
W MacCarthy & Sons buys Polar 115 N Plus
Speciality boxmaker W MacCarthy & Sons hopes to boost efficiency on knife changes and programming when it takes delivery of a Polar guillotine next month from Heidelberg.

Fujifilm OEM partner makes Inca media handling kit available to all
Clinchtech, the OEM partner behind the Inca Onset automated media handling system, has ended its exclusive agreement with Inca’s worldwide distributor Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems.

Tall Security Print in £500k litho, digital and finishing spend
Tall Security Print, part of the Tall Group of Companies, has invested £500,000 in new litho, digital and finishing equipment, including a new 500mm web press from Spanish manufacturer Imer.

Mode Print Solutions marks 20th birthday with MP and mayor visit
Digital equipment reseller Mode Print Solutions has celebrated two decades in business by holding a reception attended by North East Hertfordshire MP Sir Oliver Heald and mayor of Ware Rosalie...

Window Film Company drives growth with Canon Océ Arizona 460 GT UV buy
Window Film Company is looking at double-digit growth after moving to a new office in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and installing a Canon Océ Arizona 460GT flatbed printer.

Unite threatens packaging firm with strike action over sacked staff
Unite has announced a two-day strike at the Northampton plant of one of the world's largest paper-based packaging groups following the dismissal of two of the union's stewards.

New EU regs look set to stifle mercurial talents
There are on the horizon tougher EU regulations regarding the use of hazardous substances that are targeted at some of the more troublesome elements of the periodic table, among them lead (Pb),...

Star product: Manroland Sheetfed Roland 700 Evolution
The revamped 700 delivers a highly flexible offset platform.

Me & my: Hubergroup’s NewV News UN-4000
The Barnsley Chronicle didn’t get to be more than 150 years old by staying behind the curve on technology.

Overmatter: Just deserts 2
No sooner has Pensord’s Darren Coxon returned from his desert-based exertions in aid of charity (raising an impressive £7,035 at the time of writing) than another of print’s finest is also poised to...

Q&A: Tracey Hemingway-Wright, studio manager, Hibiscus
Since getting a job as a paste-up artist/typesetter 25 years ago, Tracey and print have been inseparable. Moving to specialist commercial printing firm Hibiscus as a Mac operator, she now manages the...

Fresh-faced chic: reviving your identity
Consignia, New Coke and Choco Krispies are just three of many infamous attempts at rebranding over the years. While some companies ride out the storm that often accompanies major change, these three...