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Komori buy to help lift Summerhall to double digit turnover
Summerhall has invested in a 10-colour B1 Lithrone perfector, its fourth Komori in two years, off the back of continuing growth, with turnover expected to hit 11m by the end of the year.
M-real set to increase price of magazine papers
M-real Graphic Papers UK and Ireland has announced it will increase the price of its magazine papers by 50 (40) per tonne due to rising material costs.
Norske Skog recommends heavy production cut backs and closures
Norwegian paper manufacturer Norske Skog is today holding an emergency meeting with shareholders and workers to decide whether to shut down 450,000 tonnes of production capacity across its business, a...
Darling's first Budget holds few surprises
Chancellor Alistair Darling gave his first full Budget speech yesterday.
Pindar boosts binding with 2m Muller Martini
Pindar Graphics has installed a 2m Muller Martini binder as part of a 5m overhaul of its Tewkesbury facility acquired from Cooper Clegg.
Over half wide format firms tip digital as key to success
More than half of wide format printers expect digital presses to drive success in a market that is poised to grow 7.5% annually, according to new research from Fespa and InfoTrends.
Stork Prints launches RIP tool
Stork Prints Austria has introduced a new raster image processing (RIP) software tool, designed to produce quality half-tones by the direct laser engraving process and cut tonal loss by up to 50%.
Litho Supplies profits slip a third, but remains positive on 2008
Litho Supplies has reported pre-tax profits (before reorganisation costs) of 730,000 for the year ended 31 December 2007, a fall of 36% on the previous year.
Magazine sales buoy Archant figures
Archant has cited strengthening advertising revenues and continued growth in its magazine business as reasons for a 3.4% growth in operating profits for the year ending 31 December 2007 but remained...
Lawrence Wallis passes away
Lawrence Wallis, highly respected print author and historian, passed away last week.
MetroMail takes on Buhrs kit as part of 1.7m spend
MetroMail has invested in three BB700 envelope inserting systems from Buhrs as part of a 1.7m spend by the mailing house.
Morgana to demo finishing products at joint event with Xeretec
Morgana will showcase its most popular finishing kit in a live setting when it co-hosts the Southern Digital Print Expo with Xerox reseller Xeretec this April.
Blisset Bookbinders toughens up trimming with Horizon kit
Blissett Bookbinders has eliminated bottlenecks in its trimming work and cut operator responsibility in half after investing in a robotic three-side trimmer from Horizon.
Day International cuts VOCs by 90% with Varn press wash
Day International's Varn brand has unveiled a press wash that it has claimed cuts volatile organic compounds (VOCs) used to clean the inks from blankets and rollers by up to 90%.
Printer Leach's meets constant growth with site move and Komori buy
Continual growth has motivated 107-year-old Leach's the Printers to move to a 790sqm facility and invest in a new four-colour Komori Lithrone.