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David Blunkett booked for Printing Charity Annual Luncheon

Former home secretary David Blunkett will be the guest speaker at The Printing Charity’s 187th Annual Luncheon.

Buxton rounds off £15m spend with fourth long perfector

Buxton Press has rounded off its two-year, £15m re-equip with orders for its fourth Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 and complementary post-press and pre-press kit, which combined could boost capacity at...

DCL Print hires new managing director for Wotton-under-Edge site

Trade printer DCL Print has appointed Ben Turner as managing director of its site in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

Cashin Print buys fourth Speedmaster ahead of plant extension

Irish commercial printer Cashin Print has invested in a two-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 102 B1 press ahead of a planned extension to its 1,394sqm premises at the beginning of next year.

Xaar to axe 20% of workforce after ceramics slowdown

Xaar’s Huntingdon site will bear the brunt of planned job cuts of 20% of its worldwide workforce, as the inkjet manufacturer scrambles to cut costs in the wake of yet another warning on trading...

Visitors up 10% at Packaging Innovations London

Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London reported a record turn-out with visitor numbers up 10% year-on-year to 3,930.

Contra Vision names new MD

See-through graphics technology developer Contra Vision has appointed Roger Hill as its new managing director and president of Contra Vision North America.

Color-Logic highlights VDP capability

Color-Logic has flagged up an apparently little-known feature of its metallic effects software: the ability to handle variable data.

Connect Packaging makes digital foray following sale to CBS

Connect Packaging has installed its first digital press as part of a £750,000 investment backed by its new parent CBS Packaging, which acquired the Essex-based converter in December 2013.

Irongate adds iGen 150 for personalised packaging

Irongate has invested in additional digital print firepower from Xerox to expand its personalised product range, including photo gifting.