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Canon is to use next year’s PrintWeekLive! to reinforce its collaborative approach to helping printers thrive and reveal more information about its latest inkjet technology.

The print company owned by the family of Conservative MP Stephen Metcalfe has been placed in administration.

Agfa Graphics has launched an upgrade to its Jeti Mira flatbed printer that uses UV LED curing technology instead of conventional UV.

Broad Oak Colour Printers has overhauled its press room with a £200,000 investment in a secondhand Ryobi 785E five-colour B2 offset litho press and a Duplo System 5000 bookletmaker.

Commercial printer Apple Colour has invested heavily in a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press, a variety of Morgana finishing kit and a Heidelberg Prinect Business Manager workflow package.

Sun Chemical has appointed former army major and DS Smith senior manager Adam Anderson as managing director of its UK, Nordics and South African operations.

Barnwell Print has invested more than £1m in new equipment as it introduces an SRA1 press to its traditional B2 offering and upgrades its pre- and post-press equipment.

Corrugated converter Caps Cases has installed a Zünd D3 L-3200 digital cutter.

Print software developer Global Graphics has acquired its partner and printhead driver system specialist TTP Meteor.

Commercial printer Solway Print has installed a Xerox Versant 80 digital colour press to improve quality and allow it to take on a wider variety of jobs.