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New newspaper launching on Isle of Wight
A new free newspaper is set to launch on the Isle of Wight later this week.
Awesome news from Awesome Merch
Jo Francis is delighted to chart the progress of a home-grown promotional print specialist with big ambitions.
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Kodak adds ink and plate analytics to Prinergy Cloud
Kodak has unveiled an ink and plate usage analytics service for its Prinergy Cloud system, designed to reduce costs and increase efficiency for commercial printers.
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Taylor Bloxham sets up dedicated education and membership team
Print and marketing communications company Taylor Bloxham Group has established a dedicated team to work with the education and membership sectors as part of its continued targeted growth.
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New Polar replaces ageing predecessor at Quadraproof
Quadraproof has invested in a new Polar N 78 Eco guillotine to replace a 24-year-old Polar 76 and improve efficiency onsite.
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‘Always on’ culture affecting SME bosses
SME leaders are “close to reaching boiling point” at work, according to new research.
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Ultra Finishing bolsters foiling with Yawa spend
Decorative print finisher Ultra Finishing has expanded its in-house foiling capability by investing around £80,000 in a Yawa automatic foil stamping machine.
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Manroland Sheetfed ahead of plan in Langley interims
Manroland Sheetfed parent company Langley Holdings said the press manufacturing operation was “slightly ahead of plan” in the first half of 2018 but overall group revenue and profit was down.
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SP Group ceases production, begins wind down
SP Group ceased production earlier this week and the majority of workers at the business have now been made redundant.
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Bell & Bain hosts First Minister
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Bell & Bain this week and met with apprentices at the Glasgow book printer.