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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.

Classic Print continues 30-year Roland affair with new Soljet

Classic Print has once again renewed its decades-long relationship with Roland DG by investing in a Soljet Pro 4 XF-640 system, its 17th Roland machine.

SDI Displays teams with digital ad agency for mutual benefit

SDI Displays has entered a partnership with M3 advertising agency that will join together physical POS and digital marketing services for a range of big-name brands.

Amberley acquired by Coveris

Amberley Adhesive Labels has been acquired by Austrian packaging giant Coveris as part of an ongoing programme of expansion and modernisation.

Industry specialist releases sales lifestyle advice book

A print sales specialist has published a book offering advice on how to apply the theory of the lifestyle aspects of selling into practice.

ECM Print Finishers adds square-back book production

ECM Print Finishers has taken on a secondhand Watkiss SpineMaster to add square-back book production to its service offering.