News
Overmatter: PassIT! on
The final phase of the year-long fundraising campaign for PrintIT! is underway and it involves a 565km run – the equivalent of running to, gulp, Drupa.
DC Thomson Streams UK first with bespoke Broons
The Sunday Post newspaper ran a special £10,000 competition in a comic strip insert featuring the paper’s popular characters The Broons. Individual codes were printed in each of 210,000 copies of the...
Kube Print invests £1.3m in site move and Speedmaster
Financial printer Kube Print has used the move to larger and more modern premises as an opportunity to invest in a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 and a Ricoh Pro C5100.
Callprint invests further in HP; eyes acquisitions
Callprint has invested in two new HP printers for its central-London wide-format hub as it diversifies its equipment stock and eyes future expansion.
Westdale exits web market to focus on sheetfed
Westdale Press has exited the web offset market after taking up a “fantastic opportunity” to sell its web press to a continental printer.
Berforts book arm falls into administration
Berforts Information Press (BIP), one of the last dedicated colour book printers in the UK, has been placed in administration.
Celloglas launches new gloss spot trade service following Scodix buy
Print finishing specialist Celloglas is set to launch a gloss spot trade service after installing a Scodix Ultra digital press.
CPI sets up point-of-sale and display agency
CPI UK is broadening its offering into point-of-sale and exhibition graphics by establishing a new creative agency, CPI Connect.
Barnwell Print increases folding efficiency by 30% with MBO buy
Commercial printer Barnwell Print has seen a 30% boost in section work throughput after investing in a new MBO folding machine.
Addison Print installs UK’s first Valiani cutter as part of £75k spend
Addison Print has installed the UK’s first Valiani flatbed cutting table, a Vivid 530 laminator and a Morgana System 2000 collator and bookletmaker.
Wedding business launch for DPZ director
A printer whose previous company failed after suffering a Paperlinx-related cashflow crisis is hoping to tap into the “crazy” wedding market to find success with a new venture.
Double Ricoh buy for Lola Print
Lola Print is enjoying "exceptional print results" after overhauling its press room and installing a Ricoh Pro C7100 and C5100.
Print launch for Lloyd's List
Venerable shipping title Lloyd’s List has returned to print with a new monthly title, The Intelligence.
Thermal Exchange secures new Lauda Ultracool chiller sale and reports growth
Lauda UK distributor Thermal Exchange has sold an Ultracool UC 0500 chiller to Hardings Print Solutions (HPS).
Abbey Marketing Communications buys Ricoh Pro C9110
Abbey Marketing Communications has invested in a Ricoh Pro C9110 digital printer and GMC Inspire software to boost its service offering and efficiency.