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Memjet terminates OEM partnership with Rapid Packaging
Inkjet printhead manufacturer Memjet has terminated its OEM agreement with Australian-based narrow-web digital label printing and converting equipment manufacturer Rapid Packaging.

Raise Print buys Heidelberg Linoprint C751
Commercial printer Raise Print has boosted its digital operation by investing in a Heidelberg Linoprint C751.

Langley Holdings to acquire DruckChemie
Manroland Sheetfed-owner Langley Holdings is set to acquire the German print chemicals group DruckChemie out of administration.

Communisis hails continued revenue growth in Q3 IMS
Communisis has maintained its momentum from the first six months of the year in Q3, according to its latest interim management statement (IMS), which confirmed that trading for the year was in line...

Pressision in £500k digital and finishing spend
Leeds-based printer Pressision has invested £500,000 in digital print and finishing equipment as part of its three-year plan to grow its turnover by two-thirds from £1.5m to £2.5m.

UK Greetings to cease manufacturing in the UK
West Yorkshire-based greetings card company UK Greetings will stop manufacturing in the UK by April 2015 and outsource production to North America and East Asia.

UPM cuts capacity, Shotton's PM1 among closures
One of the two newsprint machines at UPM Shotton will be permanently shut down as part of a plan to cut a further 800,000 tonnes of European publication paper capacity.

MTEX launches Vision and Blue direct-to-textile printers
MTEX Solutions has launched two new digital direct-to-textile printers, the entry-level 1.6m-wide MTEX Blue and the 1.85m-wide MTEX Vision, which is aimed at the transfer print market.

Display Signs eyes expansion after kit investment
Signage and wide-format printer Display Signs is looking to increase its turnover and take on more staff after investing in an HP Latex 360 and a Summa F Series flatbed cutter.

Fespa 2015 Awards open for entries
Entries are open for Fespa’s 2015 Awards, with the winners set to be unveiled at next year's flagship show.