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W&G Baird invests in automation
Commercial sheetfed printer W&G Baird has become the first company in the UK and Ireland to order robotic Stahlfolder P-Stackers from Heidelberg.
![Delaney: "I ask myself, why didn’t I buy one before?"](/media/43clat4z/fd-signs.jpeg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72f184933b0)
FD Signs ups efficiency and quality with Kongsberg spend
FD Signs has quickly secured new business after installing a Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutting table.
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Industry calls for action on pingdemic
Industry voices have joined the growing clamour for the government to take action to halt the so-called ‘pingdemic’ that is paralysing some businesses.
![(L-R) A1 Sovereign's Sue Busch, IBS' Jonathan Boakes and Konica Minolta's Rob Smith](/media/i2fbix2z/km4080-a1-sovereign-ltd-21st-december-2020.jpeg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72f1114df40)
A1 Sovereign expands capabilities with UK first KM AccurioPress C4080
A1 Sovereign has added an extra wide paper deck to its Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4080 – the first to be installed in the UK – to enable it to bring six-panel A4 brochure production in-house.
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Mercia Image appoints new business development manager
Mercia Image Print has expanded its senior team with the appointment of a new business development manager.
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Pepper joins Two Sides and states ESG commitment
Pepper Communications has become the newest member of print and paper advocacy group Two Sides and laid out details of its Planet Positive Initiative.
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TAYA launches Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials
TAYA Groups has launched what it claims is the world’s first Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials.
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Stannp.com invests to support bumper growth
Direct mail platform Stannp.com has invested £100,000 in new specialist kit to support its fast growth – with aims to double its turnover in the next year.
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Printful to open UK print and fulfilment site
On-demand printing and fulfilment specialist Printful is set to open two new European fulfilment centres, including one in Wolverhampton.
![Mulcahy: “We have one of the best equipped pre-press sites in the UK today"](/media/jw3nxpsn/steve-mulcahy-3012.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72efd2a73f0)
Contact opens new site housing largest European still
Full scale platemaking is now underway at Contact Originators’ new circa-3,000sqm site, which offers four times the floor space of its previous facility and boasts what is claimed to be the largest...