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

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.

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

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.

UK ink manufacturing specialist Needham Group has created Needham Coding Distribution to push its new inkjet range into the global market.

Commercial and digital printer Hickling & Squires has become the second UK printer to take the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.

The Print Academy has retrofitted an LED-UV curing system to its existing litho press, in a bid to "establish a new USP".

The Commercial Group has appointed former Antalis product manager Mark Browne as the new head of its social enterprise Commercial Foundations, which incorporates trading arm We Do Print.

Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Channel Matrix has started stocking a full range of OEM specification die-cutter stripping components.

Heidelberg UK managing director Gerard Heanue has been named the new chairman of Picon.