News

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.

Visual Print brings digital inhouse with RGF funding
Visual Print & Design has brought digital print in-house as part of plans to double in size over the next year.

Heidelberg business review underway as it looks at further buys
Heidelberg will review its ‘weak margin’ product segments over the next six months and could spin-off or discontinue some of its operations, while at the same time looking to acquire in growth areas.

Technique moves into digital with Konica buy
Technique Print Group has branched out into digital printing after investing in a Konica Minolta C6000.

LF Everett updates press hall with Hans Gronhi install
Commercial printer LF Everett & Son has installed a two-colour Hans Gronhi GH522NP press as part of a technology update that will increase its capacity, quality and productivity.

Hampton Printing installs XL 75 for shorter run work
Hampton Printing has invested in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5+L to handle the shorter runs required by some of its existing clients and to open up new opportunities.

Service Point UK leaves near-£100m shortfall
Unsecured creditors of Service Point UK are owed almost £40m and the company’s total deficiency is approaching £100m, according to official documents.

Communisis hits acquisition trail again
Communisis has bought The Communications Agency (TCA), a London-based multi-channel agency, for £7.3m.

World Cup Sweepstake Kit raises money for charity
Print industry marketing agency Real Ripple is aiming to raise money for charity with its 2014 FIFA World Cup Sweepstake Kit.

Gallus to become wholly-owned by Heidelberg
Heidelberg is taking 100% ownership of Gallus in a deal that will see Gallus owner Ferdinand Rüesch become Heidelberg’s largest single shareholder.

DXG Media installs Stahlfolder to boost efficiency
Litho and digital print firm DXG Media has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82 to increase its efficiency.

Page Brothers buys Speedmaster CX 102 to up throughput
Book and journal printer Page Brothers has invested in a Heidelberg CX 102-5+L to increase its efficiency and productivity.

Pride secures UK wide-format first
Pride Design & Print will become the first UK firm to install a wide-format printer from new brand Samsonn.

Grafenia to roll out cross-media platform to help combat falling sales
Printing.com parent Grafenia is poised to launch a new cross-media platform for franchisees later this year, which it hopes will help combat falling revenues in its traditional print franchise...

Wrights kicks off £1m spend with cutting first
Wrights GPX has kicked off the first phase of a £1m investment programme with the installation of the UK’s first Eurolaser 2XL-3200, a 3.2x2.7m laser cutting table that incorporates both laser and...