Publishing

Pureprint targets growth with BT&D sales hires
Pureprint is targeting growth in its colour book and corporate publishing print operation after setting up a new sales office in Frome, Somerset, manned by a senior team from collapsed book printer...

Kodak launches Prosper 6000 series
Kodak has unveiled the latest generation of its Prosper high-speed inkjet web press, the Kodak Prosper 6000, which features all new paper transport, drying and ink technology.

Personalised newspaper service launches
PaperLater, a service to create and mail users a bespoke newspaper based on online content, has been launched by The Newspaper Club.
Web offset what next
Jo Francis is wishing the year away as she awaits what on earth will happen next in web offset.

Boden marks first as kids create their own covers
Boden has executed its most ambitious personalised catalogue campaign yet, by allowing children to create their own cover designs for the MiniBoden summer catalogue, in what is believed to be a first...

Wyndeham reorganises for life after IPC
Wyndeham Group will keep Southernprint open, despite the loss of the IPC Media contract, thanks to a new working time agreement with staff.

Clays bolsters short-run capabilities with Timson and Kolbus kit
St Ives Clays has taken its digital investment to £2.5m over the past six months with the purchase of new Timson finishing equipment for its wide-web Timson T-Press and a Kolbus short-run hardback...

Henry Ling expands inkjet firepower with Canon spend
Henry Ling, the Dorchester-based printer of academic books and journals, has completed a £1m-plus investment in inkjet with Canon following the installation of an Océ VarioPrint 6250 for short-run...

Polestar reveals UK web offset blueprint
Polestar has announced the planned closure of one of its four current web offset print facilities as part of the reshaping of its UK web offset platform in the wake of its major investment in Polestar...

Canon unveils offset paper-compatible inkjet press
Canon has unveiled a new 762mm-wide, full-colour inkjet web press that is capable of printing on standard offset coated paper stocks without relying on any form of pre-coating.