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Futurform launches digital print brand

Business services provider Futurform has launched a new digital print operation and filled its premises with a raft of new kit, most recently a Konica Minolta digital press.

Headley Brothers hit for holdco Lithecat

The failure of Headley Brothers appears likely to result in a £6m hit for the former family owners of the business.

KEP in for Indigo upgrade

KEP Print Group has continued with its £1m year-long investment strategy with the installation of an HP Indigo 7900 digital press.

Kluge launches new foiling press

Post-press manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge has launched its new Kluge ApexFoil foil-stamping and die-cutting platen press.

New fleet hits the road for Antalis

Paper and packaging merchant Antalis has taken delivery of the first batch of new vehicles set to replace its 160-strong fleet across the UK.

Domino boosts label printer workflow

Domino Digital Printing Solutions has introduced a number of updates to its new Digital Front End version 2.0 (DFEv2.0) for its N-series digital colour label presses.

Elle Media Group takes on MPC assets

Elle Media Group has bought the goodwill of MPC Print Solutions, following the £7.5m-turnover business closing its doors last month as the result of a combination of a six-figure bad debt and an...

Designer opts for Epson in new studio

Textile and fashion designer Richard Quinn has bought two Epson large-format machines for his new studio, in an investment of around £35,000.

Swiftprint brings foiling in-house

Commercial printer Swiftprint has brought in a Matrix MX-370DP digital foiling and laminating System along with an Easycoat gluing system to bring foiling in-house.

Xaar anticipates sales boost in H2

Half-year sales at Xaar will be down on 2016, but the group is expecting a more buoyant second half of the year.

BCQ secures Duplo UK first

Commercial printer BCQ Group has become the first UK company to buy a Duplo DC-746 multi-finisher complete with Integrated Folding System, in a bid to reduce bottlenecks in its digital department....

Paper industry veteran becomes Stationers’ Master

Former Thameside Group chairman Nick Steidl has been elected master of the Stationers' Company after serving as a liveryman for 27 years.

Park splashes out on high-spec Rapida with UK firsts

Park Communications has invested in a highly specified KBA Rapida 106 with features new to the UK, its second KBA press investment in 18 months.

Ellison invests in digital

Commercial printer Ellison Printing has invested in a Konica Minolta AccurioPress C2060P to ramp up its digital operation.

Cepac in £2m bespoke packaging site investment

Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac is investing £2m to kick off a programme of expansion at its Rawcliffe Bridge site, which focuses on bespoke packaging supply.