Joke of the month
14 September 2015
Q. Have you heard of the band 1023 Megabytes? A. They haven’t got a gig yet.
News
hubergroup celebrates 250 years
11 September 2015
This year sees hubergroup, the specialists for printing inks, coatings and press room chemicals, celebrate its 250th anniversary with a ceremony including more than 200…
Apex International appoints Jim Wirth
11 September 2015
Jim Wirth has been hired as technical sales representative at Apex International and has been assigned to the south-eastern United States. Mr Wirth comes to…
Big investment for Roberts Mart
10 September 2015
Leeds-based Roberts Mart & Co Ltd has made a £2 million investment in a new Bobst 20SIX eight colour flexo press and a Nordmeccanica Super Simplex Laminator…
Instant access to dies
10 September 2015
RotoMetrics has partnered with Label Traxx to provide converters a fast and simple way to estimate and order flexible and solid dies on the new…
Online store for Mark Andy parts launched
10 September 2015
Mark Andy has launched an online parts store where thousands of replacement parts for Mark Andy presses and Rotoflex offline finishing systems are now available…
Gidue becomes Bobst Firenze
9 September 2015
Following the recent acquisition by Bobst of the majority shares of Nuova Gidue, the Italian press manufacturer has changed its name to Bobst Firenze. Erik…
Omet adds AMS UV-LED curing to hybrid presses
9 September 2015
The latest-generation of AMS Flexo Series LED UV systems will be supplied by Omet on its printing machines, whether as a new product or retrofit. …
Asahi open house to demonstrate fixed palette
8 September 2015
Asahi Photoproducts will be bringing its ‘performance creates value’ message to Labelexpo with a special open house event the day before the show. ‘We are…
GEW creates dedicated UV systems division
4 September 2015
A new division formed by GEW will be dedicated to developing and marketing specialist industrial UV curing installations for the coating and converting industry. It…
New addition at Crown Labels
1 September 2015
Crown Labels’ managing director, Paul Board, flanked by his two sons, Chris (left) and John (right) Crown Labels has invested in a Nilpeter FB-3 press…
Premier to stock Arktika
1 September 2015
International Paper has entered into a distribution agreement with The Premier Paper Group (Premier) for its flagship GC1 coated paperboard product Arktika in the UK…
Reflex Group acquires Century Arts
27 August 2015
The Reflex Group has acquired Century Arts Ltd, based in Ilkeston Derbyshire, to enable Reflex to offer its customers a broader range of flexible packaging…
KV Rollers appoints Tim Hudson
27 August 2015
UK print and industrial roller manufacturers KV Rollers is continuing its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of Böttcher’s Tim Hudson as commercial director. Kevin…
MaxColor demos planned for Labelexpo
21 August 2015
Graphic Republik will be joining Dantex at Labelexpo to show its comprehensive set of packaging pre press tools and solutions for the label printing industry. …