Johnston Press has signed a seven-year deal with Agfa Graphics to provide prepress equipment and a complete upgrade of pre-press facilities across three of its printing sites.

Wide-format printer Gardners has invested heavily in new equipment, purchasing three EFI printers, finishing kit and also becoming the official licence holder for all Agripa Fleet Graphics products.

Administrators have brought in £7.45m from selling off Polestar’s businesses and assets so far, but unsecured trade creditors are likely to receive virtually nothing.

Label producer Tipografic expects to increase productivity by almost 25% after investing in its second Speedmaster XL 106 in six months and finishing equipment.

Xerox is in talks to buy the world’s largest print group, according to reports in the US financial press.

Architectural signage specialist Signbox has completed a 12-month install of signs both internally and externally on nine fire stations around London.

Curtis Print & Packaging has launched a circa £1m investment programme, which includes a move to a new site, by signing for a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75.

Flint Group has completed its take over of Siegwerk Druckfarben’s Heatset and Newsink production arm and acquired US-based American Inks and Coatings.

South Yorkshire-based trade printer Spin Print has boosted its digital equipment with the addition of a Xerox iGen4, as part of an ongoing investment plan.

Alexir Packaging has become the UK's first print company to receive the BPIF’s recently launched 12647 Technical Compliance Certificate that measures quality of print provision.