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Hobs Group divests MPS arm
Hobs Group has sold Hobs On-Site, its managed print services (MPS) division, to independent IT services business SCC, for an undisclosed sum.
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Sonora sales jump in Kodak Q1 results
Kodak achieved double-digit growth in volumes for its Sonora process-free and Flexcel flexo plates in Q1, but posted a loss for the quarter amid moves that could lead to more M&A activity at the...
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Former Cestrian MD launches new project management business
Former Cestrian managing director Phill Reynolds has launched new business OPOC, which offers a field management tool of the same name to make data collection more efficient, allowing businesses to...
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Emmerson buys Foliant laminator to target new markets
Emmerson Press has installed a Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems as it looks to expand into new markets.
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Single-pass CMYK+ digital press revealed by Xerox
Xerox has unveiled the first toner-based digital printer that can print four-colour process plus two speciality dry colours in a single pass, the Iridesse production press.
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Josero to sell Agfa Anapurna H1650i
Wide-format kit reseller Josero has added the new Agfa Anapurna H1650i LED printer to its kit portfolio.
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Paper supply squeeze in face of 'perfect storm'
A “perfect storm” of global events has resulted in long lead times for some paper grades – with mills resorting to allocation for the first time in over a decade – and printers and paper buyers have...
Print needs positive owners
Jo Francis reflects on the end of an era as St Ives exits print.
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Buyers have been slow to pick up on digital’s image problem
While printers have had to face up to many challenges over the past few years, consumer trust hasn’t been one of them.
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Q&A: Jason Maclaren Business development manager, John Good
Jason is “50 years young” and has been in the print trade since 18, having joined third-generation family business (SJ Heady & Co) based in Clapham, London.