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Creative Signs buys Digi-Foil UJF-3042HG
Creative Signs has invested in a new Digi-Foil digital foiling system from I-Sub Digital to boost its finishing options.

Immediate Media in £24m Future titles swoop
Immediate Media has acquired Future's Sports and Craft titles, which have an audited print circulation of more than 250,000 a month, in a deal valued at up to £24m.

Trinity Mirror beats first half expectations
Trinity Mirror’s share price jumped by 20.5p, or 11.5%, after the newspaper publisher and printer reported first half results that were ahead of expectations.

UK economy finally outstrips pre-recession peak
Printers are benefiting from a boom that has seen the UK economy grow 3.1% in the past 12 months, finally taking it past its pre-recession peak and putting the UK on track to be the fastest-growing...

Custom Planet buys two M&R screen presses
Online custom printing and embroidery firm Custom Planet has invested £60,000 in new M&R machinery to increase its capacity and bring more work in-house.

Berkshire Labels produces interactive Linkz labels for Premiere Products
Berkshire Labels has designed a new range of labels for cleaning chemicals manufacturer Premiere Products using the Linkz interactive print platform.

Brooklyn Graphics prints Kasabian drum skin
Scottish wide-format print business Brooklyn Graphics has been revealed as the printer behind an eye-catching, luminous pink drum skin used by Kasabian at Glastonbury Festival.

Intercoat appoints Soyang Europe to UK distributor role
German large-format media manufacturer Intercoat has appointed Soyang Europe as its UK distributor.

PCS secures ID card contract with Cards 4U
Plastic card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) has secured a new contract with plastic card functionality firm Cards 4U to manufacture its OneID4u 18+ proof of age card.

The Magazine Printing Company installs UK’s first Stahlfolder CH 66
The Magazine Printing Company has become the first firm in the UK to invest in a Stahlfolder CH 66.