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St Ives splits print ops in interim results
St Ives has unveiled a new corporate structure that sees print businesses Service Graphics, SP Group and St Ives Management Services (SIMS) paired with field marketing firm Tactical Solutions in one...

Killer app: Saxon uncorks the class for a boutique brand
Luxury drinks brand development specialist Boutique Brands has been sourcing the finest materials from all over the world for its drinks bottles, labels and corks for the past eight years. It recently...

Overmatter: Mapplication
Apple, Samsung and other technology titans have missed the boat on an up-and-coming phenomenon.

Doveton Press invests in Duplo iSaddle System stitcher
Doveton Press is set to save £60,000 a year on outsourcing after buying a Duplo iSaddle System stitcher as part of a wider investment that has topped more than £1m over the past 12 months.

SuperWide boosts capacity with double Vutek buy
Trade-only printer SuperWide Digital is ramping up capacity to expand into new areas with a double Vutek installation from EFI.

Heidelberg bolsters services and consumables ops with PSG buy
Heidelberg signed an agreement last week to acquire European Printing Systems Group (PSG), for an undisclosed sum.

OPM invests in Tharstern Primo MIS
OPM (Labels and Packaging Group) has backed up a recent spending spree on kit and premises by halving production times with a new management information system (MIS).

PNG Digital supports expansion with HP Z6200 buy
Digital printer PNG Digital has invested in an HP Z6200 photo printer to support its continued growth.

Indigo in UK double first with Komori H-UV long perfector
Southampton’s Indigo Press has achieved a double first with its latest Komori press buy, having purchased the UK's first eight-colour Lithrone H-UV that is also the UK's first perfector with the...

Vistaprint owner takes 70% stake in Exaprint parent in €91.5m deal
Cimpress, the parent company of Vistaprint, has acquired French web-to-print company Exagroup.

Datagraphic becomes first UK company to buy Xerox Rialto 900
Datagraphic has become the first company in the UK to acquire the Xerox Rialto 900 inkjet press as part of a seven-figure investment in new printing equipment.

Communisis posts 27% sales growth and reveals new business win
Sales are up at Communisis for the fifth consecutive year and the group has secured a significant new financial services contract as it targets further growth in 2015.

Agfa launches v2.3 of Apogee and Asanti StoreFront
Agfa Graphics has added support for electronic document distribution to the latest version of its StoreFront open web-to-print system.

CMYUK moves to tailor-made Shrewsbury premises
CMYUK has opened a tailor-made showroom to anchor its place on the wide-format map and try to bump up its turnover by at least a fifth.

Real Digital purchases six Palamides Sima automatic tray fillers
Real Digital is due to take delivery of two Palamides Sima 220 automatic tray fillers this week on top of four recently installed models to bump up its production capabilities.