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Roland distributor Printmax to hold open days for wide-format printers
The manufacturer, who has partnered with the supplier, is putting on three open days in June for wide format printers to find out more about Roland products.

Antalis McNaughton's Digigreen wins environmental award
Antalis McNaughton Digigreen paper range has been awarded Best Environmental Substrate Award, presented at Drupa.

McLays boosts press firepower with Speedmaster XL 106 spend
Cardiff-based printer McLays has ordered a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 as it looks to cut turnaround times and boost efficiency.

Sangorski & Sutcliffe modernise Coronation Bible for Diamond Jubilee
Bookbinder Sangorski & Sutcliffe is producing the commemorative Diamond Jubilee Bible 60 years after creating the Coronation Bible on which Elizabeth II swore her oath as queen.

MBA kicks off £3m equipment spend
MBA Group has bought two Pitney Bowes APS inserters and an FX10 encloser to kick off an investment programme that is expected to top £3m over the next nine months.

Hybrid Software's Order Lifecycle Management package a hit at Drupa
Hybrid Software, formerly Hybrid Integration, has said it enjoyed "astounding success" at Drupa after giving 580 demonstrations of its Order Lifecycle Management (OLM) software.

Buxton Press invests in Friedheim as expansion continues
Buxton Press has installed a further Friedheim MBO K800 folding machine and Palamides Alpha 700plus stacker as part of its 20m investment programme.

Decision-makers were ready to invest at print's Olympics
So, what was it for you? The 'Digital Drupa'? The 'Landa Drupa'? Another 'Inkjet Drupa'? Whatever your view, one is clear: at Drupa 2012 digital print became part of the mainstream.

Despite contraction, '12 show has kick-started investment
Back from Drupa with, among other things, a carpet burn*, a cough** and three notebooks full of scribblings that now need to be re-read and assimilated into coherent thoughts on the show.

Alpha Colour Printers expands with Speedmaster spend
Alpha Colour Printers has continued its pressroom expansion after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4+L at Drupa.

Busch founder Ian Jones passes away
Busch Graphic Machinery UK managing director Ian Jones has died of cancer aged 64.

Memjet partnerships may boost Waterfall
Memjet unveiled two partnerships at Drupa this month with the potential to accelerate the mainstream adoption of its high-speed, single-pass inkjet technology.