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Mercian Labels merges with subsidiary AC Labels

Mercian Labels has announced the merger of its subsidiary AC Labels into its main business, with effect from the new year.

Agfa wins Essenscia Innovation Award for low migration ink

Agfa has won the Essenscia Innovation Award 2014 for its low-migration UV inkjet inks, which are designed for printing directly onto primary packaging.

Royal Mail launches 3D printing trial with iMakr

Royal Mail has equipped one of its central London delivery offices with a Zortrax M200 3D printer from iMakr as part of a 3D printing trial scheduled to run throughout December.

Former Contract Papers boss passes away

Jimmy Marr, managing director of Contract Papers until his retirement in 1998, has passed away at the age of 76.

RMC Digital Print buys Mimaki JV300 to manage Christmas demand

RMC Digital Print has invested in a Mimaki JV300 wide-format printer to help it to keep up with increasing demand during the busy Christmas period.

Landa "close" to perfecting nano tech

Landa Digital Printing founder Benny Landa has described the company as “very close” to perfecting its Nanography printing process, although beta testing has been pushed back again.

What did print do in the Great War?

It’s unlikely to have escaped many people’s attention that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, and across the country many events are taking place to...

Statement improves business support but lacks real reform

Much like the curate’s egg, George Osborne’s final Autumn Statement of this parliament contained good and bad news in fairly equal measure.

The art of repro in the digital world

What happened to repro? Around a decade or so ago most photographs were still taken on film and getting them into halftone print required high-quality scanners together with repro operators with the...

Star product: Gmund Action

A paper to add seasonal sparkle to the most demanding job.