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Bookbinding kit goes up for auction
The business and assets of a London bookbinding business – including various items of specialist equipment – will go under the hammer at auction later this month.

Micropress beefs up long perfector setup with first ten-colour
Micropress is set to install its first ten-colour press as part of a fresh multi-million pound investment drive that will boost capacity and increase efficiencies at the Suffolk firm.

Colourfast Financial boosts efficiency with Horizon install
Colourfast Financial has increased its finishing efficiency and productivity after taking on a Horizon HT-80 automated three-knife trimmer.

Fine Print supports packaging demand with Kama buy
Oxfordshire marketing and promotional print company Fine Print has purchased a Kama ComCut 76 automatic finishing die-cutter to support its growing demand for short-run packaging.

Abercarn goes large with new prototyping facility
Smurfit Kappa has installed a Kongsberg cutting table at its Abercarn factory as the centrepiece of its new ‘Big Box’ design suite, which offers a next day XXL packaging prototyping service.

GP Print in bumper Duplo install
Commercial printer GP Print has installed a range of new finishing kit from Duplo to increase its capacity and automation.

Duplo launches stitcher 5.0
Duplo has launched a revamped version of its iSaddle bookletmaker which it said offers faster makereadies, can handle a wider range of jobs, and features enhanced automation, reliability and...

Heidelberg recovery continues
Heidelberg has stated that the year-on-year market recovery has continued in “virtually all regions” across the first half of the year as it sticks to its financial outlook for the year in spite of...

Vivid adds enhancements to VeloBlade range
Vivid Laminating Technologies has racked up more than 160 sales of its VeloBlade digital cutters and has added a side-by-side dual production option on its B1 model.

Komori sales on recovery track
Komori has revised its sales and profit forecasts for both the half- and full-year, with sales recovering but the availability of components and materials crimping the group’s ability to deliver.