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Jenemark: "Nordvalls brings to Watermill a lot of experience and vice versa"

Watermill Press acquired by Swedish label specialist

Bradford-based label printer Watermill Press has been acquired by Swedish company Nordvalls.

Court (left) with founder Alvin Brown: "We specialise in anything awkward or complex and miniature"

Clinical celebrates 45 years of finishing

Leicester-based Clinical Print Finishers is celebrating 45 years in business this month.

Contact Originators manufactures flexo plates

Contact Originators updates on fire recovery

Flexo plate manufacturer Contact Originators has said it has now recovered from the recent fire it suffered at its Bredbury, Stockport premises in January and is ready to begin its rebuild.

Xerox said it needs to “prioritise the health and safety of its employees, customers, partners and affiliates"

Xerox postpones HP takeover activity amid Covid-19 situation

Xerox has postponed activity relating to its hostile takeover bid of HP in light of the escalating coronavirus pandemic.

Kaps Finishing has added wide-format printing to its offering

Kaps Finishing supports litho clients with wide-format investment

Trade finisher Kaps Finishing has taken on a Yotta YD-F2513R5 wide-format flatbed printer to enable its trade litho customers to use the company as a one-stop shop for both their finishing and...

Rishi Sunak announced his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 March

Coronavirus response dominates new Budget, print sector reacts

Print sector figures have tentatively welcomed measures in the new Chancellor’s first Budget as policy was largely geared towards responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

YM Group: "Some new contract wins didn’t kick in until new financial year"

YM Group sets sights on future profits with three-year plan

Pre-tax losses at YM Group have increased by almost £4.8m to £6.1m, but the group said it had subsequently made “good progress” with its three-year plan with a big increase in adjusted EBITDA.

The Polar machine will be delivered later this month

Whittington Moor upgrades with Polar

Chesterfield-based print firm Whittington Moor has invested in a new Polar 115N Plus guillotine for its finishing division.

More than 60% of UK production is exported

Best of British: Masters in media studies

Here at Printweek we had a bit of a debate about what ‘British’ actually means in manufacturing terms. There are quite a few firms with UK-based factories and workforces that develop their own...

20 under £20k

Print and print-related machinery comes in all shapes and sizes and while you might have to fork out millions for a full bells-and-whistles super-duper new press, there are plenty of smaller...