Print industry news roundup: Newsfax, MTA Digital, Ashford Colour Press, Merley Paper Converters, Model, Stationers' Company, British Library

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Newsfax presses put up for sale; MTA Digital opts for EFI for MIS and W2P spend; Ashford Colour Press in 2m investment; Paper firm fined 70,000 for employee death; Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site; Stationers' Company announce annual print lecture; British Library tenders for book printing

 

Newsfax presses put up for sale
A raft of kit from the defunct Newsfax International business is set to go under the hammer next week, with its high-value presses being sold separately by private treaty.

MTA Digital opts for EFI for MIS and W2P spend
MTA Digital has invested £60,000 in MIS and web-to-print software to improve its efficiency and expand its markets.

Ashford Colour Press in £2m investment
Hampshire-based book printer Ashford Colour Press has invested in an HP T230 colour inkjet web press with inline Hunkeler Modular Glued Book Solution in a move to short-run colour book printing.

Paper firm fined £70,000 for employee death
A Corby paper manufacturer last week pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was killed when racking collapsed on her in 2009.

Swiss firm Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site
Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

Stationers' Company to discuss future of newsprint at annual event
'Why newspapers still matter' will be the focus for The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers' annual lecture this March.

British Library tenders for book printing framework
The British Library has put out a tender in a bid to establish a framework of printers to call upon for book production.