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Wilce: "We now have more roller power and can produce higher quality on more complex images"

Formara upgrades and moves into B2

Southend-on-Sea commercial printer Formara has upgraded its litho firepower with the installation of a five-colour Shinohara 75 B2 press.

Xerox proposal focuses on cost synergies and revenue synergies

Xerox goes on the road with HP proposal

Xerox CEO John Visentin is meeting with HP shareholders this week as the manufacturer pitches the perceived benefits of its takeover plan.

Penguin Books: Christmas gift guide boost to sales

Clays seals new PRH contract

Clays is celebrating after securing a new multi-year contract with long-standing customer Penguin Random House.

The Azon Matrix Cubejet can print onto any flat or round object up to 420mm high

Azonprinter claims world first with new printer

Azonprinter has launched a new flatbed that can print onto any flat or round object up to 420mm high, which it claims is a world first, and 330mm in diameter.

The before and after of Adobe’s ‘Cards for Change’ Christmas e-card creation campaign

Adobe amends e-card campaign after industry outcry

Adobe has backtracked after an industry backlash against its use of ‘greenwashing’ in a Christmas promotion.

Dodd: "The new press will ensure that we keep up to date with our litho work"

Healeys in B3 RMGT ‘DigitalXtra’ install

Healeys Print Group has installed an RMGT 524 LED-UV B3 litho press to boost its capacity.

Judges called Jack Brodie and Brodie Childs’s winning campaign "a truly remarkable effort"

DMA young talent award winners’ use of DM hailed

An award for young talent trying to get a foothold in the data and marketing industry has been won this year by two students from Edinburgh Napier University, with judges applauding the high quality...

Jo Watkiss: a much loved wife, mother and granny

Jo Watkiss passes away

Former Watkiss Automation communications director Jo Watkiss has died at the age of 59.

Operators working with 'Neil', the new Ashe Diamond slitter

Bakers installs slitters from Ashe

Essex-based Baker Materials, the distributor arm of Baker Labels, has invested £300,000 in new equipment from UK converting kit manufacturer, Ashe.

The HP Latex 115 can print indoor quality at up to 12sqm/hr

Tell Design & Print invests in HP Latex

Tell Design & Print has installed an HP Latex 115 printer and cutter to extend its print capacity and versatility.

Brown: "The Kern machine hit a sweet spot"

MHI meets demand surge with new Kern inserter

Mail Handling International (MHI) has invested in a new Kern 3500 inserter to meet a surge in letter volumes.

GF Smith was established in 1885

GF Smith acquires RK Burt

Luxury paper merchant GF Smith has acquired fine art paper supplier RK Burt & Co.

Euro Packaging is headquartered in Birmingham

Euro Packaging companies undergoing collective redundancy consultation

Two Euro Packaging companies have entered a collective redundancy consultation, with a view to create a stronger combined business.

Stora Enso is creating a new packaging materials division

Stora Enso restructures consumer board and packaging divisions

Stora Enso is set to merge the container board business in its packaging solutions division with the consumer board division, creating a new packaging materials division.

Roberts: "We’ve been able to drive greater value into our customers"

Revenue and profit up at DS Smith in H1

DS Smith has reported record group profitability and return on sales “despite economic headwinds” in its half-year results.