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Lasercut London in Roland DG investment

Design consultancy Lasercut London has invested in new Roland DG technology to help it meet increasing client requests for brand-matched colours.

De La Rue accentuates the positives

Underlying sales and profits are up at De La Rue, but the group’s results were overshadowed by the ongoing fall-out over the UK passport contract loss, which has resulted in one investor viewing the...

Xaar CFO heads to Essentra

Xaar CFO Lily Liu has quit her role at the manufacturer after just a year in the job to join components and packaging group Essentra.

Overmatter: On-site insight from Insite

Overmatter bumped into this cool dude at the recent Fespa expo, where Insite Graphics celebrated more than a decade of on-site stand exhibition graphics production.

VGL’s fruity Tube job has the sweet smell of success

Commuters at Oxford Circus London Underground station rarely come up smelling of roses, but they almost definitely picked up the scent of strawberries recently.

DGI duo headlines half-million spend at L&S Prints

L&S Prints has invested in two new DGI Fabrijet FT-1908 textile printers as part of an upgrade and expansion of its technology, premises and output that is set to cost an estimated £500,000.

CoverUp secures EFI milestone with world first

Dublin-based large-format specialist CoverUp will install the 100th Vutek FabriVU Series machine when it takes delivery of the world’s first EFI Vutek FabriVU 340i soft signage printer.

Print Scotland hails apprentices

Print Scotland used its third annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year Awards to issue a call to the region’s print businesses to embrace apprenticeships.

Route One adds high-end inkjet web

Fast-expanding trade printer Route One Print has secured a multimillion pound investment to fund its growth plans, and has also added a high-speed inkjet web press to its existing array of digital...

GDPR: EU's new data regs come into force

Today is the day that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules come into effect, following their adoption by the European Parliament two years ago.

Dynamic takes UK's first Versafire EV

The UK's first Heidelberg Versafire EV “cannot come soon enough” for Dynamic Print Media, which is preparing to take delivery of the digital press.

The Paperbox adds FSC certification

A specialist supplier of card and envelopes set up by a former web offset printer is celebrating after being awarded FSC registration.

Rethink CMYK in administration

Print and marketing company Rethink CMYK has gone into administration.

Solopress owner tipped to float

Solopress owner Onlineprinters could be gearing up to float the group later this year.

CyanX MD made freeman of London

Richard Mawson, managing director of Leeds-based equipment and consumables supplier CyanX, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London after being put forward by The Stationers’ Company.