What was at one time without doubt the UK printing industry’s most-admired business is now not a printer at all.

Frip Finishing’s origins stretch back almost half a century, to the founding of Impact Printing Company in Scotland in 1970, supplying cheque printers and MICR ribbons to the security sector.

Mailing house Washington Direct Mail has invested £250,000 in new kit and secured ISO 27001 certification.

Pureprint has taken on four members of staff and 15 post-press machines following the collapse of Chessington-based Barwell Print Finishers.

The Print Centre Group has expanded its sign and display offering after acquiring Semaphore Display.

It’s fair to say that Peterborough-based Printondemand-worldwide does exactly what it says on the tin – on-demand printing, specifically of book products.

Jadan Press is set to take on a five-colour Versafire EV from Heidelberg ahead of plans to expand its premises, headcount and market reach.

Streets Process Colour has expanded its finishing capability after installing three new Renz machines to bring more work in-house.

Olympus Print Group has bought its third Nilpeter FA-4* flexo press to increase its capacity and enable it to grab more market share in wine and high-end labels.

Frip Finishing has invested £550,000 to increase its foiling and embossing capacity by taking on a new Brausse Signa 1060Fi and refurbishing a Bobst BMA 102.