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The ChromaCUT X Pro will be up and running this summer at Cepac

Cepac in UK Koenig & Bauer cutter first

Cepac is set to start production this summer on the first Koenig & Bauer ChromaCUT X Pro to be sold to the British market.

The device incorporates Horizon’s cloud-based iCE LiNK workflow as standard

Horizon launches new booklet system

Horizon has launched the new iCE StitchLiner Mark IV system for the high speed production of high quality sheetfed booklets.

Roberts: cautiously optimistic about the future

Bishops Printers invests £2.1m to support growth

Bishops Printers has invested £2.1m on a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 eight-colour press and an Autobond laminator as it continues to rebuild and grow the business following the challenges of the...

Shepherds: traditional skills required are wide-ranging and complex

Heritage skills buoyed by whisky firm

Shepherds Bookbinders has received funding to help preserve specialist hand binding skills thanks to a substantial award from The Macallan’s Artisan Apprenticeship Fund.

Alistair George died on 20 January aged 79, photo from 2008

Larger than life finishing firm founder remembered

UK Book Binders chairman Alistair George is set to pass the firm he founded on his final journey after he passed away following a long illness.

Del Simmons (R) with production manager Craig Revell: "Our operators have been really impressed"

Dayfold get creative with Duplo install

Creative print specialist Dayfold has installed a Duplo PFi Blade B2 digital cutting table, helping the company break into short-run and experimental work.

Muller Martini will also take over DGR's spare parts business in July

Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy

Muller Martini is expanding its perfect binding and book production offering with a fresh acquisition.

Martyr (front): "We can now offer many more finishes to the portfolio"

GP Print upgrades with Vivid install

Commercial printer GP Print has invested in a Matrix Metallic and Omni-Flow deep pile feeder system from Vivid Laminating Technologies.

Le Gresley: UV LED technology will provide a drastic reduction in energy costs

Aztec Label switches to LED

Aztec Label has converted five of its seven label production lines to UV LED curing, with its last two lines due for conversion by the end of January.

Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V

Horizon’s solution for high-throughput, high-quality booklets upgraded with iCE LiNK workflow management capability plus the ability to handle continuous-fed rolls.