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Empine launches education brand
Blackburn-based commercial printer Empine Print has launched Empine Education, a sub-brand, dedicated solely to printing for the education sector.

HP to premiere new Print and Cut portfolio at Fespa
HP has launched its first home-grown print and cut units with two new dual-device wide-format machines set to be given their European debuts at Fespa next month.

Industry names recognised in Queen’s Awards
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Precision supports site move with new RMGT LED-UV press
Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.

Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster
Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.

Abbey Print upgrades cutting
Abbey Print has replaced a 20-year-old guillotine with a CCM Premier 780 in an effort to improve efficiency.

Canon launches mid-range sheetfed inkjet press
Canon Europe has extended its Océ VarioPrint i-Series portfolio with the launch of the Océ VarioPrint i200, a 200ppm sheetfed inkjet press.

Abbey boosts mailing flexibility
Abbey Marketing Communications has beefed up the flexibility of its mail-piece finishing with its latest kit purchase.

Inaugural Shipley Wayzgoose planned
A ‘northern wayzgoose’ is being organised over the summer by two Yorkshire-based exponents of letterpress printing and fine binding.

ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy
Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.