Print buying
CFH Docmail wins slice of £1.2bn health services framework
CFH Docmail has been appointed to Lot 2 of the £1.2bn General Practice Systems of Choice (GPSoC) framework agreement for its hybrid mailing services, including Docmail and the newly-developed ROVa.
Millnet Document Solutions calls in administrators
Millnet Document Solutions, the joint venture between Yolanda Noble and document management specialist Millnet, has been placed into administration after a key client significantly reduced its work...
Royal Mail warns on 'unfettered' competition
Marketing mail revenues are up by 5% at Royal Mail, while its parcels business is being revamped with new options in the face of stiff competition and the adverse affects of Amazon’s own delivery...
Fuji launches its fastest workflow to date and tablet-friendly XMF Remote
Fujifilm has launched version 6 of its XMF workflow, which it claimed sets a new benchmark in processing capability for variable data work and is the first full integration of Adobe’s Mercury RIP...
History of Monotype explored in new book
A new book charting the history of Monotype has been published, and includes a dedication to the late PrintWeek columnist and print historian Lawrence Wallis.
UPM cuts capacity, Shotton's PM1 among closures
One of the two newsprint machines at UPM Shotton will be permanently shut down as part of a plan to cut a further 800,000 tonnes of European publication paper capacity.
Grafenia makes progress with new offerings
Half-year sales are down again at Grafenia, but margins are up and the firm’s new Marqetspace offering is on course to be a £1m business by the year-end.
Ricoh customer: new VC60000 will switch work from offset to inkjet
The first purchaser of Ricoh’s new Pro VC60000 colour inkjet web has said the press has changed his mind over the potential shift from offset to inkjet.
Pensord sets up £350,000 digital wing
Sheetfed magazine printer Pensord is to launch a £350,000 digital print division to support its publishing clients with ultra short-run and versioned titles, personalised covers, subscription drives...
Barwell adds B1 foiling with Masterwork spend
Barwell Finishers has added B1-format foiling and die-cutting to its existing range of post-press services.
Web offset capacity crunch to continue
An “unprecedented” squeeze on UK web offset capacity could last until Christmas, even though Polestar has now begun printing live jobs on its first 96pp web press.
Brilliant Media in automated cutting spend
Brilliant Media has added automated cutting to its facilities after buying an Esko Kongsberg cutting table at Duplo’s London Calling event this week.