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Kingsley brings laminating in-house with Komfi Amiga 52

Kingsley Print & Design has brought laminating in-house with the purchase of a Komfi Amiga 52 thermal laminating machine.

KMS Litho brings book finishing in-house with Fastbind

Oxfordshire commercial printer KMS Litho has added a Fastbind perfect binder and casemaker to its factory in order to boost its in-house finishing capability and offer outsourced bindery to local...

Jobs preserved after Four Graphics collapse

London-based wide-format printer Four Graphics has been subject to a pre-pack administration deal that has seen its assets and goodwill purchased by two separate companies, saving 24 jobs.

Durst launches new and upgraded kit in Hamburg

Durst is presenting a raft of new and upgraded machines at Fespa.

PM meets with printers on the campaign trail

Prime Minister Theresa May has made high-profile visits to two printing companies in the space of a week.

FespaDaily news round-up, day four: Armor; Mactac; Bickers/Simpson

The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day four of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

Odessa signs for HP Scitex 17000 at Fespa

Odessa Print Group has purchased an HP Scitex 17000 corrugated press with flexible loading kit at Fespa.

SAI to give European debut to number of products at Fespa

Software company SA International (SAI) is showing a number of new products and discussing new partnerships with its European audience for the first time at Fespa.

Legal team changes at BPIF

The BPIF has appointed a new head of BPIF Legal after Anne Copley announced her intention to retire at the end of the month.

Kodak revenues slide but profits up in Q1

Kodak posted a net profit in the first quarter of 2017 of $7m (£5.4m), a $22m improvement on the same period last year, but sales were down 5%.

Thomson Print & Packaging gets new digital Versafire CV

Thomson Print & Packaging is replacing its five-year-old Ricoh digital press with a Versafire CV five-colour machine, in order to integrate it with the Prinect workflow already in use on its...

Mimaki moves into 3D inkjet space

Mimaki (A1-A25/B6-C50) has announced the first details of its new 3D inkjet machine, due to be commercially available by the end of this year.



KBA has had a positive Q1 in Europe with orders and revenue up

KBA Group posted 20% more orders in the first quarter of 2017 than in the same period last year with a “substantial increase” in orders for medium-format sheetfed presses, particularly in southern...

Fujitsu staff announce new strike days

Fujitsu UK workers have announced an additional five strike days as part of a long-running dispute over pay, pensions, job security and union recognition, as the IT giant pushes on with proposals to...

FespaDaily news round-up, day three: Kornit; Texo Trade Services; Zünd; Agfa; J-Teck3

The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day three of the show at the Hamburg Messe.