Purbrooks closes doors after more than 100 years

South London-based corporate print specialist Purbrooks has become the latest London print house to enter liquidation.

John Brailsford upgrades technical drawing facilities

John Brailsford Printers has invested in two Ricoh large-format plotters and two Gera plan folders to boost its technical drawing printing offering.

St Ives hit by contract loss

St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

GI buys Eclipse and creates £80m group

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

UPDATED: Man killed at UPM paper mill

A man died yesterday following a collision with a lorry in UPM Shotton’s recovered-fibre warehouse in Deeside.

Clicks MD snapped up by Kingswood

Alan Rigglesford, the former managing director of recently liquidated Clicks Print, has been appointed managing director of fellow London-based printer Kingswood iOptus.

Printmax to exhibit at PrintWeekLive!

Wide-format kit reseller Printmax has signed up for next month’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! and plans to show a range of Roland DG kit on its 27sqm stand.

Hartgraph brings in Versafire

Commercial printer Hartgraph has installed a Heidelberg Versafire CV to boost its digital print offering.

Sherwin Rivers expands digital fleet

Sherwin Rivers has invested in a Xerox Versant 80 digital press in a bid to boost its digital capacity.

Focus on the future for a longer life

January is always one of the toughest months for print, and this year seems to have been no exception.

Q&A: Adam Roppert, production manager, Imprint Digital

Adam is 34 years old and as far as we know he’s the first former tank soldier to appear in PrintWeek’s Q&A. He has been in the printing industry for seven years and describes life with a young family...

Spend smart and enhance your portfolio

Oriel Printing Company had high hopes for its new print-enhancement service offering UV-based polymer varnishing and spot foiling. It was to be, according to the business, the first trade Scodix...