News

Overmatter: Boats and bikes
More news of admirable charitable exploits by the industry’s great and good, on two wheels and by, err, dragon.

Oasis installs wonder wall of graphics for gala event
At a recent London Roundhouse event, the Everything Everday London Gala, held in aid of the Ubuntu Education Fund, the capital’s 150-year-old venue required some sprucing up with wall graphics and...

Galloways brings wide-format in-house
Commercial printer Galloways has moved into the wide-format space with the installation of a Mimaki large-format printer-cutter, along with taking a new folder for its litho department.

Onyx Hub launched for wide-format print business management
US-headquartered software developer Onyx Graphics has released a new “business intelligence” product, the newest addition to the Onyx SiteSolutions family.

Grafenia ups its Image with largest acquisition to date
Grafenia has made a further acquisition with the purchase of Manchester-based wide-format printer Image Everything for £3m, its second and largest buy since it revealed its intention last summer to...

Route One rounds off £5m summer spend
Trade printer Route One Print has rounded off another big summer of spending, completing a £5.3m investment with the installation of a Fujifilm Jet Press and an LE-UV litho press.

Fire-hit printer rises from the ashes
Service Press Leicester, which was burned to the ground 18 months ago, has turned disaster into an opportunity to realign its business.

Integrity adds label capacity with ABG Omega
Integrity Print has upped capacity and beefed up its high-volume label offering with a new conversion line from AB Graphic.

Print for Good campaign ramping up
Kodak has kicked off a month-long initiative of worldwide book donation drives to improve literacy throughout the world as part of its Print for Good campaign.

Dies Direct ups productivity with Datron
Suffolk-based foil-blocking and embossing die manufacturer Dies Direct has cut turnaround times and boosted output with the addition of a new CNC device from Datron.

Futurform launches digital print brand
Business services provider Futurform has launched a new digital print operation and filled its premises with a raft of new kit, most recently a Konica Minolta digital press.

Headley Brothers hit for holdco Lithecat
The failure of Headley Brothers appears likely to result in a £6m hit for the former family owners of the business.

KEP in for Indigo upgrade
KEP Print Group has continued with its £1m year-long investment strategy with the installation of an HP Indigo 7900 digital press.

Kluge launches new foiling press
Post-press manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge has launched its new Kluge ApexFoil foil-stamping and die-cutting platen press.

New fleet hits the road for Antalis
Paper and packaging merchant Antalis has taken delivery of the first batch of new vehicles set to replace its 160-strong fleet across the UK.