Print industry news roundup: BGP, Precision, Integrated Graphics, IOS, Cova Colour

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26 July 2011

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Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: snow dulls BGP numbers; Precision Printing's 1m investment; Integrated Graphics buys Variopoint; Dixon returns to lead IOS and Lateral; Cova Colour in MBI.

Improved Goodhead results damaged by BGP 'snow' loss
Owner Madejski provides additional bail-out to BGP after pre-tax losses

Precision Printing doubles digital capacity with £1m spend
On-demand trailblazer Precision Printing has doubled its digital print capacity with a £1m equipment spend

Integrated Graphics installs Océ VarioPrint 6250 investment
Integrated Graphics has invested in "the best bit of kit" it has ever bought

Dixon returns to head up IOS and Lateral
Lateral Group founder and former chairman Nick Dixon has returned to the business he sold

Cova Colour Print bought in management buy in
Digital printer Cova Colour Print has been bought by former Beacon Press man Mark Pryde in a management buy in.

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