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CTP manufacturer Cron (5-B24) has unveiled six new products at Drupa, which it said will take it into broader fields of offset press optimisation, plate production and flexo packaging.

After several months of preparation, software developer and printer Ivor Solution has officially rebranded as Print Evolved, and wants to double its output by 2020.

A1 Security Print is celebrating its 25th anniversary by clocking up an extra £500,000 of business following a big investment in both offset and digital technology.

Burgeoning demand for glossy art brochures has prompted Cambrian Printers to sign a five-year contract with Agfa for Azura TU plates.

Precision is investing £3m in a plant overhaul, including a move up to SRA1, a switch from Heidelberg to Ryobi presses, new plate makers and cutting and stitching kit.

Agfa Graphics is introducing a series of “affordable” engines that focus on CTP technology for newspaper web-offset printing.

The Bramwell Label Company has gone into administration with 30 jobs lost and its kit up for auction.

Route One Print has overhauled its pre-press supply, with new plates, a low-chemistry plate processor, a developer and workflow software, all from Fujifilm.

Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert is no longer with the business.

Employee-owned Colchester Print Group has ceased to trade, blaming a market that "conspired against" dedicated staff.

Cardiff-based lithographic printer Spectrum Printing has invested in a new 600i Duetto Booklet System, to assist with new all-Wales printing service work for local councils.

Kent-based printer Wallace Print is heading for record turnover in its 30th year.