Wide-format

(L-R) Nick Lindwall and Lee Crew have bought Showlite

Ottimo Digital directors acquire Showlite

Full-service event supplier Showlite has been acquired by the managing directors of wide-format printer Ottimo Digital.

FRP appointed at Works Manchester

Administrators from FRP Advisory have now been formally appointed at PFI Group’s Works Manchester operation.

Works Manchester shuttered, 90 staff laid off

Employees at Works Manchester have been sent home, with the future for the business unclear.

DS Smith buys sixth Bickers Gluejet for Ely

DS Smith has installed a high-spec Bickers Gluejet gluing plotter at its Ely operation – the sixth Gluejet device at the site.

Ultraflex Europe now offers a range of greener materials from Endutex

Ultraflex Europe acquired by Endutex

St Neots wide-format supplier Ultraflex Europe has been acquired by Portuguese substrate manufacturer Endutex.

Ricoh brings on Flora for upcoming hybrid press

Ricoh has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Flora Digital to develop a new range of wide-format presses for the EMEA market.

Works Manchester latest victim of PFI Group debacle

PFI Group’s disastrous acquisition spree under CEO Darren McMurray has now culminated in the filing of a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators against Works Manchester.

Arc takes delivery of Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid

Arc-UK Technologies has installed a Fujifilm Acuity Ultra Hybrid wide-format press at its Dartford site.

Fox: "the Kongsberg Ultimate promises to redefine standards"

Kongsberg PCS launches new digital cutter

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has launched a new digital cutting platform, the Kongsberg Ultimate.

The stack-to-stack cutting system was released on 1 December

Elitron launches Kombo TAV Evolution

Italian cutter manufacturer Elitron has launched a brand-new digital cutting table to market, the Kombo TAV Evolution.