Pensord boss elected BPIF president

Pensord managing director Darren Coxon has been elected BPIF president, having served as vice-president since March 2015.

Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy

Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.

Newsprinters renews Agfa agreement

News UK print arm, Newsprinters, has agreed a new contract with Agfa, ahead of the current contract’s scheduled expiry in 2018, in a deal that will see its CTP and workflow system completely...

Mutoh to launch raft of new kit at Fespa

Mutoh will use next month’s Fespa as the launchpad for a range of new products.

Consumables supplier JAG quadruples footprint

Fledgling printing consumables company JAG has responded to significant growth since its foundation two years ago by moving to a warehouse almost four times the size of its previous premises.

TCT invests more than £2m in new kit

Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has increased its personalisation capacity by 60% after investing more than £2m in a range of new kit.

Polestar: one year on

A year on from the collapse of Polestar, UK printers remain hopeful of winning back some of the work that migrated to the continent – and remained there – after the group’s failure.

Kernow to unveil new coatings at Fespa

Kernow Coatings is to show off new decorative coatings for floors, walls, glass, POS and displays at next month’s Fespa in Hamburg.

StackaWraps boosted by high-profile signings

StackaWraps has secured investment from two leading wide-format industry figures as it looks to steer its innovative shaped fabric POS and film props business through its next period of growth.