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Signs and Labels Hereford eyes growth with Canon Colorado install
Signs and Labels Hereford has taken on a Canon Colorado M5W 1.6m-wide UVgel printer to streamline its workflow, improve its efficiency, and position the business for future growth, while enhancing its...

GF Smith renames three Colorplan shades
GF Smith has renamed three colours in its well-known Colorplan range to ensure the names are “universally resonant”.

Inks and digital printing kit boost Agfa results
Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up 7.2% last year, with the unit taking over from Radiology Solutions as the group’s biggest business.

Multiprint (Scotland) closes doors
Liquidators have been appointed at Kirkcaldy-based Multiprint (Scotland), with its owners closing the business due to their retirement and what they described as a general decline in demand.

Pro-Active bought by tech firm
Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

Heidelberg showcases then and now as part of 175th celebrations
Heidelberg has put together a fascinating timeline of the firm’s history as part of celebrations to mark its 175th anniversary.

UPM plans further cut to continental paper capacity
UPM has announced plans to cull 270,000 tonnes of uncoated mechanical paper capacity with the closure of one of its mills in Germany, along with streamlining at some of its other operations.

Premier adds new Drytac grade
Premier has added Drytac’s new Polar Frost Air translucent polymeric film to its product portfolio.

Gibbons in frame for Ancient House web
One of the two web offset presses at shuttered Ancient House Press appears likely to find a new home in the West Midlands.

Personalised book boss barred
The boss of a creative illustration business producing personalised books has been disqualified for abuse of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.