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Wide-format digital printer Sign Man has sold a 50% stake in its business to marquee and gazebo manufacturer Gala Tent.

Transactional print and mailing house FCS LaserMail has bought a host of new kit as part of an ongoing investment that is likely to hit £750,000.

Konica Minolta has formed a partnership with the St Bride Foundation to help the non-profit organisation preserve its artefacts for future generations.

Goss International has confirmed it is to cut its Lancashire-based UK workforce by 50% as part of its ongoing global restructure.

The Sherwood Press is looking to increase capacity in packaging by more than double after buying a new Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 folder-gluer machine as part of a £3m two-year investment.

Digital Wordcrafts has installed a new Mimaki JV5-320S 3.2m-wide solvent printer to help the Leicester-based company bring more work in-house.

Contract wins for Rocket have prompted the digital printer to look at buying a second 3.2m-wid EFI Vutek QS to drive expansion and cope with the extra work generated from its first Vutek install...

Fespa has overhauled its awards programme, throwing the new-look annual event open to every single printer in the world and toning down emphasis on technology.

Heidelberg has announced it will phase out production of its Printmaster GTO 52 from March 2014 as it "realigns its small format-product portfolio".

Optichrome has installed Kodak Colorflow Software Pro with ink optimisation to boost colour consistency, save money and improve environmental impact.