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Fespa Digital 2016 sells out
Fespa has announced that Fespa Digital, European Sign Expo and Fespa Textile 2016 have all sold out, with just under two months to go until doors open.

GT4 Group targets £12m turnover following TPL Labels acquisition
GT4 Group, owner of Glasgow-based labels and packaging printer Gavin Watson and creative agency GT4, has entered the pressure-sensitive labels market by acquiring label manufacturer TPL Labels.

Heidelberg boss back at work
Heidelberg chairman and chief human resources officer Gerold Linzbach has returned to work after a period of illness.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

Boss Federation CEO to retire
Boss Federation chief executive Michael Gardner will retire in July after nearly nine years at the helm of the trade association and a quarter century in the industry.

Machines take on manpower for materials handling
In the early days of wide-format inkjet printing, the technology was held in check from encroaching on screen and litho markets by limitations in printing itself.

Star product: Konica Minolta KM-1
Konica Minolta’s much anticipated B2 inkjet sheetfed press will launch at Drupa 2016.

60 seconds with Datum
Datum started back in 1988 in Shoreditch, London, as a pre-press company supplying plates and proofs to the local litho printers. It left behind its London roots in 2000 when the business relocated to...

Overmatter: calendar boys
January. Time to put up a new calendar. Or two, or even perhaps three or four.

Q&A: Chris Bailey Purchasing manager (just retired) for mutual OneFamily
After a short and (he says) less than glittering career in marketing, Chris got into print buying by accident and ended up doing it for 28 years.