Print Business

For those of you who don’t see the magazine, all of the 12,542 highly readable words @garethward wrote about inkjet are now available online. Don’t worry, it’s in a series of sections, all linked together. Enjoy! #inkjet printbusiness.co.uk/inket-prepares…

Solopress becomes first customer in the UK for Ricoh’s VC80000 continuous feed inkjet press. £2m investment also includes Pro C9500 toner machine.

Where’s Wardy? Out and about, talking to printers in their factories, talking their language, feeling their pain and celebrating their successes #print @garethward

Ink company Huber says it is raising prices because the ‘current geopolitical situation’ is increasing the cost of resins, solvents, pigments and other additives as well as increased freight rates and reduced production facilities across the chemical industry.

All the fun of the book fair – @garethward on the enduring popularity of the printed book printbusiness.co.uk/london-book-fa…

The wind is knocked out of Manroland’s sails… @garethward’s thoughts on Manroland Sheetfed’s administration position printbusiness.co.uk/the-wind-is-kn…

Subscribers have already got the news that Manroland Sheetfed is in administration direct via WhatsApp. Not on the list? Subscribe! printbusiness.co.uk/manroland-shee…

The latest issue of Print Business magazine is out and the cover story is online. Read all about the oldest printing company [don’t @ us!] and its new Speedmaster printbusiness.co.uk/page-bros-pass…

Where’s Wardy? Out and about, visiting… not a printer this time but someone who has had a long and colourful career

Flexpress orders RMGT long perfector to fuel next growth. The Leicester trade printer continues to grow and a new eight-unit SRA1+ press will create more capacity for the next phase of growth. printbusiness.co.uk/flexpress-orde…

The contents page of the latest mag is very focused on people – 90% of whom are men and one of those is Paul Weller (don’t get excited, it’s only a book about the Modfather)

Hope is in the air for UK print The latest @BPIF Printing Outlook survey continues to record optimism among printers, albeit down from what was a strong end to the year printbusiness.co.uk/hope-is-in-the…

Xerox looks to Proficio launch… Xerox is about to revitalise its production print portfolio and not a moment too soon. printbusiness.co.uk/xerox-looks-to… @Xerox

Ricoh to pull plug on Telford toner unit… Ricoh will move production of office toner to France, leaving other activities at Telford unaffected. printbusiness.co.uk/ricoh-to-pull-… @ricoheurope @RicohTweets

Brother adds Mutoh to the family… The Japanese company Brother is adding more inkjet to the mix with the acquisition of Mutoh. printbusiness.co.uk/brother-adds-m… @MutohEurope @MutohAmerica

Hunkeler CEO quits as integration continues… Hunkeler’s CEO Daniel Erni has left the Muller Martini group, and not for the first time. printbusiness.co.uk/hunkeler-ceo-q… @hunkelerag @MullerMartiniNA

We don’t shout about our online stats enough. Print Business session duration is measured in minutes and the engagement rate averages out around 60%. You can put all the information you like online but does anyone read it? Maybe not having any ads helps.

Micropress becomes an online printer, developing its own portal to promote stitched and perfect bound products following investments in print capacity. printbusiness.co.uk/micropress-ent…