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Packaging company feels Affinity for new folder

Affinity Packaging has invested £250,000 in a Signature Premier 110 CS folder-gluer from Ace Machinery to improve its service offering.

Dorset-based DPI rebrands and invests

Digital Printed Image (DPI) has rebranded as Xchurch Digital Print (XDP) to better reflect its location and has invested £60,000 upgrading its finishing capabilities.

New Heidelberg CEO sets out ambitious growth plan

Heidelberg's new chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer has outlined a five-year plan that would see Heidelberg return to being the "high-growth and profitable lighthouse of the industry".

Keeps Printing assets attract Vale Press

Vale Press has purchased the assets and trading name of Berkshire-based Keeps Printing, which went into administration last month.

OKI launches new A3 printer

OKI has launched a new A3 printer with white toner.

Grafenia plans global growth for Nettl, more M&A

Grafenia has posted a £1m loss but is now aiming for “a year of progress” with even more ambitious plans for its Nettl offering and aspirations to leverage its listed status.

De La Rue appoints new COO

De La Rue has appointed a new chief operating officer from outside the industry.

Banksy recalls free print offer

Graffiti artist Banksy has reneged on his offer to give one of his print works for free to anyone not voting Conservative in this week’s general election in Bristol and its surrounding...

Heidelberg moves further into the Industry 4.0 space

Heidelberg has taken the next step of its digital strategy by acquiring Germany-based software developer Docufy.

Reality check for Blippar co-founder

Blippar co-founder Ambarish Mitra has suffered reputational damage after it emerged his CV included false claims.

Atlantic extends printer range with Azon distribution deal

Atlantic Tech Services has boosted its product range by taking on the entire range of Croatian specialist digital printer manufacturer Azon’s range.

Overmatter: vote-losing print

Ah, a general election. Time for political parties of all persuasions to mess something up in printed form.

Killer app: Three-piece outfit rocks out planetary mag cover

Bauer Media has launched a new classic rock magazine, Planet Rock, and for its inaugural May issue it was looking to kick off with something a little bit special, calling on not one, not two but three...

CMS invests further in record year

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has continued its year of heavy investment with a £65,000 spend on a Norpak polyprocessor and a Morgana Major folder.

Symposium invests in Komori

Welsh commercial printer Symposium Design & Print has installed a secondhand 10-colour Komori Lithrone LS29 perfector in a bid to reduce lead times.