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Bluprint raising profile of print in schools

Anti-marking product specialist Bluprint has been involved in its second Aspire Cause programme and attended a ceremony two days ago (17 July) for children that achieved success in the scheme.

MTC in HP 3D first

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has become the first UK organisation to take HP’s Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer.

Key Print Finishing closes doors

Trade finisher Key Print Finishing appears to have closed its doors.

Clayton Park trading status unclear

Lancashire finishing firm Clayton Park Print Finishing Services appears to have ceased trading.

GHP goes bespoke with in-house production line

Grosvenor House Papers (GHP) has set up its first book printing production line with the installation of a Konica Minolta bizhub press to run inline with a Watkiss bookletmaker.

Overmatter: Boats and bikes


More news of admirable charitable exploits by the industry’s great and good, on two wheels and by, err, dragon.

Oasis installs wonder wall of graphics for gala event

At a recent London Roundhouse event, the Everything Everday London Gala, held in aid of the Ubuntu Education Fund, the capital’s 150-year-old venue required some sprucing up with wall graphics and...

Galloways brings wide-format in-house

Commercial printer Galloways has moved into the wide-format space with the installation of a Mimaki large-format printer-cutter, along with taking a new folder for its litho department.

Onyx Hub launched for wide-format print business management

US-headquartered software developer Onyx Graphics has released a new “business intelligence” product, the newest addition to the Onyx SiteSolutions family.

Grafenia ups its Image with largest acquisition to date

Grafenia has made a further acquisition with the purchase of Manchester-based wide-format printer Image Everything for £3m, its second and largest buy since it revealed its intention last summer to...

Route One rounds off £5m summer spend

Trade printer Route One Print has rounded off another big summer of spending, completing a £5.3m investment with the installation of a Fujifilm Jet Press and an LE-UV litho press.

Fire-hit printer rises from the ashes

Service Press Leicester, which was burned to the ground 18 months ago, has turned disaster into an opportunity to realign its business.

Integrity adds label capacity with ABG Omega

Integrity Print has upped capacity and beefed up its high-volume label offering with a new conversion line from AB Graphic.

Print for Good campaign ramping up

Kodak has kicked off a month-long initiative of worldwide book donation drives to improve literacy throughout the world as part of its Print for Good campaign.

Dies Direct ups productivity with Datron

Suffolk-based foil-blocking and embossing die manufacturer Dies Direct has cut turnaround times and boosted output with the addition of a new CNC device from Datron.