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Food and drinks label printer Gavin Watson has invested more than £500,000 in a Polar cutting line for wet glue labels.

Pitney Bowes has relaunched its Mailstream Wrapper with an integrated envelope converting module.

GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Lumejet, inventor of a new silver halide-based print technology, has said it plans to explore wider web and duplex printing options as part of its product development roadmap.

Government prison closures have brought an end to a busy litho print shop based in HM Prison in Kingston, Portsmouth.

Kama has teamed up with Tech-ni-Fold to add creasing and perforating to its ProFold 74.

West Midlands-based CS Labels has embarked on an expansion programme, assisted by a Government Regional Growth Fund grant, which is expected to help boost turnover by 25% in 2013 to 2.5m.

Sweden's Lessebo mill has been saved from closure after Norwegian investors bought the assets from its previous owner, insolvent Vida Paper.