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DENA upgrades to Polar guillotine
Scottish screen printing firm DENA Screenprint has invested in a Heidelberg Polar 78 ECO guillotine to bring its technology up to date.
Resource future proofs business with £3m spend
Leeds-based Resource has rounded off a £3m investment in a relocation and upgrading its production facilities with a five-colour SRA1 Ryobi 925 press.
DS Smith doubles pre-tax profits
DS Smith has doubled its pre-tax profits to £167m and reported a 10% rise in sales to £4bn in its full 2013/14 results.
Walstead pulls out of possible Global MP deal
Wyndeham owner Walstead Investments has withdrawn its interest in purchasing struggling direct mail business Global MP.
HighCo secures Comic Relief PM deal
Comic Relief has appointed HighCo MRM to provide data management, print and fulfillment services.
Vintage Heidelberg prints Glastonbury newspaper
A 1957 Heidelberg OHZ-S cylinder letterpress is being used to print Glastonbury festival’s free newspaper, The Glastonbury Free Press, for the second year running.
Benson's Kerridge honoured with Entrepreneur award
Benson Group managing director Mark Kerridge has been awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in the manufacturing & engineering category for the Midlands Region.
Royal Mail calls for Ofcom review into TNT 'cherry picking'
Royal Mail has urged Ofcom to bring forward its review of the effect of competition on the Universal Service Obligation (USO), which it said was being threatened by 'cherry picking arbitrage' by TNT...
Domino returns to profit, but shares tumble
Shares in Domino Printing Sciences, the coding & marking and inkjet printing specialist, closed at £6.15, a drop of 16.7% that wiped £140m off its market capitalisation on the release of its interim...
Rescue bid imminent at Global MP
A white-knight bidder is poised to step in with a rescue deal for the stricken Global MP business.
Zen Direct Mail buys Canon imagePRESS 1135+
Direct mail company Zen Direct Mail Solutions has invested in a Canon imagePRESS 1135+ to increase its capacity and productivity.
CPI ramps up digital book production with third Quantum
CPI UK is to boost its high-speed inkjet web book printing firepower by more than 60% with the installation of a third ‘Quantum’ line this summer – its largest to date.
Eclipse tests market with hybrid inkjet spend
Eclipse Colour has begun installation of Kodak Prosper S5 inkjet overprinting heads on its 12-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster 102.
Polestar extends contract with Cross Country Trains
Cross Country Trains has renewed its timetable production contract with Polestar Applied Solutions.
Pinstripe ties up three-year deal with Edgbaston
Pinstripe Print Group has secured a three-year sole supplier deal with Edgbaston Stadium and Warwickshire County Cricket Club worth in the region of £200,000.