[ad_1] Heidelberg has appointed the successor for UK managing director Gerard Heanue, who retires at the end of April. Miles: "I’ve got some large shoes to fill" Ryan Miles, who is currently managing director of Heidelberg South Africa, will officially take over Heanue’s role as managing director of Heidelberg UK [HUK] and head of cluster [...]
[ad_1] Two Sides has highlighted unsubstantiated environmental claims at local authorities and challenged the government to enforce compliance. Two Sides hopes to meet with the government to discuss greenwashing in March In an analysis of local councils, using a random sample of 100, the print and paper advocacy group found that 42% used messaging that [...]
[ad_1] Superior Creative Services has installed a digital finishing line from MBO, at a cost of around £400,000, which will make operations on its Muller Martini Concepta press more efficient. Superior's new MBO line went in at the end of January The line comprises a K8 RS high-speed folder, a UW60 unwinding module, an SVC525C [...]
[ad_1] Booths Print has increased its finishing productivity after investing in a 2.5x1.6m Titanium 2516 cutting table. The Titanium 2516 was installed last month at Booths Print The Penryn, Cornwall-based firm needed to eliminate a finishing bottleneck that had arisen after it installed a Fujifilm Acuity UV flatbed printer last summer. It had previously been [...]
[ad_1] Edward Dudfield appears to have closed its doors and is poised to go into liquidation with a creditor shortfall in excess of £900,000 after more than 70 years of trading. Dudfields employed circa 17 members of staff, according to its most recent accounts The Hainault, Ilford-based commercial and wide-format printing operation notified creditors of [...]
[ad_1] YPP Group is set to launch its new licensed personalised merchandise business following a £1m investment from a local business fund. YPP is establishing Custom Gifts at a time when "personalisation is growing faster than ever" Based in Lincoln, YPP is the owner of textile print firm Your Print Partner and the group’s board [...]
[ad_1] Hart Label Solutions has expanded its digital capabilities with a Dantex PicoColour UV inkjet label press. The PicoColour allows Hart to speed up short-run turnarounds The machine was installed in the first week of December and cost Burnley-based Hart around £250,000. The company opted for the cost-effective label line, which features built-in die-cutting capabilities, after [...]
[ad_1] German paper mill Scheufelen has filed for insolvency again, according to German media reports. 100 staff are affected at Scheufelen's Lenningen base The Lenningen-based company was resurrected as Scheufelen GmbH in July 2018 after securing investment from Berlin-based Green Growth Fund 2/Wermuth Asset Management, Hamburg-based Nordia Invest and Scheufelen Equity Partners. Its predecessor Papierfabrik [...]
[ad_1] Parcelhub has added a print distribution service to its offering, enabling printers, publishers, brand managers and advertising agencies to outsource all of their supply chain operations with the company. The print distribution service was launched earlier this month It said the service, which was launched at the start of February, can be tailored for [...]
[ad_1] An offer has been tabled for some of the Arjowiggins paper mills currently in administration, with a recently-formed UK company named as a potential buyer. One offer tabled, one withdrawn for Arjowiggins sites in France According to reports in the French media, THLF has proposed to take over the Arjowiggins operations at Bessé-sur-Braye, Bourray [...]
