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(L-R) Phil and Dinah Ouzman are Zunoma's majority shareholders

Smith & Ouzman rebrands to Zunoma following MBO

Smith & Ouzman has rebranded to Zunoma six months after a management buyout was completed at the company.

New tech link-up: a fresh way for Bauer's commercial partners to connect with readers

Bauer integrates print and online with image recognition tech

Publisher Bauer Media has teamed up with tech platform Phuzion Media to make two of its printed magazines “shoppable”.

The ProBind line is installed and up and running

Ace sets up new spiral binding wing

Ace Binding Company has set up a new offshoot offering metal spiral binding after buying the specialist equipment required from a fellow trade finisher that has exited the industry.

Cox: new role is an exciting opportunity

Cox takes up new role at global print platform

Former Vpress managing director Tim Cox has joined a cloud software business that aims to “revolutionise” online print procurement and connected production.

Hobbs: "The business had to ramp up its production capabilities"

Brightside Print & Design automates cutting with Graphtec spend

Brightside Print & Design has invested in a Graphtec F-Mark automatic sheetfed cutting system to enhance its cutting speed and precision.

Arnold: "We pride ourselves in finding solutions for our customers’ requirements"

Lincoln enhances in-house bookletmaking

Lincoln Print & Copy Centre has purchased a Kasfold K640 bookletmaker to meet the demand for short-run A4 landscape booklets.

Doss: significant scale and cost efficiency benefits

AR Packaging acquired in £1bn deal

Graphic Packaging is buying AR Packaging in the packaging industry’s latest mega-takeover.

Shotton: disposal reduces UPM's annual newsprint capacity by 250,000 tonnes

UPM Shotton sale agreed

UPM has agreed to sell its Shotton newsprint mill in North Wales to a subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Eren Holdings.

Fespa’s ‘Coffee Break’ webinars will take place every two weeks

Fespa ‘Coffee Break’ webinars return

The second series of Fespa’s ‘Coffee Break’ webinars will kick off with the first session tomorrow (18 May).

Shaw: "The Onset X3 presses have been essential to our business"

ImageData Group in Fujifilm Onset UK first install

ImageData Group has become the first UK company to invest in an Onset X3 HS Dual Flex flatbed printer from Fujifilm.

The employee’s high vis tabard became entangled in a rotating spindle

Firm fined over HSE incident

A specialist printing firm has been fined a six-figure sum after an incident where an employee suffered asphyxiation after becoming entangled in a part of a press.

Mason Kane, one of the first apprentices on Paragon CC's Ignite scheme

Paragon CC uses levy transfer option to help SMEs

Paragon Customer Communications is donating a chunk of its Apprenticeship Levy fund to help smaller companies pay for training.

Digipress team celebrate new alliance and new investment

Digipress boosts online and large-format presence

Digipress has become the UK wing of online print platform HappyPrinting, and has boosted its wide-format offering with a Durst P5 350 large-format printer.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is a German subsidiary of Japanese company Mitsubishi Paper Mills

More price rises at Mitsubishi HiTec Paper

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe has raised prices for its coated specialty papers again.

Smith (L) with Little: "I am excited to be taking the business into new markets"

MBO at Advanced Dynamics

A management buyout has taken place at automated filling and packaging machinery manufacturer Advanced Dynamics.