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Whitehall Printing ups digital capabilities on 40th birthday

Whitehall Printing has bought a Ricoh Pro C9100 digital printer and is marking its 40th anniversary by teaming up with a local charity to plant trees in the surrounding area.

Kent printer takes UK's first Versant 180

Smart Print Services has become the first UK printer to install the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.

Foxpak targets big brands with £1.3m digital spend

Irish FMCG packaging specialist Foxpak signed for an HP Indigo 20000 at Dscoop earlier this month, rounding off a €2.5m (£2.2m) capex in the past 12 months.

First Colour opts for digital upgrade

Central London-based printer First Colour has upgraded its digital facility with the purchase of a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.

Quantum bolsters digital division with Foliant buy

Quantum Print & Packaging has invested in Foliant laminating equipment to satisfy increasing demand for embellished digitally printed packaging.

Lecta calls off IPO

Papermaker Lecta has shelved its flotation plans.

Ashley brings hard-case finishing in-house with Fastbind buy

Ashley House Printing Company has brought hard-case finishing in-house by investing in a Fastbind Casematic H46 Pro casemaker.

New COO at Moo

Moo has appointed a former Vistaprint executive as its new chief operating officer.

Ashford Colour Press in book printing first

Ashford Colour Press has become the first UK book printer to install HP’s High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) printheads after retrofitting the heads onto one of its two HP T230 colour inkjet...

Ciconi ups Riso capacity

Print and mail house Ciconi has become one of the first companies in the UK to take delivery of a Riso ComColor GD9630 cut-sheet printer.

Folio invests in Duplo Booklet System

Print finisher Folio Print Finishing purchased a Duplo 600i Booklet System at Duplo’s inaugural Summer Festival last week.

Leach forms innovation department following senior appointments

Large-format graphics specialist Leach has taken on new senior staff and formed its own innovation department.

Park upgrades bindery with new folder

Park Communications has taken delivery of a Stahlfolder KH 82-P folder with shingle feed technology.

Orphans gets by with a little help from its press

Publisher Orphans Publishing, which also has a print arm (Orphans Press), was able to both commission and print a celebration of all things Beatles as the 50th anniversary of the seminal Sgt. Pepper’s...

Overmatter: runners & riders

A seasonal shout-out to some of the charitable acts being undertaken by industry folk this summer.