Streamline owner Lockley beds in with second print firm
Former Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) director Mark Lockley, who bought Leicester-based Streamline Press last year, is eyeing further growth after completing the acquisition of local rival, John Baxter...
Printer's horse wins Grand National
Print boss John Provan is living the dream after his horse Pineau De Re romped home in Saturday’s Grand National to claim a £561,300 prize.
Stora Enso to offer direct service for sheets
Stora Enso Printing and Reading is to supply its wood-free coated sheets direct to the market instead of through its existing, exclusive merchant.
Wyndeham adds data skills, plans digital print move
Wyndeham Group has created a new digital wing, Wyndeham Digital, to offer its customers data management and digital printing services.
Rafferty spreads web-to-print word with book giveaway
Grafenia boss Tony Rafferty handed out more than 1,000 copies of his new book about web-to-print at Ipex.
Plain tobacco packaging one step closer
The government is set to introduce regulations that will pave the way for a ban on branded tobacco packaging in the UK.
Epson UK unveils inkjet strategy to position it as "number one player" in production print
Epson UK has announced its ambition to become “number one player” in the commercial, signage, textile and label markets, with plans to launch more than ten new inkjet printers over the next 18...
Pollards buys second Xerox iGen to enhance print-on-demand capability
Exeter-based printer William Pollard & Company has installed a Xerox iGen 150 alongside its existing iGen 4 to allow it to print a wider range of formats digitally and to better match brand colour...
Epson UK launches new dye sub and kiosk and events printers
Epson UK has announced the launch of two new inkjet printers, a 64-inch SureColor SC-F7100 dye sublimation machine and a new SureLab D700 event and kiosk printer.
GBM Manchester buys UK's first Elitron Kombo SD+ cutter
GBM Manchester has become the first graphic arts business in the UK to install a Kombo SD+ flatbed cutter from Italy-based Elitron, through its new UK distributor Atech.
End of an Ipex era as Crawford bows out
Jo Francis reckons it'll be a day for mansize tissues at Ipex Towers.
Tradeprint.co.uk orders first KBA as part of £4m spend
Tradeprint.co.uk has ordered a KBA Rapida 106 as part of a £4m spend that will also include a range of post-press and "added-value finishing" equipment, some of which was sourced at Ipex 2014.