Finance
Xaar sees future potential in sheetfed inkjet
Fresh Xaar chief executive Doug Edwards is aiming to expand the use of the firm’s technology in commercial print, and has inkjet replacements for today’s mid-range electrophotographic (EPS) digital...
BPIF Outlook reports positive Q4 though concerns remain
The BPIF has released its latest Printing Outlook study of the health of the industry, highlighting that while orders in the fourth quarter of 2014 experienced a strong improvement over Q3, optimism...
Manroland Sheetfed makes profit for Langley Holdings despite sales fall
Manroland Sheetfed owner Langley Holdings has reported that the division increased its contribution to group profits in 2014.
Pureprint buys Imprint Group following BGF investment
Uckfield-based digital and litho printer Pureprint has acquired a majority shareholding in Newcastle upon Tyne-based Imprint Group for an undisclosed sum.
Pureprint set for further growth with substantial BGF investment
Uckfield-based digital and litho printer Pureprint has received a £5.3m investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF).
HPM & Addo sold in pre-pack admin deal to director
HPM & Addo has fallen into administration and is understood to have been sold to one of its directors, Keiran Bayley, in a pre-pack deal.
De La Rue finally finds new chief
De La Rue has ended its six-month search for a new chief executive and appointed a BAE Systems cyber security chief.
Andesign secures government grant of over £120,000 to help grow business
Wide-format printer Andesign plans to recruit new staff, move to bigger premises and invest in new machinery after securing a government grant of over £120,000.
Polestar targets new contracts with Canon Océ digital spend
Polestar Applied Solutions has invested in an Océ ColorStream 3500 and four Canon Océ VarioStream 8650 continuous feed printers to boost capacity both for white paper solution printing and pre-printed...
RCS shuns pre-pack, enters Company Voluntary Arrangement
Trade and commercial printer RCS has entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), securing around 70 jobs, after its creditors approved the proposal in a meeting last Wednesday (6 August).
DS Smith doubles pre-tax profits
DS Smith has doubled its pre-tax profits to £167m and reported a 10% rise in sales to £4bn in its full 2013/14 results.
Landa secures €100m investment and updates press roll out plan
Landa Digital Printing has received a €100m (£80m) investment from specialty chemicals company Altana, which will be used to complete the commercialisation of the firm’s nanographic presses.