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Flexpress in UK Duplo first
Trade printer Flexpress has become the subject of another UK first installation after expanding its service offering with the addition of a Duplo DuSense Digifoil semi-automatic digital foiling...

MBO unveils upgrades for feeder head
MBO has launched the latest generation of its Vacustar feeder head with improved speed and automated features.

Bishops concludes £5.1m mega-spend
Bishops Printers is set to complete an extensive 13-month £5.1m investment drive with the installation of two Müller Martini eight-station stitching lines.

ECM to speed up with Palamides delivery
ECM Print Finishers is set to install a new Palamides Delta-pro 703 delivery system to boost its finishing efficiency.

Duplo preps for double machine launch at Packaging Innovations
Duplo is set to launch a new digital foiling machine and a shape cutter at the next Packaging Innovations expo in Birmingham.

Precision takes UK-first Scodix digital enhancer
Precision Printing has taken on the UK’s first Scodix Ultra 101 digital enhancement press in order to replace two older models in its finishing portfolio.

US API business files for Chapter 11
The US sister company of API Group, which has been placed into administration, has filed for Chapter 11 protection.

API Group enters admin as US parent pulls plug
API Group has gone into administration as its US parent company closed all of the foil and laminate manufacturer’s UK sites.

Ex Navy engineer first to gain Printing Charity funded bookbinding qualification
An ex aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy who was discharged with MS in 2005 has become the first person to gain a bookbinding qualification supported and funded by The Printing Charity.

Route 1 takes first UK B1 MGI embellisher with hot foiling
Route 1 Print is in the process of installing a B1 format MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evo 75 embellishment press from Konica Minolta, the first of its kind in the UK with iFoil L hot-foiling capabilities.