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Pureprint orders three HP Indigo 7800s
Uckfield-based digital and litho printer Pureprint has ordered three HP Indigo 7800 presses, which will mark the first multiple 7800 installation in the UK.

Friedheim bolsters sales team with new packaging lead
Friedheim International has boosted its packaging presence with a new hire to head up its packaging division.

Avery UK acquires Label Connections
Avery UK, a subsidiary of Toronto-based specialty label and packaging giant CCL Industries, has acquired self-adhesive label printer Label Connections in a deal worth around $2.5m (£1.58m) that was...

HPM & Addo sold in pre-pack admin deal to director
HPM & Addo has fallen into administration and is understood to have been sold to one of its directors, Keiran Bayley, in a pre-pack deal.

First profit for 'new' Kodak
“Solid growth” in its printing plates and CTP business has helped propel Kodak to its first profit since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, although the results were also boosted by a...

Kube Print targets 20% growth with £400,000 kit spend
Financial print specialist Kube Print is targeting 20% growth after investing £400,000 in digital print and finishing equipment over the past few months.

Pensord sets up £350,000 digital wing
Sheetfed magazine printer Pensord is to launch a £350,000 digital print division to support its publishing clients with ultra short-run and versioned titles, personalised covers, subscription drives...

Ricoh hails print progress at customer centre opening
Ricoh has unveiled a new Customer Experience Centre at its Telford manufacturing facility, while proclaiming that it has now established itself as ‘the’ major force in production digital printing.

Mitchell makes second return to print
Astron founder David Mitchell has returned to print with a non-exec role and investment in Dublin-based packaging group Perigord Premedia.

GI Solutions invests in Duplo Digital System 5000Pro
Direct mail printer GI Solutions has bought a Duplo Digital System 5000Pro to enable it to produce better targeted and more personalised booklets.

Updated: Printers to feel impact of overtime holiday pay ruling
Print companies could be affected after workers won a case earlier today (4 November) at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), which means that some UK employers could now need to factor overtime pay...

In2Print launches hotel printing service
Commercial printer In2Print has teamed up with hotel marketing agency Journey to launch a dedicated design and print service intended to cater to the needs of hospitality venues.

Route One Print invests in Speedmaster XL 75
Online trade printer Route One Print has bought a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4+L to boost its efficiency and print quality.

Sales and profits up as Vistaprint targets "higher expectation" customers
Vistaprint has filed a 21% year-on-year sales leap in its Q1 results, with the online print giant logging sales of $333.9m (£208.7m) in the three months to 30 September, and operating profit doubling...

GPI installs UK's first 18,000sph Speedmaster XL 145
Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is currently commissioning the UK's first 18,000sph Speedmaster XL 145 at its Leeds carton printing site.