Heidelberg’s Drupa exhibit will focus on customer demands caused by the industrialisation of printing, under the banner theme of ‘Simply Smart’.

De La Rue has announced plans to reduce its banknote production and invest more in passport work, after completing its manufacturing footprint review.

Labelling manufacturer Watermill Press has invested more than £100,000 in bespoke label finishing equipment to help it to secure a major contract worth £500,000.

Muller Martini aims to harness the zeitgeist around the so-called 'internet of things' and is promising to showcase 'Finishing 4.0' at next year’s Drupa exhibition.

Downstream access provider turned mailing house UK Mail is about to launch a new W2P shop, which it said will rival Vistaprint in scope and scale.

Callprint has acquired another print business as it continues to extend its regional network.

Magenta Print & Display, the in-house printing operation of retailer Debenhams, has invested £1.1m in two new Durst systems.

Bell & Bain has embarked upon a multimillion-pound investment programme, including the first Horizon Smart Binding System in Europe and a new KBA Rapida 145 large-format litho press.

Print businesses across the UK are getting involved with Black Friday by offering savings and price cuts on goods and services as part of the annual event.

Durst has launched a new series of multi-pass textile printers, aimed at the digital production of home textiles and fashion.