Konica Minolta is sponsoring the 2015
London Digital Printing Forum at the
Royal Society, London on 25 June.
Organised by research firm INTERQUEST,
the one-day event will address key trends
in book publishing, including the growing
role of digital printers for short-run and on-
demand printing.
The volume of printed books produced
in Europe is predicted to decline by 4%
in the five-year period to 2018. However,
INTERQUEST expects the proportion printed
digitally to rise from 5% in 2013 to as much
as 18% in 2018.
Top trends highlighted by European
printers surveyed by INTERQUEST include
shorter run lengths (45%); volume decline
(33%); growth of digital colour (30%);
more frequent orders of smaller quantities
(22%); and better inventory management by
publishers (19%).
Premium programme for big spenders
Onlineprinters, a provider of online print services to resellers, copy
shops and end users, has launched a premium programme for
customers who spend at least
E
10,000 a year.
The programme offers dedicated account managers, attractive
discounts, special offers, the ability to upload orders via an XML
interface set up for the purpose, free samples of paper and print
substrates and customised order processing agreements. Print jobs
are often completed in less than 24 hours and can be delivered to an
alternative address in plain packaging.
LumeJet cuts cost of photobooks
LumeJet, the high quality print technology developer, and
photobook printing and finishing manufacturer Imaging
Solutions AG (ISAG) claim to have cut layflat book production
costs by up to 50% by bundling a LumeJet S200 printer with an
ISAG fastBook10CF bookbinder.
The complete package has been put together for the layflat
photobook sector, which in recent years has enjoyed a compound
growth rate of 40% and inspired wider adoption of the photobook
format for corporate pitch books, property prospectuses, look books
and coffee table books.
The LumeJet S200 combines true contone photographic quality
images with fine line artwork and crisp text over an extra-large print
area of 305 x 1000mm. This enables it to create layflat books in a
range of sizes, with A3 landscape double-page spreads printed as
single sheets, with no split images, registration issues or loss of detail.
The fastBook10CF hot glue system turns printed sheets into
complete book blocks of up to 100 pages. It has very short make-
ready times, can handle the thinnest paper from a LumeJet printer
and can laminate sheets directly without an intermediary board.
LumeJet CEO Paul Anson said: “With the LumeJet S200 being
able to print up to 1.0m in length, we are finding that
layflat books are the single biggest
application for our customers.
The fastBook10
complements the S200
perfectly due to its
flexibility and very
competitive price
point.”
Digital book printing on the rise
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Balreed hands over
the cheque
Balreed has presented
Proskills PrintIT! with a cheque
for £1,000 to help fund its
mission to educate students
about the print and paper
industries. Since 2005, PrintIT!
has engaged with 2,000
schools and 140,000 pupils.
The money was raised
through a ‘Pace or Pay
Challenge’ held at Balreed’s
Maidstone head office on March
6 when staff were able to bid
for colleagues to run up to three
miles on a treadmill. In total, 44
members of staff ran, walked
and danced 84 miles on two
treadmills.
Balreed is one of 10
companies taking part in
PassIT!, which aims to raise as
much money as possible for
PrintIT! initiatives in the run-up
to Duplo’s London Calling event
in October.
in brief...
Canon has its Lifecake...
Canon is strengthening its
consumer services offering
with the acquisition of London
Tech City start-up Lifecake.
The Lifecake photo-sharing
app allows parents to store,
organise, share and relive key
moments of their children’s
lives on smartphones, tablets,
computers and in printed
photobooks.
Best for business
OKI Systems UK has been
crowned
Best B2B Printer
Manufacturer – UK
in the
2015 Business Excellence
Awards organised by corporate
finance magazine
Acquisition
International.
Ridgian bought by Ricoh
As part of a long-term strategy
to expand its services portfolio,
Ricoh has acquired Ridgian, an
information management and
IT services company. Ridgian,
which is based in Birmingham
and has 50 employees, will
operate as a separate company
controlled by Ricoh.
Leasing award
BNP Paribas Leasing
Solutions has won the
Finance/Support Provider
of the Year Award
at the IT
Europa European IT & Software
Excellence Awards 2015. The
judges based their decision on
the testimonies of BNP Paribas
Leasing Solutions channel
partners from across Europe.
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
specialises in leasing and
rental solutions for professional
equipment, offered directly
to businesses or through its
manufacturer, reseller or
distribution network. It has
almost €28.8
billion of assets under
management.
bnpparibas.com
Going in circles
Lexmark has joined the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation’s
‘Circular Economy 100’
program set up to promote the
design of products for re-use,
new recovery systems and
the introduction of business
models that promote greater
circularity.
ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
