News

Orders continue to rise at Koenig & Bauer but sales at the press manufacturer have been hit by a bottleneck in parts supply that has hit delivery schedules.

Whistl has started to expand Parcelhub, the business it acquired in June, after investing in its first automated parcel sortation machine and taking on a new director of business development.

POS specialist Simpson Group has taken on four new staff across various areas of the business to support further growth and strengthen its relationships with both new and existing customers.

Elliott Baxter (EBB) has moved to secure future supply of woodfree coated papers through a new partnership with Sappi.

Agfa Graphics has reported a big jump in sales at its inkjet business on the back of its new Jeti wide-format printers, but results overall are down as the firm reshapes its offering.

Printvision has installed its second EFI FabriVu 340 in order to keep up with growing demand for fabric-based print.

Dale Studios has installed a new Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED hybrid printer in response to demand for increasingly wide graphics work.

Controversial print farmer Neill John is back in action with yet another variant of his book printing service.

DS Smith said its trading continues to perform in line with its expectations in a pre-close trading update relating to the six-month period ended 31 October 2018.

Adare SEC is to concentrate operations at its Redditch site on core security products with an investment of around £400,000 early next year.

Litmus Mockups has installed a second Roland DG VersaUV LEC-540 printer-cutter to further increase its productivity.

Print franchise Kall Kwik has celebrated its 40th anniversary at a London lunch attended by senior management, long-serving centre owners and suppliers.

Pagefast has been acquired by MTP Media and will relocate to its new owner’s premises as floods have left its own base difficult to insure.

Ricoh has acquired LAC Corporation, a Japanese company specialising in technology to print onto three-dimensional surfaces, as part of its industrial print growth strategy.

Heathfield commercial printer Scantech has acquired Berforts South West and is set to begin relocating into its new subsidiary’s Hastings base to consolidate under one roof.