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KBA has made "significant progress" in improving print quality on its RotaJet 76 and has added newspaper printing to the potential applications for the inkjet web press.

Follicly-challenged printers keen to raise money for charity during "Movember" can still take part thanks to JAK Print and Design's free moustache kits.

MailShot Manager, a direct mail customer database, printing and delivery service, was launched by Printed.com on Monday (22 October).

Direct mail printer Geoff Neal Litho has invested around 600,000 in a Heidelberg Anicolor press and finishing machinery to offer short run services.

Royal Mail has announced a renewed freeze on reversion charges relating to envelope sealing issues just over a month after its initial six month moratorium ended on 17 September.

The Conservative Party has awarded the contract for all of its print and print management requirements in the build up to the 2015 general election to St Ives.

Quad/Graphics has announced a $258.5m (161m) bid for rival direct marketing business Vertis Holdings as the latter filed for Chapter 11 "to facilitate the intended sale".

Shares in St Ives have risen by more than 17% in the past week, after the group announced better than expected results on Tuesday (2 October).

DST Output UK has embarked on a multimillion-pound equipment upgrade across its Bristol, Dagenham and Nottingham sites.

The Finishing Company has reduced unnecessary mailings thanks to an updated data management system which tailors orders to specific customers.