
Rare 15th-century Caxton print discovered
A librarian at the University of Reading has unearthed one of the oldest surviving pages ever printed, identified as part of a book produced by William Caxton at his Westminster print shop in the 15th...

Printers on trend in election poll
This week’s PrintWeek poll shows our readers largely reflecting the national mood ahead of next month’s snap general election.

Wepos ceases trading
Leeds-based envelope and packaging overprinter Wepos, which traded as Print On, has closed down after HMRC issued a winding-up petition against the business in March.

Ambitious Dover appoints Heidelberg's Oliver to drive digital
Dover Corporation has headhunted Heidelberg’s Jason Oliver to head up its new digital printing group.

First sight of Fujifilm's new B1 inkjet
Fujifilm believes its new B1 inkjet platform making its world debut at Fespa will “open up a space that didn’t exist before”.

Lampe launches new window fabric
Lampe Textiles (B7-C5) is using Fespa to launch Squid, a new product aimed at signage companies, architects and interior designers.

Sakurai launches new screen press
Sakurai (A4-D20) is using Fespa for the European launch of a screen press that it claims offers unrivalled print precision.

Kiian unveils digital textile ink
Textile printing specialist Kiian Digital (B6-D65) is using Fespa to unveil a disperse digital textile ink for direct printing on machines fitted with Kyocera printheads.

FespaDaily news round-up, day one: Drytac; Ritrama; Nazdar; Felix Schoeller
The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day one of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

Canon hails Fespa 2017 its most important ever
Canon (A1-B55) is eyeing 100 Fespa sales of the Océ Colorado 1640, its next-generation wide-format technology that has been handed its European debut at Fespa.

‘If your name is not on the list, you’re not coming in’
Back in 2005, panic ensued at Bloomsbury Publishing when something purporting to be the sixth Harry Potter book appeared to have been leaked online. It was actually found to be a fake – but it...

Star product: Ricoh Pro VC40000
Ricoh’s brand new high-speed full-colour inkjet press.