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Elanders has installed an HP Indigo 7500 digital colour press as part of its "push for growth" stategy that will include further investment and the creation of new jobs at its North Tyneside plant.

Commercial printer Jadan Press has installed a Ricoh C751 digital press as a replacement for an older machine.

Royal Mail Group has announced plans to produce a new stamp for every gold medal won by British athletes at this summer's Olympic Games, in less than 24 hours after each event.

London-based print and design co-operative Calverts has been chosen as the first UK printer to produce clothing company Wrangler's European seasonal Look Book.

Showcard Print, the Letchworth-based point-of-sale business, is set to undergo a 15.25m management buyout (MBO) from parent group Havelock Europa.

Durst has unveiled a new series of UV printers, the P10, which can produce "fine art" quality output at resolutions up to 1,000dpi.

Start-up newspaper publisher Extra Newspapers has celebrated the launch of its first hyper-local newspapers.

Highcon has appointed ex-Bobst man Nigel Tracey to drive the manufacturer's international sales.

Domino Printing Sciences has expanded its direct mail sector reach after acquiring the customer database of Hamburg-based Mikrojet Systems.

Leeds City College is to close its in-house print training facility and change its Level 3 NVQ Machine Printing course to an industry-based apprenticeship model with no teaching on campus.

Durst has unveiled the latest addition to its UV inkjet range of label presses, the Tau 330, which is targeting the short-run label production market.

H&H Group has continued its aggressive acquisition programme and expanded its digital print capabilities after acquiring Milnthorpe-based Cypher Digital.

A host of UK manufacturers will be joining forces at Drupa, under the Picon banner, with the goal of highlighting the best of British print equipment.

Manroland US web and sheetfed divisions will share some backend functions for the time being in an effort to get up and running quickly following their sale to separate companies.