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Reflex acquires WyPrint
Reflex Group has acquired in-mould label (IML) specialist West Yorkshire Printing Company (WyPrint), in a bid to create a "strong, British contender".
Ronset hires an apprentice
Digital print specialist Ronset has taken on an apprentice, 19-year-old Warren Thomas, its first since managing director Peter Farnworth started his apprenticeship with the company in the late 1980s.
Fujifilm launches entry-level Acuity
Fujifilm has launched the latest addition to its Acuity flatbed range, the entry-level Acuity 15.
A tale of rogue apostrophes undermines Irish council's expectations
A Northern Irish council has been forced to shell out more than £1,000 after printing leaflets, posters and billboards for a performance of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations with an apostrophe in...
Kodak Q2 revenue down
Kodak has recorded a further fall in revenue for Q2 2017, while reporting an improvement in Prosper annuities and Sonora plate volumes.
Better news from St Ives
St Ives has put out its second positive trading update in as many months, resulting in an upturn in the group’s share price.
Reflex invests to mitigate rising costs
Reflex Group is in the final stages of a re-equip of its label division that has seen £9m invested in 2017 and is intended to combat rising input costs and standardise production.
Two-year Primefire order book now full
The order book for Heidelberg’s Primefire 106 is full for the next two years, as the first beta machine goes into production.
Monocle launches Summer Weekly
Global affairs magazine and brand Monocle has launched a new newspaper, the Monocle Summer Weekly, with the first of four issues hitting newsstands today (10 August).
UK Versant first for KJS
KJS Print to Mail Services has become the first UK printer to take the newly launched Xerox Versant 3100.
Cardiff Printing Company 'closes doors'
Cardiff Printing Company (CPC) appears to have closed.
Raffle Tickets Direct eases bottlenecks
Prestige Printing division Raffle Tickets Direct has invested around £80,000 in a new Polar N92 Plus guillotine to reduce makereadies, along with a secondhand Agfa platesetter.
Xaar COO to retire
Xaar is planning a further change to its board structure when the firm’s chief operating officer retires next year.
500,000 TFL maps recalled
Transport for London (TFL) was forced to recall almost 500,000 tube maps and posters last summer after printing a large batch with a mistake.
Drytac launches new opaque white film
Drytac has expanded its SpotOn range of self-adhesive materials with the new SpotOn White M50 film.