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Huge print job for second referendum set to go overseas

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First Move completes personalised care catalogue

Providing aid equipment for people with disabilities is a highly nuanced undertaking, with every individual’s needs incredibly specific to themselves. Knowing this, it was important to supplier...

Overmatter: Fool’s errand

Eagle-eyed readers will note the significance of the issue date on this edition of the magazine. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day!

The Print Unit enhances perfect binding with Horizon spend

Commercial printer The Print Unit has upped the quality of its binding by investing in a Horizon BQ-270V single-clamp perfect binder.

Study says plain cigarette pack warnings are impacting smokers

Health warnings on plain packaged cigarettes impact smokers more than warnings on branded packs, according to new research from the University of Stirling.

RMC makes second Durst investment

Trade printer RMC Digital Print has invested just shy of half a million pounds in its second Durst printer to boost its capacity and print quality.

Service Graphics shortfall revealed

Service Graphics owed unsecured creditors more than £7.5m when it went into administration at the beginning of the year.

Edinburgh Copyshop enhances bookletmaking with Watkiss install

The Edinburgh Copyshop has bolstered its bindery with the addition of a new Watkiss PowerSquare 160 bookletmaking system.

Antalis sales and profits slip

Paper merchanting group Antalis has posted its year-end results, with a perfect storm of Brexit uncertainty, currency fluctuations and declining paper volumes heavily impacting profitability.

Largest French Arjo mill to liquidate as two more sold on

The Arjowiggins site in Bessé-sur-Braye will go into liquidation, leading to the loss of 580 jobs, while a sale has been agreed for the Château-Thierry plant alongside a partial sale of the Bourray...

Macfarlane braces for Brexit with SW expansion

Macfarlane Packaging has doubled the capacity of its distribution facilities in the South West to keep up with increasing demand, was well as to provide short-term security for clients against...

Opus Trust rebrands under new leadership

Opus Trust Marketing has rebranded as Opus Trust Communications and unveiled a new chief executive, its third in a year.

Bakergoodchild in UK inkjet first with MCS imaging systems

Bakergoodchild has invested in two high-speed inkjet addressing systems from US manufacturer MCS, including the UK’s first Eagle 30, to boost the speed and quality of its mail fulfilment.

GPS adds Stahlfolder for concertina folds

GPS Colour Graphics has invested in a Stahlfolder TH 82-P from Heidelberg to improve its concertina folding abilities and general productivity.

Delivery Group makes mailing giant with Onepost M&A

The Delivery Group has acquired Onepost in a deal that creates a £250m-turnover mail sortation and distribution group.