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Paperlinx shares suspended, GF Smith pulls its range
Trading in Paperlinx shares has been suspended as the merchanting group investigates a possible breach of banking covenants.

Cimpress announces second acquisition of 2015
Cimpress has announced its second acquisition of 2015 in the form of Austrian web-to-print business Druck und Handelsgesellschaft (Druck.at).

Weedon PSC awarded instantaneous pop-up POS display unit licence
Packaging and POS display manufacturer Weedon PSC has been awarded exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to manufacture the Smarty range of patented designs for instantaneous pop-up POS display...

RGBuk becomes Roland DG reseller
Large-format and digital print reseller RGBuk has been appointed to Roland DG’s dealer network.

Pollards invests £300,000 in finishing kit
William Pollard & Company has followed up the recent doubling of its offset print capacity by boosting its finishing capabilities with a new Stahlfolder KH 82 and a Duplo DC-745 multi-finisher.

W MacCarthy & Sons buys Polar 115 N Plus
Speciality boxmaker W MacCarthy & Sons hopes to boost efficiency on knife changes and programming when it takes delivery of a Polar guillotine next month from Heidelberg.

Fujifilm OEM partner makes Inca media handling kit available to all
Clinchtech, the OEM partner behind the Inca Onset automated media handling system, has ended its exclusive agreement with Inca’s worldwide distributor Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems.

Tall Security Print in £500k litho, digital and finishing spend
Tall Security Print, part of the Tall Group of Companies, has invested £500,000 in new litho, digital and finishing equipment, including a new 500mm web press from Spanish manufacturer Imer.

Unite threatens packaging firm with strike action over sacked staff
Unite has announced a two-day strike at the Northampton plant of one of the world's largest paper-based packaging groups following the dismissal of two of the union's stewards.

Overmatter: Just deserts 2
No sooner has Pensord’s Darren Coxon returned from his desert-based exertions in aid of charity (raising an impressive £7,035 at the time of writing) than another of print’s finest is also poised to...

Killer app: Apprentices step up to create print industry promo
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week earlier this month, the BPIF recently gathered together 11 print apprentices from member companies at its London office to work together with a designer to...

KBA sales on target and profits exceed expectations
KBA has posted operating profit of €14.1m (£10.2m) in its 2014 financial report, although its order intake fell by 5.5%.

ITG wins Intu contract and announces senior appointments
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) has won a major business process outsourcing (BPO) contract and appointed two joint managing directors for customer service as it looks to continue its rapid growth.

BPIF welcomes SME support in pre-election Budget
The BPIF has welcomed a number of business-support measures announced in last week's pre-election Budget, including the launch of a consultation into the current system of business rates.

GJ Plastics boosts capabilities with Mimaki UJF-3042 purchase
GJ Plastics has beefed up its design and fabrication capability with a new direct-to-substrate Mimaki digital printer and is looking at a further investment of a six-figure sum.