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Cimpress snaps up canvas prints specialist

Cimpress has acquired online sign and canvas print business BuildASign in a $280m (£213m) deal.

Northside relaunches digitalprinting.co.uk with new features

Northside Graphics has officially launched a new-look website for its digitalprinting.co.uk service to increase accessibility for print novices and specificity for veterans.

Kall Kwik Farnham acquired by sales veteran

Former Apogee sales account manager Bill Clayton has bought Kall Kwik Farnham after working with the firm for more than a decade in his previous role.

MBM looks to Horizon after car manual contract win

MBM Print SCS has taken on a Horizon BQ-270V perfect binder after winning a contract to produce on-demand car manuals.

Question mark over Jarrold Printing museum

The future of the John Jarrold Printing Museum in Norwich has been called into question because plans to redevelop the site will include demolition of its existing location.

J Thomson modernises with dual Muller Martini deal

J Thomson Colour Printers has signed for a new Primera MC stitching line and an Alegro binding line from Muller Martini in order to bring its finishing department up to date.

SP Group creditors owed nearly £5m

Printers and pre-press firms are listed among the major creditors of SP Group, which owed unsecured creditors more than £4.9m when it went into administration over the summer.

Paragon CC upgrades Redruth's Riso line-up

Paragon CC has invested in two new Riso ComColor GD9630 high-speed inkjet printers to add value to clients' variable data jobs.

Adverset invests in Versafire EV

Adverset is preparing for the arrival a new Heidelberg Versafire EV, a “natural progression” that will expand the range of applications the firm can offer.

Leach doubles print capacity with £500k spend

Large-format graphics specialist Leach has invested £500,000 in a new Durst Rhotex 325 printer to double the capacity of its Yorkshire factory to a 500sqm/hr print rate.

De La Rue wins Swedish krona contract

De La Rue has won a three-year contract to produce currency for the Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.

Former Anton directors set up new business

Three former Anton Group directors have elected to “do it our way” and have established Sinatra Marketing Group, to offer commercial print and mailing services.

Taylor Bloxham secures colour quality accreditation

Print and marketing communications company Taylor Bloxham Group has been awarded the BPIF Colour Quality Management Scheme certification for ISO 12647:2013.

Colourfast in UK first with Keyline MIS

Financial sector print specialist Colourfast Financial is set to branch out into commercial print markets with a new web-to-print system as it becomes the first UK company to use the Keyline MIS.

IGS launches new UV printers and cutters

International Graphic Supplies has introduced new ranges of LED-UV flatbed printers and cutters to the UK market.