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Hollywood Monster has become the first company in the UK to take the new 5m-wide EFI Vutek 5r printer.

Last week’s inaugural PrintWeekLive! has been acclaimed as a success, with exhibitors reporting strong interest from visitors in new technology and ways to grow their businesses.

Unite has said it will mount a “strong campaign” to save around 120 jobs under threat at Suffolk-based book printers, Clays.

Trade finisher Ace Binding has upgraded its finishing facilities with an approximate £200,000 investment, taking the UK’s first Renz Inline 500 Compact puncher and binder and an MBO B30 folder.

Financial printing firm Black & Callow has bought the assets of its London-based print partner Master Mail.

KCS Trade Print is expanding its factory footprint by nearly a fifth to create more working space and allow for growth.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – Spring Budget, and with it a raft of measures that could impact printers, particularly SMEs.

Agfa-Gevaert has posted mixed results for 2016; the group saw a 4.1% drop in revenue but a 1.7% jump in gross profit and a recurring Ebitda margin above 10% of revenue.