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Meet swissQprint at The Print Show 2024 and prepare to be amazed
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EFI chief calls for industry to 'lift itself up'
EFI CEO Jeff Jacobson used his inaugural Connect user conference opening keynote to ask the sector to do more to “lift itself up… because there's a lot of growth in this great industry”.
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Macfarlane Group acquires Armagrip
Macfarlane Group has acquired industrials sector packaging provider Armagrip to further strengthen its business in the north of England.
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Printweek’s rundown of the biggest headlines of the past 12 months
As the industry gears up for the opportunities and challenges of the new year and decade ahead, we take a look back at the stories that defined 2019, which proved to be another lively year for print.
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Review of 2019: January
Our annual roundup of all the big stories around the UK printing industry.
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DecoNetwork releases Version 8.5
DecoNetwork has released the latest version of its flagship software that enables DTG printers to streamline their business operations into one platform.
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Flint Group announces further price increases
Flint Group has announced that it is to increase prices of its offset inks across Europe.
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New print group named
Newly acquired NE printers Atkinson Print and Newcastle Print Solutions are to form the foundation of a new print group under the banner National Print Solutions Group.
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How is business confidence faring in the devolved nations?
According to research from accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, entrepreneurs are four times more likely to start a business in London than in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Rare 15th-century Caxton print discovered
A librarian at the University of Reading has unearthed one of the oldest surviving pages ever printed, identified as part of a book produced by William Caxton at his Westminster print shop in the 15th...
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The Sun launches new print title
The Sun is launching new, free monthly magazine Popcorn, touted to be the biggest film magazine in the country.