Finger Prints rounds off £1m investment programme with LE-UV spend

Commercial printer Finger Prints has rounded off a year-long £1m investment programme with the purchase of a four-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74 LE-UV press.

KartDavid takes pole position with Zünd buy

Graphics specialist KartDavid has invested in a Zünd S3 L1600 flatbed cutter, its first digital flatbed cutting system.

Meigle closes doors

Scottish commercial printer Meigle Colour Printers has entered provisional liquidation, blaming a “disillusioned trade” and a recent forced premises move, with 15 staff made redundant.

Blake opens London 'excellence' hub and plans more

Blake Envelopes has opened its fourth 'hub of excellence', on the site of London’s newly opened Postal Museum, and announced a new partnership with the institution.

Ashgate launches entry-level bookletmaker

Ashgate Automation has launched its new KF-640 large-format bookletmaker, which it says is less than half the price of similar machines on the market.

Adare Guildford to remain open

Adare SEC's Guildford operation, which was due to close this week, is now to remain open as a client services site as production continues its relocation to Nottingham.

Greycot upgrades Presstek and relocates

Kent-based Greycot Press has invested around £75,000 in an upgraded Presstek direct imaging offset press and move to a larger factory.

Brexit uncertainty hitting Antalis’ sales

Antalis experienced a sales slowdown in the first three quarters of 2017 and is expecting a similar slowdown in Q4 as Brexit-related uncertainty continues to hit demand on the UK and Ireland, which...

Heidelberg launches first rotary die-cutter

Heidelberg has launched its Speedmaster XL 106-DD rotary die-cutter for the in-mould label (IML) market.

Ricoh to show off DTG unit at Ipex

Ricoh's Ri 6000 direct-to-garment (DTG) printer will make its UK debut at next week's Ipex show, along with a new neon pink toner.

Xerox positive on outlook

Xerox is “on track” to deliver on its objectives for 2017 after taking a number of measures to strengthen its financial position.

CeWe tipped to expand in UK

CeWe has acquired another German printer amid speculation that the web-to-print and photo gift business could be looking to acquire in the UK, as well.