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Alistair George died on 20 January aged 79, photo from 2008

Larger than life finishing firm founder remembered

UK Book Binders chairman Alistair George is set to pass the firm he founded on his final journey after he passed away following a long illness.

Del Simmons (R) with production manager Craig Revell: "Our operators have been really impressed"

Dayfold get creative with Duplo install

Creative print specialist Dayfold has installed a Duplo PFi Blade B2 digital cutting table, helping the company break into short-run and experimental work.

Muller Martini will also take over DGR's spare parts business in July

Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy

Muller Martini is expanding its perfect binding and book production offering with a fresh acquisition.

Martyr (front): "We can now offer many more finishes to the portfolio"

GP Print upgrades with Vivid install

Commercial printer GP Print has invested in a Matrix Metallic and Omni-Flow deep pile feeder system from Vivid Laminating Technologies.

Le Gresley: UV LED technology will provide a drastic reduction in energy costs

Aztec Label switches to LED

Aztec Label has converted five of its seven label production lines to UV LED curing, with its last two lines due for conversion by the end of January.

Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V

Horizon’s solution for high-throughput, high-quality booklets upgraded with iCE LiNK workflow management capability plus the ability to handle continuous-fed rolls.

FaberExposize will have complete production redundancy once the calender is running

FaberExposize UK buys new calender before New Year

FaberExposize UK has taken delivery of a Klieverik GTC101-3500 dye-sublimation fixation calender.

The Horizon SPF-200L can handle sheets up to 640mm in length

Optichrome supports landscape books with Horizon install

Optichrome has taken on a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to improve the speed, quality, and reliability of short-run landscape book production.

Printex's new accreditation has helped it to win over customers

Printex gains industry first SafeContractor accreditation

Printex Finishing Services has become the UK’s first print finishing equipment servicer to be SafeContractor accredited.

The solar install has helped the business during the energy crisis

MTP Media in print, finishing and solar installs

MTP Media has completed a round of updates to machinery and its premises after investing around £180,000 on a new Ricoh digital printer, a D&K Europa laminator, and a solar install on its roof.