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Meigle closes doors

Scottish commercial printer Meigle Colour Printers has entered provisional liquidation, blaming a “disillusioned trade” and a recent forced premises move, with 15 staff made redundant.

Blake opens London 'excellence' hub and plans more

Blake Envelopes has opened its fourth 'hub of excellence', on the site of London’s newly opened Postal Museum, and announced a new partnership with the institution.

Ashgate launches entry-level bookletmaker

Ashgate Automation has launched its new KF-640 large-format bookletmaker, which it says is less than half the price of similar machines on the market.

Adare Guildford to remain open

Adare SEC's Guildford operation, which was due to close this week, is now to remain open as a client services site as production continues its relocation to Nottingham.

Greycot upgrades Presstek and relocates

Kent-based Greycot Press has invested around £75,000 in an upgraded Presstek direct imaging offset press and move to a larger factory.

Brexit uncertainty hitting Antalis’ sales

Antalis experienced a sales slowdown in the first three quarters of 2017 and is expecting a similar slowdown in Q4 as Brexit-related uncertainty continues to hit demand on the UK and Ireland, which...

Xerox positive on outlook

Xerox is “on track” to deliver on its objectives for 2017 after taking a number of measures to strengthen its financial position.

CeWe tipped to expand in UK

CeWe has acquired another German printer amid speculation that the web-to-print and photo gift business could be looking to acquire in the UK, as well.

De La Rue teams with Canadian tech firm

De La Rue has entered into a new strategic partnership with Opalux, a specialist producer of smart materials for security printing applications.

Scottish print trade body rebrands and calls for members

Scotland’s print membership body, Graphic Enterprise Scotland (GES), has rebranded as Print Scotland and its director has issued a callout for members.

Enveco doubles stationery orders after perfect binder install

Enveco has bolstered its perfect binding capacity by installing a single-clamp Horizon BQ-270V at its Milton Keynes site, which has enabled the firm to handle a huge increase in stationery orders.

New name means new business for EBM Managed Services

Essex Business Machines has rebranded as EBM Managed Services (EBM) as it expands its remit to provide IT as well as print management.

Park launches wide-format division

East London-based Park Communications has invested around £750,000 to set up a new wide-format division, Park Display.

Polestar admins pursued publisher over debt

Polestar’s administrators were forced to take legal action against one of the failed print group’s biggest publishing clients in order to recoup a seven-figure sum.

PPM upgrades digital department

Commercial printer Positive Print Midlands (PPM) has invested circa-£150,000 on upgrades to its digital department, bringing in a Versant digital press, a Presstek direct imaging press and a...