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Overmatter: Kwik birthday

1984. It seems like a long time ago. Wait, it WAS a long time ago. Notable happenings included the pound note being withdrawn from circulation, the original Band Aid, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood...

Caledonian Paper mulls 96pp investment

Polestar’s new 96pp web presses have resulted in an investment dilemma for UPM Caledonian Paper.

Doveton Press invests £1.3m to maximise efficiency

Doveton Press has invested £1.3m in a site extension, Tharstern MIS, and new print and finishing equipment including a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4+L, as it looks to maximise efficiency at its...

Kall Kwik network to roll out Infigo Catfish web-to-print platform

The Bardon Group is to roll out the Catfish web-to-print (W2P) platform to its network of Kall Kwik licensees after securing a deal with Infigo Software.

DCS boosts finishing operation with triple Duplo investment

Digital print and typesetting company Digital Creative Services (DCS) has bought a range of new Duplo finishing equipment to boost its productivity and bring previously outsourced services in-house.

Major revamp for Kodak operations

Kodak chief Jeff Clarke is implementing a new business structure that will result in the departure of one long-serving executive at the business, as well as promotions for two familiar names in the...

Perfect Colours adds HP Latex 3000 to portfolio

Perfect Colours has started supplying the HP Latex 3000 3.2m-wide printer.

K+L Laminators cuts finishing bottleneck with Polar guillotine buy

Trade finisher K+L Laminators has invested in a Polar N115 guillotine with stacklift, jogger and pile-turner to boost its production capacity.

Cestrian unwraps new outdoor advertising product

Wide-format printer Cestrian has unveiled its latest outdoor advertising product, Railingwraps.

Osborne kick-starts election campaign in Autumn Statement

Yesterday's Autumn Statement saw the chancellor, George Osborne, set out the Conservative party's stall for next May's general election.

Colchester Print Group moves into employee ownership

Commercial printer Colchester Print Group has become an employee-owned business after staff took a majority stake in the business through a trust scheme.

Printmax supports Mimaki growth with new hire

Large-format reseller Printmax has continued its recent growth by taking on additional technical consultant Martin Cole to "fill a Mimaki void in the business".

Pixartprinting unveils ready-made POS service

Pixartprinting has added a range of themed point-of-sale (POS) products, Pixartprinting Projects, to its web-to-print store.

Agfa launches Azura TE processless plate

Agfa Graphics has launched the Azura TE chemistry-free processless plate.

Ultrachem expands range and relocates to Enfield

Independent manufacturer and supplier of coatings and pressroom consumables Ultrachem has relocated to a new site in Enfield to consolidate its operations.