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Humphreys Signs buys HP Latex 560
North Wales-based signage specialist Humphreys Signs has upgraded its capabilities after investing around £18,000 in an HP Latex 560.
Businesses remain optimistic about job creation
Print companies are still optimistic about creating new jobs in 2018 in spite of a tough 2017 and ongoing uncertainties over skills, staffing, the economy and Brexit.
Nitecrest boosts production with Otto Künnecke install
Plastic card manufacturer and printer Nitecrest has set in motion plans to boost its production capacity with the installation of an Otto Künnecke KS 104 P two-stage punch.
Printwize installs Baumann-Wohlenberg guillotine for 'complex' jobs
Printwize has installed a new Baumann-Wohlenberg 115 guillotine to increase efficiency and enable it to take on more demanding jobs.
Scott Labels moves into digital with Konica Minolta investment
Scott Labels has entered the digital print arena after investing in a Konica Minolta bizhub Press C71cf label printer.
New avenues of wide-format open to 3 Sixty after Zünd install
Wide-format display specialist 3 Sixty has installed a Zünd G3 3XL3200 digital cutter to increase its capabilities.
Rapidity hits M&A trail
Rapidity has expanded onto a second site with the acquisition of litho and digital printer Lefa Print.
Taylor Bloxham sets up dedicated direct mail division
Print and marketing communications company Taylor Bloxham Group has created a new division dedicated specifically to direct mail.
New year predictions: Louisa Bull, Unite the Union
Louisa Bull, national officer at Unite's Graphical, Paper, Media & IT Sector, is hoping 2018 will be a better year when it comes to apprenticeships and the upskilling of existing industry employees. A...
New year predictions: Steve Cropper, Gemini Print Group
Gemini group managing director and CEO Steve Cropper has seen the benefits of investing in both technology and people during 2017, and is hoping printers can stop fighting over price and forge a more...
New year predictions: Peter Bradley, Bradley Group
Bradley Group managing director Peter Bradley has certainly had an action-packed 2017, including the group's first M&A deals and the setting up of a new site. Looking ahead to 2018 he's hoping the...
New year predictions: Kevin Creechan, J Thomson Colour Printers
J Thomson Colour Printers managing director Kevin Creechan enjoyed a combination of sporting and business highlights in 2017, and hopes that 2018 will be a year when the industry does more to...
Blue passports to return, print contract still TBC
UK passports will revert to the navy blue colour first introduced almost a century ago as part of the changes around Brexit.
Contact first to install Esko digital plate screening tech
Contact Originators has become the first corrugated company in the UK to invest in Esko XPS Crystal technology for flexo plate imaging.
Print Evolved marks 20 years in web-to-print with new press install
Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has celebrated its 20th birthday with the installation of a new litho press and a raft of upgrades to its flagship Cognitu software.