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Digital printer Latcham Direct has bought an iSaddle Pro Digital System from Duplo, its first purchase from the post-press kit manufacturer.

Print and mail specialist Fuller Davies has purchased a B1 five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 as part of a £1.2m investment.

Houseprint Ltd, the London-based print farmer accused of taking deposits for jobs and then failing to deliver orders, has been placed into compulsory liquidation.

GH Smith & Sons has been managed by six generations of Smith since its foundation in 1866 and is showing no signs of slowing.

Print and outsourcing giant RR Donnelley has completed its three-way split.

A £10.2m goodwill write-down at SP Group has helped propel St Ives to a £5.7m pre-tax loss for the year, but the group said all its operations are now back on track.

Personalised gift supplier and manufacturer Signature Gifts has taken delivery of a Canon Océ VarioPrint i300 in its new purpose-built factory in Wigtown, Scotland.

Commercial printer Top Print has installed two new machines from Canon, an imagePress C800 and imagePress C700.

Amazon has launched a new photobook printing service in the US.

Fine art book printer Folio Albums has installed a CCM Premier 780 guillotine from supplier Terry Cooper Services (TCS).

CPI Group aims to enhance its pan-European offering to customers after signing up for Interoute’s cloud service.

Printers and buyers have issued warnings about a London-based print farmer that takes deposits for jobs and then, often quoting alleged production problems, fails to deliver full orders.