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Reflex Group in double acquisition and £10m equipment spend
Reflex Group has continued to expand after acquiring two businesses, Progressive-ID and Century Art, for an undisclosed sum.

PPB launches new wide-format media offering
POS materials and substrates distributor and converter PPB has established Westland Digital, a new wide-format business arm.

Park directors raise more than £5,000 for cancer charity
Two directors of Park Communications are taking to their bicycles this weekend to pedal all the way to Amsterdam to raise thousands of pounds for charity.

IFS unveils Horizon all-in-one multi-finisher
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has launched what it calls a highly automated, all-in-one multi-finishing system from Horizon for both digital and litho work.

Adare is first user of new seven-colour system
Adare’s label plant in Suffolk has beta-tested a new seven-colour printing system described as a “revolution” for the flexo printing industry.

RR Donnelley Flaxby Moor plant set to close
RR Donnelley’s Flaxby Moor, North Yorkshire print site is set to close at the end of the year, with an anticipated loss of around 200 jobs.

LumeJet assets bought by investors including former CEO
LumeJet’s assets have been bought from administrators by a small group of investors, including former chief executive Paul Anson, who have started a new business with the intention of resurrecting...

CS Labels buys second Xeikon CX3 label press
CS Labels is adding a second Xeikon CX3 high-speed digital label press.

Xeikon unveils new Fusion concept
Xeikon has eschewed the trend for hybrid conventional/digital label lines, in favour of a new Fusion concept that pulls together different digital modules.

HP announces Indigo WS6000 milestone
HP announced the 1,000th installation of its HP Indigo WS6000 label press series at Labelexpo this week.