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Alpha-Cure celebrates 25th birthday
Specialist UV lamp manufacturer Alpha-Cure is celebrating its 25th anniversary, following a year in which it saw increased demand for its products during the coronavirus pandemic.
Royal Mail results reflect parcels boom
The pandemic-related parcels boom has resulted in a big jump in sales and profits at Royal Mail – with parcel revenues outstripping letters for the first time in the group’s five-century history.
Route 1 opens up API
Bluetree Group’s trade printing wing Route 1 Print is opening up its systems with a new API to facilitate automated print buying.
New dates for InPrint Munich and more
New dates have been revealed for three specialist industry events that were postponed due to the ongoing restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.
Roy Coxhead RIP
Long-standing printing industry journalist and former Printweek columnist Roy Coxhead has died, aged 90.
Print entrepreneurs to appear on Dragons' Den
An entrepreneurial young printer is set to make a pitch on Dragons’ Den this week.
ThreeFiveFour reinvests in Ricoh with double purchase
Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has installed two new Ricoh machines to boost its capacity and efficiency and enable it to keep up with current client demand as well as the...
Reflex positive on outlook, revamps Zeta range
Papermaker Reflex is relaunching its Zeta range after a strong performance in Q1.
Smith & Ouzman rebrands to Zunoma following MBO
Smith & Ouzman has rebranded to Zunoma six months after a management buyout was completed at the company.
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”.
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 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.
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.
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.
AR Packaging acquired in £1bn deal
Graphic Packaging is buying AR Packaging in the packaging industry’s latest mega-takeover.