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K+L Laminators cuts finishing bottleneck with Polar guillotine buy
Trade finisher K+L Laminators has invested in a Polar N115 guillotine with stacklift, jogger and pile-turner to boost its production capacity.

Cestrian unwraps new outdoor advertising product
Wide-format printer Cestrian has unveiled its latest outdoor advertising product, Railingwraps.

Osborne kick-starts election campaign in Autumn Statement
Yesterday's Autumn Statement saw the chancellor, George Osborne, set out the Conservative party's stall for next May's general election.

Colchester Print Group moves into employee ownership
Commercial printer Colchester Print Group has become an employee-owned business after staff took a majority stake in the business through a trust scheme.
Print opportunities in e-commerce parcels
Chaotic Black Friday scenes did not find favour with Jo Francis, who finds better news for printers in another booming aspect of the Christmas shopping season.

Printmax supports Mimaki growth with new hire
Large-format reseller Printmax has continued its recent growth by taking on additional technical consultant Martin Cole to "fill a Mimaki void in the business".

Pixartprinting unveils ready-made POS service
Pixartprinting has added a range of themed point-of-sale (POS) products, Pixartprinting Projects, to its web-to-print store.

Agfa launches Azura TE processless plate
Agfa Graphics has launched the Azura TE chemistry-free processless plate.

Ultrachem expands range and relocates to Enfield
Independent manufacturer and supplier of coatings and pressroom consumables Ultrachem has relocated to a new site in Enfield to consolidate its operations.

Government announces nearly £1bn support for SMEs
The government has unveiled a nearly £1bn package of support for SMEs ahead of today's Autumn Statement, including £500m of new bank lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme.