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Totalpost acquires Mailing and Mechanisation UK and wins Muller deal
Consumables and mailroom manufacturer and supplier Totalpost Services has acquired mailroom automation and insertion systems manufacturer Mailing and Mechanisation UK as part of a major expansion...

Donnelley boss on customer care and cock-ups
RR Donnelley chief executive Tom Quinlan said the firm was able to survive the 2012 error when it released Google's quarterly earnings early - wiping $20bn off the value of the search giant - because...

Speculation over likely EFI acquisition targets
EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has dismissed speculation that the company could mount a bid for Xaar using its $600m (£400m) war chest.

Company bosses jailed in £750,000 fraud trial
The owners of failed south Wales business services company MJL Group were jailed last Friday along with two other people involved in a £750,000 fraud.

Domino UK appoints new general manager
Inkjet manufacturer Domino UK has promoted Mike Hurst to general manager for the UK sales channel.

Government brings forward plain cigarette packaging vote
A parliamentary vote on the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and other tobacco products has been bumped up and will now take place before the general election.

Heidelberg unveils first Jetmaster Dimension customers
Heidelberg has announced the first two installations of its Jetmaster Dimension '4D printing system' for printing onto three-dimensional objects.

Screentec boosts in-house finishing services with DYSS buy
Welsh printer Screentec has invested in a DYSS X7-1325C digital cutting table with Superhead to increase its in-house service offerings.

Callprint makes new Jupiter appointment
Reprographics and large-format print specialist Callprint has recruited Andy Phillips as regional account director of the new Jupiter Visual Communications team.

Ashford Colour Press invests £2m in second digital book line
Ashford Colour Press has invested around £2m in a second digital book production line, comprising HP and Hunkeler technology, just two years after ordering its first.

Micropress invests over £2m in new kit as turnover grows by 10%
Commercial printer Micropress has invested £2.25m in new equipment including a Xerox iGen 150 and a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 to cope with increased demand following turnover growth of...

Kaps Finishing invests £100,000 in kit update
Trade finisher Kaps Finishing has invested in three new Robatech and Stahl machines to enable it to boost its in-house service offerings.

Manroland Sheetfed cuts production hours on dip in China orders
Manroland Sheetfed has imposed short-time working on approximately 800 staff at its manufacturing facility in Offenbach, according to German media reports.

Healeys invests £350k in digital following strong growth
Healeys Print Group has invested £350,000 in a complete refurbishment of its digital print department on the back of 40% digital revenue growth in the past 13 months.

Rocket growth drives people and kit spend
Exhibition and event project management specialist Rocket plans to further expand its salesforce this year to aid expansion following a 17% turnover growth in 2014.