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Freestyle Designs expands with Agfa Anapurna
Bath-based Freestyle Designs has installed an Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED to help remove bottlenecks and increase volume and variety of work.

Ofcom updates on Royal Mail regulation
Ofcom has proposed that the current framework regulating Royal Mail should be kept in place for a further five years.

RRD says increased Chatham bid is ‘Superior Proposal’
As the bidding war over the future ownership of RR Donnelley rumbles on, the company’s board has now unanimously determined that Chatham Asset Management’s increased offer constitutes a ‘Superior...

RA Smart large-format division in new Acuity deal
RA Smart Large Format, the textiles printing specialist’s new large-format equipment arm, has signed a deal with Fujifilm to supply its Acuity range of devices, with the first install set for January.

Sappi invests to cut use of fossil fuels at Kirkniemi
Sappi has signed off a major investment in renewable energy at its Kirkniemi Mill.

Antalis to exclusively distribute Cocoon Offset
Antalis has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Cocoon Offset 100% recycled papers.

Micropress beefs up long perfector setup with first ten-colour
Micropress is set to install its first ten-colour press as part of a fresh multi-million pound investment drive that will boost capacity and increase efficiencies at the Suffolk firm.

SMP welcomes Royal Mail 2022 incentives programme
The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) has welcomed Royal Mail’s 2022 initiatives to support the growth and retention of the letters industry.

RRD accepts revised Atlas proposal
RR Donnelley (RRD) has accepted a revised proposal from affiliates of Atlas Holdings to increase the price per share of its pending acquisition of the business but has already received an increased...

Adobe to drop Pantone colour system
Print and pre-press professionals have expressed disquiet about the information gap around Adobe’s decision to remove Pantone Color Libraries from future versions of its Creative Cloud products.