Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster

Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.

Abbey Print upgrades cutting

Abbey Print has replaced a 20-year-old guillotine with a CCM Premier 780 in an effort to improve efficiency.

Canon launches mid-range sheetfed inkjet press

Canon Europe has extended its Océ VarioPrint i-Series portfolio with the launch of the Océ VarioPrint i200, a 200ppm sheetfed inkjet press.

Printing industry profits should be celebrated

Jo Francis is delighted that the printing industry is the source of another wad on Dragons' Den.

Abbey boosts mailing flexibility

Abbey Marketing Communications has beefed up the flexibility of its mail-piece finishing with its latest kit purchase.

Inaugural Shipley Wayzgoose planned

A ‘northern wayzgoose’ is being organised over the summer by two Yorkshire-based exponents of letterpress printing and fine binding.

Eagles boss joins Dragons' Den

One printing industry multimillionaire will be replaced by another when Steve Parish, the former chief executive of Tag Worldwide takes over from Moonpig’s Nick Jenkins on the Dragons’ Den panel this...

ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy

Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.

Tobacco firms refused plain packaging appeal permission

The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for tobacco firms to appeal against the plain packaging for cigarettes legislation that will come into force next month.

ITC and Easy-2-Trade unveil Fespa launches

Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) will be introducing a host of new products to the print industry at next month’s Fespa.

New-look Stones Ashford takes shape

Stones Ashford has parted company with two former directors of Headley Brothers.

Gowise Print boosts finishing operation

Family-run commercial printer Gowise Print hopes to win more trade finishing work after installing two Renz machines, an AP360 auto-punch and a Mobi 500 wire-binder.