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Scodix has launched a new software offering to help web-to-print companies to improve their productivity and efficiency through workflow automation.

Mandatum Ink has installed a Komori Lithrone S529 H-UV press and configured it with a LeoLED lamp system from GEW to optimise its output of sleeves for vinyl records.

Online printer Saxoprint has integrated its product range with the Vpress Coreprint Pro web-to-print platform in order to tap into a wider market of potential clients and simplify ordering.

Heidelberg has downgraded its profit expectations for the current financial year after weak trading in June – particularly in its home market of Germany – caused the group to revise forecasts.

Clays has completed a £12m investment drive that comprises a raft of Muller Martini finishing kit alongside a new Fujifilm Jet Press 750S.

De La Rue is on the receiving end of renewed pressure from activist investor Crystal Amber, which has called on chairman Philip Rogerson to stand down at next week’s AGM.

Trade printer Flexpress has taken on three new Horizon finishing machines to strengthen its capabilities in book and brochure production.

Friedheim International managing director Mark Bristow has been named as the new chairman of Picon.

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has ordered a new bespoke CMC One paper wrapping line with a £500,000 price tag to introduce the service to its offering.

Wahooti has implemented the Vism project management software system to maximise the efficiency and profitability of its installation processes and support its rapid growth.

A shipping company must pay nearly £40,000 after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver was injured when he was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded onto his trailer.

Underlying first-half sales at Xaar were up 8%, and the manufacturer said its printhead business had stabilised, although sales have been reduced by the return of £4m-worth of printhead inventory.

441 companies have now removed or changed their messaging since the inception of pro-paper campaign group Two Sides in 2008.

Cubiquity has won a multimillion-pound three-year contract with the Alzheimer’s Society after a competitive tender process.

Taylor Bloxham Group is set to take on a Nipson VP200 duplex printer for its Mailbox direct mail division in order to reaffirm its commitment to mono print services.