
Pureprint acquires Abstract for undisclosed sum
Pureprint has bought the assets and business of Annodata printing division, Abstract, after it fell into administration at the beginning of the month.

SET invests in Ricoh
SET Office Supplies has installed two Ricoh digital presses to enable it to take on more complex print jobs.

Comment: Digital has democratised printing
It’s hard to believe that it was just two decades ago that colour digital print technology first signalled its intent to enter the industry mainstream.

60 seconds with: Duraweld
Duraweld began life in 1959, mostly making plastic book covers for libraries and sleeves for telephone books. In 1970 it merged with Mac Plastics, run by Richard Senior.
In March 2010 the company...

Overmatter: Keeping up with the Smiths
The wheels on the bike go round and round… and the trend for engaging in cycling feats of endurance shows no signs of braking, while keeping up with the Smiths is becoming harder.

PM Solutions replaces Kodak Digimaster with Konica Minolta Bizhub 1250
Scottish print and mailing house PM Solutions has installed a new mono Konica Minolta Bizhub 1250 at its Loanhead premises.

Xerox upgrades iGen150
Xerox has added enhancements to its Drupa-launched iGen150 to offer higher quality for printers targeting the photobook market.

Royal Mail's PAF plans could threaten business survival
Royal Mail's plans to overhaul charges to its Postcode Address File (PAF) licence could ramp up costs from around 20,000 to 200,000 and put print and mail companies out of business, warn experts.

Benson Group launches Butterkist design competition
Benson Group has launched its latest design competition for students after joining forces with popcorn brand Butterkist.

Print Efficiently 2013 to host lunchtime debates
This year's Print Efficiently event, hosted by Apex Digital Graphics, will feature a series of lunchtime debates focusing on specific technical issues faced by printers.

Big digital spend brings work in house at LT Print
Merseyside company LT Print has spent £250,000 on a digital suite to move all of its digital production in-house at its Wallasey headquarters.

Canon completes imagePROGRAF upgrade
Canon has launched two models to complete the upgrade of its eight-colour imagePROGRAF wide-format line up for poster, POS and banner production.