Litho

Geoff Neal Group has become the first UK company to order the Drupa 2016 Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106.

A creditor has filed a winding up petition against envelope and bag overprinter Print On Solutions, trading as Print On, as the directors create a new company.

Pureprint and Anthony Thirlby have parted company in what has been described as an amicable split.

Pyramid Press is homing in on higher productivity after ordering a Heidelberg Speedmaster press to nudge it further into the realms of B2 work.

A Yorkshire-based print company has boosted the size of its team by a quarter after a series of appointments as it looks to expand in 2016 with a new B2 press.

Printing roller manufacturer RotaDyne UK has gone into administration.

The Yorkshire owner of 11 print-related firms has bought Hull-based GKD Litho Limited from administrators, saving the business and 16 jobs.

Proventus Capital Partners has acquired Polestar in a pre-pack administration deal.

Organisers of last week’s Real Print and Finish open house have praised the second edition of the three-day event, which attracted visitors from more than 100 companies.

PBL Print is undertaking a production “metamorphosis” costing £2.3m and involving a clear-out of five Heidelberg presses to be replaced by two newer versions and three digital machines.

Jones & Brooks has marked its 140th anniversary with a move into B2 litho production after investing in a five-colour Speedmaster SX 74 with coater.

A Midlands print company has streamlined personalised print production with a £100,000 kit spend.