Disciplines

St Ives hit by contract loss

St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

GI buys Eclipse and creates £80m group

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

UPDATED: Man killed at UPM paper mill

A man died yesterday following a collision with a lorry in UPM Shotton’s recovered-fibre warehouse in Deeside.

Clicks MD snapped up by Kingswood

Alan Rigglesford, the former managing director of recently liquidated Clicks Print, has been appointed managing director of fellow London-based printer Kingswood iOptus.

Printmax to exhibit at PrintWeekLive!

Wide-format kit reseller Printmax has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and plans to show a range of Roland DG kit on its 27sqm stand.

Hartgraph brings in Versafire

Commercial printer Hartgraph has installed a Heidelberg Versafire CV to boost its digital print offering.

Sherwin Rivers expands digital fleet

Sherwin Rivers has invested in a Xerox Versant 80 digital press in a bid to boost its digital capacity.

Focus on the future for a longer life

January is always one of the toughest months for print, and this year seems to have been no exception.

Q&A: Adam Roppert, production manager, Imprint Digital

Adam is 34 years old and as far as we know he’s the first former tank soldier to appear in PrintWeek’s Q&A. He has been in the printing industry for seven years and describes life with a young family...

Spend smart and enhance your portfolio

Oriel Printing Company had high hopes for its new print-enhancement service offering UV-based polymer varnishing and spot foiling. It was to be, according to the business, the first trade Scodix...