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CPI acquired in €21m deal

Pan-European book printing group CPI has been acquired by new owners.

Ricoh gears up for wide-format launches

Ricoh is bolstering its production print team as it prepares to go-to-market with new wide-format products.

Print promo launch as Yorkshire prepares for Le Tour

Evolution Print is helping Welcome to Yorkshire 'turn Yorkshire yellow' ahead of next year's Tour de France, which will start in the county.

Former print boss admits fraud

The former director of collapsed Cromwell Press has pleaded guilty to false accounting after initially denying the charges against him.

PrintIT! secures sponsorship and sets sights on mentoring

Xaar has renewed its sponsorship of the PrintIT! education initiative, which is aiming to encourage businesses to mentor young people through print training.

IPIA event to focus on innovation

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) will hold its 2013 supplier and buyer event at the Football Association's new headquarters.

Lads mags must cover up or go

Retail chain the Co-operative will withdraw lads' mags from its shelves after 9 September unless publishers place the titles in 'modesty bags'.

LumeJet wins funding for photonic technology

LumeJet has secured 250,000 to develop high-speed industrial applications of inkless, photonic printing.

Checkprint expands mailing operation

Tall Group secure cheque printing operation Checkprint has reconfigured part of its Leicestershire facility and installed a raft of new equipment.

Gemini celebrates in Brighton and eyes London opening

Gemini Brighton, which changed its name from Andus Print in May, celebrated with a launch party last week and is lining up another operation in the capital.

Polestar renews BMJ and BMA contract

Polestar has renewed its contract to print a range of journals for the British Medical Association.

Howard Hunt installs second iGen4

Dartford-based direct mail printer Howard Hunt Group has installed a second Xerox iGen4 at its Dartford site and is eyeing an iGen150.

NAPM course teaches paper properties, environmental issues and estimating

Only a few places remain on the National Association of Paper Merchants' (NAPM) annual Paper Appreciation Course, to be held on 12 September.

British-made printable cardboard furniture range launched

Renowned designer David Bartlett has launched a new range of cardboard furniture blanks that can be overprinted with custom designs.

Takeover bid tabled for CPI

CPI Group could soon be under new ownership if a proposed takeover deal comes to fruition.