Blankets

Blanket and ink manufacturer and supplier Druckfarben has appointed industry expert Jon Hutchins as its technical director, as it continues to expand into the offset blanket market.

Neville Chamberlain, described as a world-leading authority on offset printing blankets, has died aged 80.

Flint Group has confirmed its plans to close its Dundee operation, saying it has “no alternative” to push ahead following a decline in the print media market.

Druckfarben, which relocated its blanket department to Corby, Northamptonshire, three months ago, has expanded again with an investment totalling around £500,000

Consumables manufacturer and supplier BFS Pressroom Solutions has seen its used Trelleborg printing blankets transformed into luxury briefcases by environmental lifestyle accessories producer Elvis &...

Ink manufacturer and supplier Druckfarben is targeting sales of £20m next year following its acquisition of Pomeroy Pressroom Products.

Litho, digital and wide-format print supplies business Avon Graphic Technologies has been placed in administration.

Press consumables manufacturer Trelleborg is to split the group into five commerce areas from the start of 2013 to improve focus on its varied business interests.

Global engineering company Trelleborg has bought blanket manufacturer Printec to extend its reach into the Latin American graphic arts sector.

Robert "Bob" Curtis, a driving force behind establishing the revolutionary Vulcan 714 printing blanket in the UK, has died aged 73.

Trelleborg has appointed Manroland's former national blanket manager Bob Whitney to establish a direct sales channel for its Vulcan metal-backed blankets and sleeves to newspaper printers in the UK...