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![Dayfold needed an MIS that could get jobs through its factory quicker](/media/f34pjvct/dayfold-showroom-pic.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a49fa310)
Dayfold returns to Tharstern
Dayfold has signed back up to Tharstern MIS after five years away.
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Major blaze at Smurfit Kappa site
110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.
![L-R: Scott Hughes (DBW), Jonathan Wright (RLS), and Joanna Thomas (DBW)](/media/xwlnqmsd/reel-label-solutions.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a5ab1fa0)
Change of ownership for Reel Label Solutions
Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.
![Paper manufacturers are continuing to put prices up](/media/fz2b3g53/paper20130919010945151.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a5d95b90)
UPM and Burgo increasing prices
UPM and Burgo are the latest paper manufacturers to roll out price increases.
![Astley Signs produces signage for a range of major clients](/media/r1tdfxkk/wembleytotems.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a5e89dd0)
Astley Signs acquired by Mindelon
Privately owned Swedish corporate group Mindelon has acquired all the shares in Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs, for an undisclosed sum.
![Edge offering includes consultancy, whitepapers, and case-studies](/media/0u5pxlqp/ricoh-edge.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a455c8d0)
Ricoh and BPIF partner on competition
Ricoh has partnered with the BPIF to run a free competition that offers thousands of pounds of business services to support printers looking to evolve their operations through new revenue streams or...
![Jacobson: "We are committed to driving innovation"](/media/hohfxena/jeff-jacobson-efi-ceo.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a4797d70)
EFI acquires Inèdit Software
EFI has acquired Spanish company Inèdit Software to extend its strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print.
![The division uses a Xeikon 3500 press and AB Graphic converting line](/media/2tqpzcmr/kcs-launch.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7229c677330)
KCS Print launches new sustainable label division
Root Sustainable, the new division of Cornwall-based label manufacturer KCS Print launched last month, will target food, drink, and lifestyle brands with its sustainable label offering.
![The new machine replaced a Heidelberg Linoprint CP](/media/ns4ih5l2/hh-reeds-versafire-ev.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a0092b00)
H&H Reeds installs Versafire EV
H&H Reeds has invested in a new Heidelberg Versafire EV five-colour digital press, continuing a decades-long partnership.
![The deal was formalised in May](/media/igapebo5/haybrooke-specsavers.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a1cd4930)
Haybrooke secures Specsavers deal
Print procurement specialist Haybrooke Associates has signed a deal with Specsavers to provide the optical retail chain with “a combination of print buying solutions and services”.