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Historic printer Barnard & Westwood is beginning its centenary year under fresh ownership after veteran retail entrepreneur Maurice Bennett CBE acquired the business.

Fretwell Print & Direct Mail has seen a boost in productivity after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 5-L with AutoPlate Pro, Inpress Control and the new integrated Prinect product suite.

Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.

Konica Minolta aims to capitalise on burgeoning demand for short-run corrugated packaging with a compact, low-cost inkjet press that costs under £100,000.

Royal Mail’s share price hit a 52-week high after it said it expected to file adjusted operating profits “well in excess of £500m” for the full year, on the back of a booming parcels business and...

Latcham has significantly increased its hourly cutting output after investing in a new Baumann Wohlenberg 115 high-speed guillotine.

Riverside Printers has acquired screen and wide-format specialist Action Screen Process to expand its service offering.

Paragon Customers Communications has launched a new apprenticeship programme during National Apprenticeship Week, following a successful pilot scheme.

Heidelberg’s share price jumped by 25% after it reported a recovery in demand in China and Europe and upgraded its operating profit forecasts for the full year.

Wide-format software developer Onyx Graphics has launched a new pay-as-you-go model to open up its flagship dual RIP technology to SMEs of all sizes.