H&H Reeds Printers has entered the wide-format sector and grown its staff count by five after acquiring Carlisle-based Albany Sign and Display.

Finishing and mailing equipment manufacturer Kern has launched K60 Light, an envelope auto-traying system, to the UK market.

An engineering apprentice at finishing equipment-supplier Bobst Group (UK & Ireland) is to finish his training with a 10-week placement in Shanghai.

France, Aire-sur-la-Lys based packaging company Cartonnages Vaillant has installed an HP Scitex FB7500 to boost its POS output.

Havant-based PDC has installed a Presstek 34DI machine to boost capacity.

A project to develop printed electronics in the UK has opened a tender for a printing press, in a deal which could reach 1.5m.

Packaging manufacturer Innovia Films has been fined 90,000 after two workers were engulfed by a fireball following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

A 550m scheme to provide manufacturers with finance for environmentally friendly equipment has been launched by the Carbon Trust and Siemens.

Silverpoint Press has installed a HP Indigo 3550 for short-run work while meeting its clients' demands for offset quality. The company is seeing momentum behind its short-run work and proofing.

French roll-to-printing and converting equipment manufacturer SMAG Graphique is targeting a broader global market as it prepares to launch its new high-speed semi-rotary flatbed screen printing...