Print industry news roundup: Chesapeake, Transcontinental, OMMprint, John Price Printers, Stones the Printers, BurrBaxter

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Chesapeake installs seventh UK Komori press, Transcontinental closes two former Quad sites; OMMprint boosts wide-format firepower, John Price Printers adds ten-colour Komori, Stones the Printers in Heidelberg spend, and BurrBaxter officially opens new site.

Chesapeake installs seventh UK Komori
Print giant Chesapeake has extended its two-year worldwide spending spree to £45m and added a seventh Komori to its UK arsenal.

Transcontinental to close two former Quad/Graphics sites
Montreal-based Transcontinental will be closing two of the six printing facilities it acquired in an asset swap with Quad/Graphics announced last year, but only formalized a few weeks ago.

OMMprint installs new Inca Onset S40 flatbed printer
Wide-format specialist OMMprint has invested in an Inca Onset S40 digital flatbed printer as part of a strategy to increase capacity and enter new markets.

John Price Printers installs 10-colour Komori Lithrone
John Price Printers has installed a Komori ten-colour Lithrone S1029 Perfector to boost capacity and to replace an older press.

Stones invests in Heidelberg press and finishing kit
Stones the Printers has invested in a Heidelberg SM102 12-colour press with Cutstar along with an Autobond Laminator as part of an ongoing investment programme.

MP visits BurrBaxter for Stockport site opening
MP for Cheadle Mark Hunter visited local printer BurrBaxter last Friday (16 March) to officially open the transactional printer's new 8,500sqft unit in Stockport.