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Elanders addresses binding demand with Horizon investment
Elanders has streamlined its digital production and smoothed out workflow bottlenecks after purchasing a new Horizon BQ-480 four-clamp perfect binder and HT-80 three-knife trimmer.

Printing Plus cuts bindery bottleneck with Duplo purchase
Printing Plus has increased its finishing productivity after taking on a DC-646i multi-finisher from Duplo.

Best of British: Speed camera enthusiasts
This year marks a quarter of a century since three employees of Hadland Photonics, a scientific and military imaging company in Bovingdon, decided they could do their own thing.

Words & Spaces adds landscape book production
Commercial printer Words & Spaces has added landscape book production and streamlined its operations with investment in a new Horizon SPF-200L landscape feed bookletmaker.

Clinical Print boosts production with Horizon folder
Clinical Print Finishers has invested in a B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder to meet an increase in Z-fold card production.

Charlesworth completes CVA as personalised books transforms fortunes
Charlesworth Press has completed its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and completed a £3m round of investment in new kit to support its growing demand for the personalised children’s books market,...

Jo Watkiss passes away
Former Watkiss Automation communications director Jo Watkiss has died at the age of 59.

Bakers installs slitters from Ashe
Essex-based Baker Materials, the distributor arm of Baker Labels, has invested £300,000 in new equipment from UK converting kit manufacturer, Ashe.

MHI meets demand surge with new Kern inserter
Mail Handling International (MHI) has invested in a new Kern 3500 inserter to meet a surge in letter volumes.

Quick action minimises fire impact at FMS Foils
Production was briefly suspended at FMS Foils Group after a small fire started on Monday (25 November).