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Emmerson buys Foliant laminator to target new markets
Emmerson Press has installed a Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems as it looks to expand into new markets.
Josero to sell Agfa Anapurna H1650i
Wide-format kit reseller Josero has added the new Agfa Anapurna H1650i LED printer to its kit portfolio.
Paper supply squeeze in face of 'perfect storm'
A “perfect storm” of global events has resulted in long lead times for some paper grades – with mills resorting to allocation for the first time in over a decade – and printers and paper buyers have...
Northern Flags runs up the colours for naval gazers
Northern Flags has helped naval supply store Mainbrace Marine provide the Royal Navy’s flags on a number of occasions. This time, however, the recurring client tested just how tight a ship the...
Overmatter: Vote dummy!
The recent local elections have, of course, resulted in some new printing bloopers hitting the headlines.
Colour Graphics in £700k wide-format spend
Colour Graphics has invested around £700,000 on new wide-format machinery to bring in new business and ramp up its turnover by 25% in the next year.
RDD Creative makes first move into print
POS and instore specialist RDD Creative has brought printing in-house with the installation of an Anapurna FB2540i LED from Agfa.
Agfa Q1 results hit by strong euro
Agfa has reported declines in both its revenue and gross profit in the first quarter of 2018.
Heidelberg reiterates growth targets despite sales slip
Heidelberg chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer has described his €3bn turnover target as “increasingly within our grasp”, despite the group posting a drop in sales its preliminary results.
Xerox appeals court order
Xerox’s board has launched an appeal against the court order that put a temporary bar on its proposed sale to Fujifilm, in a move that has provoked further outrage from shareholders Darwin Deason and...
Mondi poised to close Scunthorpe site
More than 70 jobs are at risk after Mondi launched a consultation over the closure of its Scunthorpe flexible packaging plant.
Trinity shareholders approve name change as revenues fall
Trinity Mirror will change its name to Reach next week after shareholders overwhelmingly backed the rebrand at the group’s Annual General Meeting, but sales at the publishing company have continued to...
Further twist in Xerox takeover saga
The Xerox-Fujifilm saga has taken yet another twist – Xerox’s board remains in place after the settlement agreement expired yesterday, to the fury of dissident shareholders Darwin Deason and Carl...
Turner steps up at Komori UK
Steve Turner has been promoted to managing director of Komori UK as part of a corporate reorganisation at the manufacturer’s European operations.
Six-figure spend heralds new era for Edwardthompson
Edwardthompson has bounced back from a significant restructure in 2016 with a £100,000-plus investment in a Ricoh Pro C9100 digital press and Duplo DC-645 slitter-cutter-creaser.