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M Partners Wide adds Canon kit to product portfolio
M Partners Wide, the wide-format division of printing kit supplier M Partners, has extended its product offering after agreeing a reseller deal with Canon.

Co-op print show heads south
The latest in a series of regional print shows with a co-operative format being delivered across the UK will take place in Surrey on 4 and 5 February 2014.

Calverts cuts water wastage with basic.r
London-based print co-operative Calverts has installed a Technotrans basic.r reverse osmosis system to control the water in the fount of its Speedmaster SM 74 press.

DS Smith profits surge
DS Smith posted a 52% jump in pre-tax profit and a 25% increase in revenue in its half-year results.

Planned investment in digital wide format highest since 2007
Digital technology is becoming ever more important to wide-format printers, a new survey has found.

Appleton Signs invests in Linoprint C751 digital press
Southampton-based Appleton Signs has taken delivery of a Linoprint C751 to meet increasing demand for short-run retail POS work.

Autumn statement boost for SMEs
Yesterday's Autumn Statement delivered a raft of measures intended particularly to ease pressures on small businesses.

Cross Media Production details unveiled
Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions has officially launched its new event Cross Media Production, which will run for three days during Ipex 2014 from 25-27 March.

Eclipse rounds off £2m spend and hints at more to come
Eclipse has rounded off a £2m spend in digital and post-press kit for its Eclipse 4dm direct mail arm with a £200,000 IT upgrade across both parts of the business, with more digital and finishing kit...

Hertfordshire Display eyes sales growth with new W2P arm
Hertfordshire Display is developing a web-to-print arm that it plans to launch next year.