Koenig & Bauer rejects Smithers Pira report

Koenig & Bauer has rejected the findings of the Smithers Pira report into the productivity of used sheetfed presses, while arch-rival Heidelberg – which PrintWeek has learned paid for the study – has...

A1 rounds off Xerox spend with double installation

Birmingham-based security printer A1 Security Print has rounded off a circa-£370,000 18-month spend on Xerox equipment with the installation of a Versant 180 digital press and Nuvera 144.

Report: used Heidelberg presses 'more productive'

Smithers Pira has ignited a debate about press productivity with the publication of a white paper on the performance of pre-owned presses that comes down heavily in Heidelberg’s favour.

Opus spends big on insertion lines

Opus Trust Marketing has invested just shy of £2m in new mailing lines from Pitney Bowes in a bid to handle an upsurge in short-run mailing jobs.

Communisis commits to mental health awareness

Communisis has committed 500 employee hours a year to mental health awareness after formally agreeing to sign a Time to Change employer pledge.

Just Digital spends big on Xerox and Duplo

Just Digital has ramped up its production firepower with two Xerox iGen 5s and a brace of Duplo iSaddle stitchers.

MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evolution taken on by Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta has added the new MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evolution to its industrial printing product portfolio.

Retirees and trainees swap tales at Printing Charity event

Beaverbrook House, The Printing Charity's home for industry retirees, recently hosted a networking session so that apprentices could meet retired printers.

DS Smith makes Eastern European push with Romanian acquisition

DS Smith has acquired Romanian packaging and paper firms EcoPack and EcoPaper in a bid to extend its Eastern European reach.

Moo's latest hire fuels speculation over aspirations

Moo has appointed another senior executive with experience of taking companies public, heightening speculation that the fast-growing firm could be gearing up to float.

Company of the Year: Buxton Press

Three cheers for three years; this is the third consecutive category win for the stellar sheetfed printer in Derbyshire. But team Buxton will not rest. “In spite of ongoing good results they’re still...

SME of the Year: Northside Graphics

This year’s winner grew from a tiny acorn to a seven-figure turnover in under four years. Only a few minutes from Belfast city centre, the 41-staff company is in capital form, and in the past year has...