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Purbrooks closes doors after more than 100 years

South London-based corporate print specialist Purbrooks has become the latest London print house to enter liquidation.

John Brailsford upgrades technical drawing facilities

John Brailsford Printers has invested in two Ricoh large-format plotters and two Gera plan folders to boost its technical drawing printing offering.

St Ives hit by contract loss

St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

GI buys Eclipse and creates £80m group

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

UPDATED: Man killed at UPM paper mill

A man died yesterday following a collision with a lorry in UPM Shotton’s recovered-fibre warehouse in Deeside.

Clicks MD snapped up by Kingswood

Alan Rigglesford, the former managing director of recently liquidated Clicks Print, has been appointed managing director of fellow London-based printer Kingswood iOptus.

Hartgraph brings in Versafire

Commercial printer Hartgraph has installed a Heidelberg Versafire CV to boost its digital print offering.

Sherwin Rivers expands digital fleet

Sherwin Rivers has invested in a Xerox Versant 80 digital press in a bid to boost its digital capacity.

Overmatter: font of pleasure

Overmatter is convinced there is a deep and long-standing connection between the printing and brewing industries. Beer taps are, after all, called ‘fonts’.

Killer app: Celloglas ensures Computer Arts is up to scratch

Computer Arts magazine doesn’t like to hold back with the design of its covers. In 2015, the UK’s Top 30 Design Studios’ edition employed heat-sensitive inks on the cover and the year before it was...

John E Wright acquisitive in Nottingham

John E Wright has completed its 10th M&A deal with the acquisition of Nottingham-based digital printer Instaprint.

New HP challenge for Horsten

Mimaki EMEA general marketing manager Mike Horsten is to leave the Japanese-headquartered wide-format kit manufacturer to take up a new sales role with HP.

Suppliers announced for £300m CCS contract

APS Group has emerged as the big winner in the £300m Cabinet Office-sponsored Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework contract.

Label printer opts for a Handy guillotine

Label and tag printer Handy Labels and Tags, part of the Handy Brand group, has invested in a Polar D80 guillotine in order to take on more "intricate" jobs.

Clicks Print latest London printer to cease trading

London-based digital printer Clicks Print has gone into administration.