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Print and mail specialist DST UK has invested around £5m in new machinery for its Dagenham, Essex site in a bid to accelerate its migration to inkjet.

Inc Direct has beefed up its executive board with a former Williams Lea boss joining as managing director as the marcomms specialist sets its sights on organic growth and eyes potential acquisitions.

Digital printer Inc Direct has purchased an HP Indigo 7800, as part of its ongoing three-year investment strategy.

CFH Docmail Group managing director Dave Broadway has stepped up to chairman and ceded day-to-day control of the business founded by his father almost 40 years ago.

Adare has made its second acquisition in the space of 10 weeks and is now the new owner of Polestar Applied Solutions (PAS).

Anton Group believes inkjet is “on the cusp of a revolution” in being able to take over from conventional printing and hopes to start work on its inkjet joint venture with Kodak “imminently”.

GI Solutions Group has signed off a circa £5m spend to move into full-width high-speed inkjet web, as it looks to migrate more litho work to digital and significantly boost capacity.

DST Systems is to sell its US customer communications business and is looking for a buyer for its £165m-turnover UK operation.

First Move Direct Marketing has become the UK's first buyer of the Xerox (8b-A62) Trivor 2400, the 20in (508mm) production inkjet web launched by the manufacturer at Drupa.

Printer and mail services firm Critiqom has appointed former Bloxx chief executive Charles Sweeney to lead the £16m-turnover company.

Royal Mail has announced a new direct marketing hybrid print tool aimed at SMEs and a new photo printing app alongside its year-end results.

Komori has partnered with Screen to add a colour inkjet web offering to its nascent digital press line-up.