Profits and turnover up for acquisitive Macfarlane Group

Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.

Change at the top of Agfa UK

Agfa UK boss Joergen Vad is stepping down and will hand over to Eddie Williams in the spring.

Kodak launches Prinergy Cloud

Kodak has partnered with software analytics specialist Yellowfin to deliver its new real-time analytics-enabled cloud workflow platform for print businesses, which will get its UK launch at...

HP launches 'entry-level' T235

HP has launched its HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD, an entry-level inkjet web targeted commercial printers.

Duplo to pack PrintWeekLive! stand with kit

Duplo will be bringing a raft of kit to next month's PrintWeekLive! and will be also using its stand as a production workspace.

BPIF calls for support over 'impractical' apprenticeship standard

The BPIF is urging printers to support its call for the government to review its conditions for the creation of a 'trailblazer' print apprenticeship standard.

Landa sells Metallography tech to LDP investor

Landa Digital Printing (LDP) investor Altana has acquired the Landa Metallography technology that was previewed at Drupa last year; while LDP now expects to make its first Nanography press...

In Print kicks off £500,000 investment with StitchLiner buy

Commercial printer In Print has kicked off a £500,000 investment progamme with the purchase of a Horizon StitchLiner 6000.

Workflowz gearing up for PrintWeekLive!

Pre-media software distributor Workflowz has become the latest software solutions provider to sign up for PrintWeekLive!.

Canon launches ProStream

Canon has launched its next-generation continuous inkjet press, the Océ ProStream, which it claims delivers offset quality at speeds of up to 80m/min.

Newco emerges in Headleys saga

Headley Brothers has announced plans to make 85 roles redundant – 45% of the workforce – while a new company that has links to the firm's existing directors has been set up and could be a potential...

When very bad news comes in threes

Jo Francis hopes that print bosses up and down the land are taking some time out to make sure their Health & Safety procedures are up-to-date.