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Greenhouse Graphics goes greener with 'game-changing' press

Commercial printer Greenhouse Graphics has invested around £500,000 in a Komori Lithrone S429 with H-UV curing to benefit from its production efficiencies and environmental credentials.

Business minister claims deregulation drive has 'saved business £10bn'

The government's drive to cut business regulation via its 'One-in, Two-out' rule has saved companies £10bn over the past four years, according to business minister Matthew Hancock.

Charterhouse PM acquires customer engagement agency Indicia

Charterhouse PM has acquired the £10m-turnover Bristol-based customer engagement agency Indicia for an undisclosed amount.

Herts & Essex installs second B3 Anicolor

Herts & Essex Printers has installed an 18-month-old five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 52 with coater as part of an £800,000 plant upgrade.

Ultrachem to bring Actega Colorchemie water based inks to UK market

Independent manufacturer and supplier of coatings and pressroom consumables Ultrachem has partnered with water-based flexo ink manufacturer Actega and will now stock and distribute its water-based...

BPIF expands legal service after law changes

The BPIF has become the first trade association to operate its own law firm, following a raft of recent legal changes that have allowed the move to happen.

Vision Paper & Board adds Double A Premium to range

Paper merchant and converter Vision Paper & Board, part of the Middleton Paper Group, has added Double A Premium to its range of business papers.

Agfa expands wide-format range with OEM cutting table

Agfa Graphics has launched its first wide-format cutting table, the Acorta, following an OEM deal with Italian manufacturer Elitron.

Billingham Press brings perfect binding in-house with Morgana investment

Family-run commercial printer Billingham Press has installed a Morgana DigiBook 200 PUR perfect binding machine to enable it to bring perfect binding in-house.

Charlie Hebdo print run upped to 3m, printer under wraps

A French printing industry expert has told PrintWeek that the country’s security services have asked for the identity of the printer of this week’s Charlie Hebdo “survivors’ issue” be kept under wraps...

Hartgraph invests £2m in new building and Speedmaster XL 75

Commercial printer Hartgraph has invested around £2m in a new five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 with coater and newly purchased premises, which it moved to over the Christmas period.

Spandex expands ImagePerfect range with new self-adhesive wall textile

Sign-making and display industry trade supplier Spandex has expanded its range of ImagePerfect materials with the launch of a new self-adhesive wall textile, ImagePerfect Self-Adhesive Wall Textile...

Killer app: Doddle campaign a piece of cake for Stewart Signs

Launched last year, Doddle is a joint venture between Network Rail and Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman that plans to roll out 300 parcel shops at train stations across the country as an alternative...

Overmatter: icing on the cake

Overmatter loves weddings. And cake. And what have we here? Yes, it’s a print-themed wedding cake. Let joy be unconfined!

Baker Goodchild expands plant list with new investments

Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has added to its growing production capabilities by making a raft of investments in new equipment.