first UK Mercury laminator customers

Laminator manufacturer Foliant has made its first UK sales of the Mercury 530 SF and 400 SF.

Anton Group takes on fifth guillotine as volumes soar

Anton Group has taken on a fifth Polar 137 Autotrim guillotine to handle its throughput of 1.8m sheets every day.