Books

Park Communications has invested £1.7m in two new machines from Muller Martini to enhance its in-house service offering.

Blackwell Print has installed a Duplo 600i bookletmaker in order to enhance its offering on shorter-run and low-pagination booklet jobs.

A print sales specialist has published a book offering advice on how to apply the theory of the lifestyle aspects of selling into practice.

Ludlow Bookbinders has invested around £30,000 in a new Polar N78 Plus guillotine less than a year after buying a secondhand Polar 92.

IPS Printed has invested in two Horizon post-press machines from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to both strengthen its PUR binding capabilities and introduce three-knife trimming.

Clays has completed a £12m investment drive that comprises a raft of Muller Martini finishing kit alongside a new Fujifilm Jet Press 750S.

Printers are bowled over by the demand they are enjoying from England’s victory at the Cricket World Cup.

Bell & Bain has acquired J Thomson Colour Printers to create a 300-strong, £30m-turnover Glasgow print group.

UK book printers enjoyed a fruitful 2018, despite overall book sales falling for the first time in five years.

Diamond Digital has enhanced its print and bookletmaking capabilities with a four-machine install supplied by Ricoh.

Jigsaw Colour has been rolled into its local London rival Push Print in order to generate economies of scale.

Five Castles Press has installed a Horizon StitchLiner MK III to meet an increase in demand after parent company Bravo Print bought nearby Alphaprint out of liquidation.