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New MD for Solopress

Solopress joint founders Aron Priest and Andy Smith have passed the reins to a former rival as the business looks to its next stage of growth following its acquisition by German web-to-print group...

EWO ceases production at Essex site

EWO Media has ceased manufacturing at its base in Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, with the loss of 11 jobs.

Overmatter: sock it to them

Overmatter is well aware that the trend for all things personalised shows no sign of abating. You only need to read the Briefing article on page eight of this very issue to see evidence of that.

Ripe and G&T draw up vehicle for tiny AR dancer

Graffiti artist Insa likes to push his subversive work into uncharted territory. Whether breaking taboos, subverting norms or challenging technology, he works to take the age-old disciplines his art...

Stora Enso results kick off profit protection plans

Stora Enso has initiated a profit protection programme that will see a paper machine shut down at its Imatra Mill in southern Finland and the equivalent of 115 full-time jobs lost in preparation for...

Go Cre8 improves cutting efficiency with Zünd purchase

Design and print company Go Cre8 has taken on a secondhand Zünd PN L-2500 precision cutting table to enhance its finishing efficiency.

Deanprint reboots casemaking with new Kolbus install

Deanprint has revamped its casemaking capabilities with the introduction of a new Kolbus DA 270 casemaker to replace an older machine.

Swanline pledges plastic-free paper and board business by 2020

Swanline Paper & Board has committed itself to becoming an entirely plastic-free business by the start of 2020, while saving money for its clients.

Blippar to relaunch as assets snapped up

Augmented reality start-up Blippar is set to relaunch after its assets were bought by property tycoon Nick Candy’s investment firm Candy Ventures.

Infigo services back online after outage

Staff at Infigo Software have been working around the clock to restore services following an outage caused by a third-party provider.

Top management change at Kolbus

Kolbus managing director Kai Büntemeyer has left the management of the company, effective yesterday (31 January).

Paragon Service Point in £500k Duplo spend

Paragon Service Point has completed a £500,000 nationwide spend with Duplo with the investment in a DuSense Sensory Coater for its Kingswood iOptus operation.

Monocle blames Brexit for continental print switch

Monocle magazine is moving production from the UK to Germany due to concerns that Brexit could affect the distribution of the title.

EFI reports first billion-dollar year

EFI has broken the $1bn sales mark for the first time with its year-end 2018 results, which were only marred by declines in income and revenue from a “difficult” final quarter.

Cimpress travails: Keane foregoes salary, takes charge at Vistaprint

Cimpress founder and chief executive Robert Keane has described the firm’s Q2 results as “the worst in a long time”, and the departure of Vistaprint’s CEO will result in Keane personally overseeing...