
Used kit can be a bargain if you can take away the risk
Buy right or buy twice. It’s sage advice and when it comes to equipment, the quandary that print has to deal with is whether to purchase new or secondhand. Some will instinctively want to use a brand...

Sharp launches new light production colour printers
Sharp has launched two light production colour printers that it said are more user-friendly and offer improved productivity than their predecessors.

The Stationers’ Company launches 2018/19 warrant programme
The Stationers’ Company is calling for more print nominations for its 2018/19 warrant for excellence programme that recognises high performers in communication and content industries.

First Display first in line for new UV ink tech
Sign and commercial graphics specialist First Display has just finished beta testing a Roland DG VersaArt RF-640 printer with CSL Digital's DuraUV UV LED ink and drying technology.

Paragon snaps up last remaining St Ives print business
St Ives has completed its exit from print and sold its print management division to Paragon Group for £11m.

Work smarter – and make your tech work harder
It was a big ask. But Creation Reprographics wanted to get even smarter by improving connectivity of workflows, optimising processes, reducing manual workloads and improving efficiency.

Mark Andy acquires Kluge in latest consolidation play
Acquisitive Label and packaging press manufacturer Mark Andy has bought post-press and packaging kit manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge.

Sato UK in £1.1m Mark Andy investment
A boom in work from retail customers has prompted Sato UK to invest £1.1m in two new Mark Andy presses.

Culture secretary green-lights Reach/N&S merger
Reach’s near-£200m acquisition of Northern & Shell’s publishing assets has been approved by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

ECM Print Finishers in MBO investment
ECM Print Finishers has installed a secondhand MBO K800 automatic combi folder and an MBO A500 stacker as it kicks off a 12-month near-£1m investment programme geared at taking it into new finishing...

East London community printer launches after £1m kit haul
Print Today has launched in east London as a “one-stop shop for the community” following a £1m investment in equipment from Duplo, Ricoh, Roland DG and more.