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The new Dukinfield site is around five miles from the existing Bredbury facility

Contact Originators unveils new site as part of £5m investment

Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has kicked off a £5m investment in a new site and equipment less than a year after it suffered a serious fire at its Bredbury, Stockport facility.

Chandler in action on his treasured yacht, Finona

Tributes paid to Dave Chandler

Former colleagues, clients and industry associates have paid tribute to Dave Chandler who has died aged 71.

BEIS is hosting nine sector-specific Brexit webinars

BEIS launches 'prepare for Brexit' webinars

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to host a series of webinars to help businesses navigate potential challenges as the end of the Brexit transition period looms.

Jamm's Woolwich factory: completion of sale will be timed to allow Jamm to relocate

Jamm puts London site on the market

Jamm Print & Production is selling its London premises as part of plans to relocate to a more suitable site.

A range of personalised applications can be produced on Mimaki's textiles printers

Digital vendors set for online textiles trade show

A raft of digital printer manufacturers are set to exhibit at a new online event for the textiles industry that kicks off later this week.

Heidelberg: Innovation Week will cover a raft of topics including workflow

Heidelberg UK team prepare for global event

Heidelberg UK’s product management and sales teams are gearing up for next week’s global online event, which will allow customers to set up one-to-one sessions with experts based on their specific...

Rob Cross with the Autobond

Micropress in UK embellishment first

Micropress has invested around £250,000 to bring the lion’s share of its spot UV work in-house with a UK digital embellishment first following the closure of a local supplier.

Sumner: there’s a lot of cross fertilisation opportunities for both businesses

Print pair target growth with new company

Two print bosses have joined forces to buy a personalised passes and ID and membership card manufacturer and leverage their combined expertise to grow the business.

The pack is expected to be fully recyclable in kerbside collections

Iceland trials new plastic-free pear pack

Iceland has teamed with ProPrint Group, Ravenwood Packaging and fruit grower Keelings to take a further step toward achieving its plastic reduction goal.

Swallow: wanted to automate soft cover book production

ExaClair automates bookletmaking

Stationery and arts and crafts consumables manufacturer and wholesaler ExaClair has updated its binding offering with a new Horizon bookletmaker.

Dalim's HQ is in Kehl, Germany

Dalim sets up UK wing

Dalim Software has set up a new UK operation and has recruited seasoned pre-media and workflow expert Colin Price to head it up.

Baldwin poses on her first day with her unusual application

Print opens doors for designer

Instantprint has expanded its design team after a candidate beat off competition from more than 100 applicants by taking a novel approach to the recruitment process that utilised the power of print...

Michael Sale: "a lovely guy"

Tributes paid to Michael Sale

Industry associates are mourning Hensal Press co-founder Michael Sale, who has died aged 79.

Konica Minolta: plans to pursue “new rules of engagement” with target markets

Konica Minolta joins Drupa exodus

Konica Minolta has become the latest large-scale exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021, stating that “exhibiting at Drupa or any other trade fair at the moment makes no sense to us during the current...

Tillen: "Improved productivity is helping us cut delivery times"

StickerGizmo invests in used Xeikon

Redditch-based StickerGizmo has installed a refurbished Xeikon 3030 digital label press to help drive growth.