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UK Competition authority clears O2O takeover
The acquisition of Office2Office (O2O) by Evo Business Supplies, a new company set up by UK private equity investor Endless for the purpose of acquiring O2O, has been cleared by the UK Competition and...

Rose Calendars boosts green credentials with solar panel installation
B2B calendar printer Rose Calendars has installed photovoltaic panels on the roof of its factory as part of its strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and strengthen its green credentials.

Ace Binding boosts productivity with £160,000 kit investment
Trade finisher Ace Binding has bought two Horizon VAC-1000 collating towers and a range of Renz finishing equipment to boost its productivity.

Updated: PrintWeek Awards 2014 winners revealed - with photos
Around 850 of the industry’s great and good celebrated the best that the UK print industry had to offer at the PrintWeek Awards last night.

Luxury Packaging Printer of the Year: Pureprint Group
When Sotheby’s came knocking, Pureprint answered.

Newspaper Printer of the Year: Trinity Mirror Printing (Watford)
It’s four in row for Trinity Mirror, which has made this category its own since 2011, thanks to punchy colour and adventurous technological advances.

Poster Printer of the Year: Odessa Print Group
The Imax cinema in central London is the largest cylindrical wrap poster site in Europe and Odessa was commissioned by Ocean Outdoor to produce a poster for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie.

Fine Art Printer of the Year: Push Print
Push Print has won this hyper-demanding category where detail and quality are everything.

Point-of-Purchase Printer of the Year: Augustus Martin
Augustus Martin was commissioned by Tag on behalf of Maybelline to develop a bespoke unit for the launch of the Big Eyes mascara and eye shadow ranges.

Cross-media Company of the Year: Eclipse Red
It was the personal touch that did it. Car dealer JCT600 asked Eclipse Red to produce a more personalised automated communication package.

Book Printer of the Year: Pureprint Group
“The book has Swiss-watch precision,” was the client’s verdict on the 2,500 copies of Giacometti Without End.

Trainee of the Year: Jordan Dudas, AJS Labels
If Jordan Dudas was curious about printing, his bosses we no less fascinated by their new recruit when he turned up at AJS Labels late last summer.

Post-press Company of the Year: Screaming Colour
Screaming Colour has done it again. Last year it won this category on its problem-solving prowess; this year it took the number-one spot for its flair on projects such as a catering proposal for Leeds...

Industrial Digital Printer of the Year: Real Digital International
Real Digital is making a habit of this. Last year it came top and the year before it was runner-up in this category, by balancing smart use of data and high-quality creativity.

Magazine Printer Printer of the Year: Park Communications
Maybe it was the excellent lift and detail on all those uncoated text sections. Or perhaps that dense black on monochrome imagery worked its magic. Whatever, since moving to Park in 2013, It’s Nice...