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Communisis capitalises on mission-critical mail

Communisis has confirmed that it has won the HSBC marcomms work previously handled by St Ives, alongside interim results where print margins have increased to double-digits.

ProCo in UK large-format first

ProCo has become the first UK company to invest in an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED machine as part of a circa-£500,000 kit investment.

Printexpress brings book production in-house

Commercial printer Printexpress has invested around £40,000 in two new Konica Minolta presses and a Watkiss binder in a bid to bring book production in-house.

Midland takes 2017 spending over £1m

Midland Regional Printers has invested in an Easymatrix 106 die-cutter to complement the purchase of a new Speedmaster earlier this year, along with a new label finisher, taking total 2017 spending to...

Route One initiates summer recruitment drive

Trade printer Route One has launched a summer recruitment drive that will involve the hiring of just shy of 30 new staff.

Pureprint relocates and expands packaging department

Pureprint has expanded its packaging operation by relocating it to a new larger site in Hertfordshire.

Johnston Press results boosted by the i

A strong performance from the i newspaper has helped bolster interim results at Johnston Press, which is battling to reinvent itself in the face of huge decline in classified advertising.

Direct Colour plumps for H-UV

Litho printer Direct Colour has installed a B2 Komori Lithrone S29 H-UV machine, its first step into UV curing as it aims to bring down lead times.

Leycol merges with DG3 UK

East London-based commercial printer Leycol Printers has merged with the UK operation of US-headquartered Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), creating a circa-£23m company.

Imagink quadruples productivity after wide-format spending spree

Wide-format printer Imagink has seen its productivity quadruple after a £325,000 investment in wide-format kit that ended in the spring.

Lay-offs at Williams Lea Tag

Williams Lea Tag is laying off around 100 staff, as speculation mounts that news about the sell-off of the business could be imminent.

Trinity posts revenue slump

Trinity Mirror has reported an expected fall in revenue and profit as it increases its structural cost savings target for the year to £20m.

John E Wright first in UK for new EFI machine

John E Wright has become the first company in the UK to take EFI’s Pro 16h production-level wide-format printer, after a surge in work for its Hull branch picked up during the UK City of Culture...

Antalis and Arjo donate solar panels to Africa

Paper merchant Antalis and its partner Arjowiggins Graphic have donated 200 solar panels to support education for children in Mali as part of their collaboration with the ChildFund Alliance.

Gilde acquires Albumprinter

Cimpress has announced the sale of its photo album business Albumprinter to European private equity investor Gilde Buyout Partners.