
Flint Group plans Dundee plant closure; 117 jobs at risk
Flint Group is planning to close its Dundee plant and move all manufacturing to the US in response to the "irreversible decline" in printed publications.

Jaymar Packaging first to use IST (UK)’s UV retrofit service
Jaymar Packaging is the first UK company to use IST (UK)’s new UV retrofit service, after adding a conventional UV system to a six-colour-plus-coater Manroland 700.

Heidelberg boss back at work
Heidelberg chairman and chief human resources officer Gerold Linzbach has returned to work after a period of illness.

Xaar sales 'in line with expectations'
Year-end sales at Xaar are anticipated to be in line with expectations, although its operating margin is likely to fall to around 20%.

Duplo targets entry-level digital market with 150Cr Booklet System launch
Duplo has launched the 150Cr Booklet System to meet growing market demands for entry-level digital bookletmakers with full bleed and crease functionality.

A1 celebrates 25th Anniversary
A1 Security Print celebrated its 25th anniversary under the A1 name last week.

Boss Federation CEO to retire
Boss Federation chief executive Michael Gardner will retire in July after nearly nine years at the helm of the trade association and a quarter century in the industry.

ABC Imaging £750k Canon investment to fuel expansion
Central London-based digital printer ABC Imaging has decided on a £750,000 Canon spend as it expands after opening its first site outside the capital.

Machines take on manpower for materials handling
In the early days of wide-format inkjet printing, the technology was held in check from encroaching on screen and litho markets by limitations in printing itself.

Star product: Konica Minolta KM-1
Konica Minolta’s much anticipated B2 inkjet sheetfed press will launch at Drupa 2016.

60 seconds with Datum
Datum started back in 1988 in Shoreditch, London, as a pre-press company supplying plates and proofs to the local litho printers. It left behind its London roots in 2000 when the business relocated to...

Overmatter: calendar boys
January. Time to put up a new calendar. Or two, or even perhaps three or four.