Print business

Star Wars and the man who gave lasers to wannabe typographers

Jan 18, 2020 at 07:56 pm by Staff

The story of an unassuming inventor whose ideas changed the world is just another tale from the catalogue of missed opportunities that was Xerox's Paolo Alto research centre..... Read More

Mergers bring an end to compact experiment.. and more weirding

Jan 07, 2020 at 07:00 pm by Staff

The inevitable end to a format innovation has arrived with the closure of the Columbus Dispatch plant on the city's west side. For several years, newspaper trade shows were ab.... Read More

Back on the road again: K&B takes its tech to China

Dec 16, 2019 at 12:48 am by Staff

Packaging print was in the ascendant when press maker Koenig & Bauer took its roadshow to China, its twelfth since 2007. More 800 people attended the events in Xian, Kunmi.... Read More

Pragmatic letterbox giant Salmat sells out to a printer

Nov 26, 2019 at 12:24 am by Staff

Ive Group is buying Salmat's Marketing Solutions business, including letterbox distribution, Reach Media NZ and the online Lassoo site. The deal sees Salmat receive $25 millio.... Read More

Contiweb finds private investor for new cooperation

Oct 23, 2019 at 08:03 pm by Staff

Just over a year after being split from Goss International, private equity firm American Industrial Partners has sold Contiweb to a new Dutch investor. Founder and managing pa.... Read More