
Mixed outlook for business in Spring Budget
Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – Spring Budget, and with it a raft of measures that could impact printers, particularly SMEs.

Agfa publishes year-end results; releases Asanti 3.0
Agfa-Gevaert has posted mixed results for 2016; the group saw a 4.1% drop in revenue but a 1.7% jump in gross profit and a recurring Ebitda margin above 10% of revenue.

Belle supports premises move with new Horizon
Belle Design & Print has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to support its move to larger premises.

InkTec announces Jetrix LXi8 details
Inkjet ink and printer manufacturer InkTec has announced details of its new 3.2m Jetrix LXi8 LED-UV flatbed printer.

Growth continues for Communisis
Communisis has reported revenue and profit growth in its preliminary results for the 2016 calendar year with international business growing to 26% of group sales.

CPI head calls for paper mill compensation extension
The head of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has called for the compensation being provided to some paper mills to offset climate change costs embedded in energy bills to be extended to all...

PrintWeekLive! opens its doors
The UK print industry has descended on the Wasps Arena, Coventry, as the inaugural PrintWeekLive! exhibition opens for business.

Prosper sale still pending as Kodak reports earnings
Kodak reported “a meaningful improvement in earnings” for 2016 as it pushed net earnings into the black with a $91m improvement to $16m (£13.1m).

Free expert business advice at PWL!
PrintWeekLive!, which opens its doors tomorrow, will feature free one-to-one business advice and mentoring sessions for visitors, but places are filling up fast.

Struggling St Ives could sell off all its print ops
St Ives has effectively hoisted a ‘for sale’ sign over its £220m-plus turnover print operations, with the group’s management pledging to take “decisive action” to restore its fortunes.

Mimaki introduces hybrid Tx300P-1800 range
Mimaki has added the ability to simultaneously load textile pigment and dye-sub inks into its Tx300P-1800 direct-to-textile printers.

Curtis completes £1.3m spend with Zünd S3 M1200
Curtis Print & Packaging has polished off a £1.3m investment programme with the purchase of a Zünd S3 M1200 digital cutting table, after it relocated to a new premises and installed a raft of new...