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Suffolk-based Micropress has invested £1.2m on a new litho press and finishing kit from Heidelberg.

St Ives has reported an improved performance in its latest trading update.

Plastic Card Services (PCS) has invested more than £1m in setting up a new digital card production facility that will enable it to handle short runs more efficiently.

Kernow Coatings has launched a new HP Indigo compatible KernowPrint range of synthetic substrates, featuring its Cobalt Coating technology.

ECM Print Finishers has completed a £500,000 three-year investment programme after installing a raft of new kit to help it better service the needs of its customers.

The Guardian and Observer will switch from their mid-size Berliner format to a tabloid size, outsourcing all printing to Trinity Mirror.

Canon has launched a new series of mono production printers, which it said deliver "substantial productivity gains" over the devices they replace.

UK Bookbinders has set up a new digital division with investment in a Horizon BQ-470 PUR perfect binder and a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer.

Wide-format printer Northern Flags has rebranded to the name of its parent company, FaberExposize, and is preparing to relocate to new premises and initiate a £1m investment programme.

Kent-based digital and screen wide-format printer ESP Technologies Group has been acquired in a pre-pack administration deal by newly formed company Mattech Enterprises.