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Blackwell boosts short-run capacity with Duplo buy

Blackwell Print has installed a Duplo 600i bookletmaker in order to enhance its offering on shorter-run and low-pagination booklet jobs.

Multiprint ups capabilities with Colorado 1650

Multiprint Solutions has become one of the first UK businesses to install a Canon Oce´ Colorado 1650.

ProCo in £2m HP and Böwe spend

ProCo has installed a new HP PageWide T240 HD web press and two Böwe Systec 9G insertion lines in a £2m investment that repositions its Stansted wing as a high-volume digital production hub.

Interket reopens as flood warnings lifted on damaged dam

Interket has returned to work today almost a week after it was evacuated when the nearby Toddbrook Reservoir threatened to rupture and flood the local town.

Digital ID acquires Essentra Security

ID card specialist Digital ID has acquired Essentra Security.

Tricord upgrades cutting

Mailing and fulfilment house Tricord will enhance its cutting quality and productivity with the installation of a Polar D56 Eco guillotine next month.

Foremost enhances finishing with Rhin-O-Tuff purchase

Foremost Print has invested nearly £20,000 in a Rhin-O-Tuff Tornado Autopunch system to increase its productivity.

Howard Hunt financial mire revealed

Losses at Howard Hunt’s main print operation had ballooned and the business owed unsecured creditors nearly £30m at the time of its collapse, while administration documents have revealed a complex web...

Heidelberg revamps CX 75 and XL 75

Heidelberg is relaunching its B2 range of Speedmasters with an ergonomic redesign engineered for user-friendliness and reduced operator workloads.

Multi-channel approach important to marketers' future success

New research from the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) has found that employing a multi-channel approach to marketing is recognised by most marketers as being important to their future business...

Essential buoyed by MD's awards nod

Essential Print Services is looking forward to a positive second half of 2019, thanks to a buoyant July and an award nomination for its boss.

Heidelberg off to better start in Q2

Heidelberg has reported “a far better order situation” as it begins the second quarter of its financial year 2019/2020.

John E Wright takes new EFI UV hybrid

John E Wright has invested more than £400,000 in an EFI Vutek h5 UV roll-to-roll/flatbed hybrid to extend its capabilities, building on its previous positive experiences with the manufacturer.

Emergency services magazine publisher shut down

A Wirral-based magazine publisher that falsely claimed to produce magazines supporting the emergency services has been wound up in court.

Kodak sells Chinese plate plant

Kodak is selling its Chinese plate factory to Lucky HuaGuang Graphics as part of a new partnership deal that will see HuaGuang license Kodak’s plate know-how.