
Flint Group acquires AIC and finalises Siegwerk web offset arm takeover
Flint Group has completed its take over of Siegwerk Druckfarben’s Heatset and Newsink production arm and acquired US-based American Inks and Coatings.

Colour Monster in prepress upgrade
Guernsey-based commercial printer Colour Monster has purchased a new Suprasetter A75 platesetter from Heidelberg.

BPIF scoops top prize at trade awards
The BPIF has won the Event of the Year award for its British Book Design and Production Awards (BBDPA) at the 2016 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards.

Spin Print rounds off £400,000 spend with digital upgrade
South Yorkshire-based trade printer Spin Print has boosted its digital equipment with the addition of a Xerox iGen4, as part of an ongoing investment plan.

FSC closer to finalising long–running Chain of Custody standard
The Forest Stewardship Council believes it has now ironed out major sticking points for stakeholders in the proposed standard, including the Online Claims Platform.

Modern Printers invests in MBO
Modern Printers has installed an MBO B26/66 Efficiency folder to tighten up on reliability and productivity.

Wallpaper Ink quadruples capacity with Roland buy
Bespoke W2P wallpaper printer Wallpaper Ink has bought three new 1.6m-Roland VersaExpress RF-640 wide-format printers.
Weatherbys print arm streamlines production with Papermule
The printing division of equine and financial services group Weatherbys has invested in a new production workflow system and installed a wide-format printer.

Alexir Packaging first to achieve BPIF technical compliance
Alexir Packaging has become the UK's first print company to receive the BPIF’s recently launched 12647 Technical Compliance Certificate that measures quality of print provision.

BPIF chief calls on government to invest more in print
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold has called on the government to invest more capital in the print industry in the wake of Brexit.

Route One purchases new Speedmaster
Fast-growing trade printer Route One Print has purchased a new 10-colour B2 Speedmaster XL 75, in line with its rapid growth.

KBA RotaJet L-Series achieves Ingede certification
The RotaJet L-Series inkjet web press has achieved a top score from the International Association of the Deinking Industry for the deinkability of its print output.