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KPM eyes growth after magazine acquisitions

Commercial printer KPM has moved into publishing following the acquisition of five magazine titles from a collapsed publisher, a strategic move it said would boost turnover by a "significant amount".

Printagraph ramps up quality with Scotland's first iGen 150

Printagraph has installed the first Xerox iGen 150 press in Scotland and said its print quality alone makes it worth its 500,000 price tag.

Selsey Press rounds off big kit spend with DigiFold

Selsey Press celebrated its 50th anniversary recently by installing a DigiFold machine from Morgana Systems to round off a recent investment of around £750,000

Media Print Group claims print management carbon first

West Midlands-based print management company Media Print Group has achieved Carbon Balanced status, which certification partner PaperlinX believes makes it the the first UK print management company to...

New interactive magazine puts print first

An ambitious publishing project involving a new, entirely interactive women's magazine goes live this week.

Debut design competition from Benson Group

Benson Group has launched its first student design competition, which will involve budding designers creating packaging for one of its clients.

Arjo launches clean water campaign

Arjowiggins Graphic is trying to secure clean drinking water for 3,000 people in Africa as part of a new campaign for its sustainable Cyclus paper.

Signbox installs Durst Omega 2 LED UV

Signbox signed for a new Durst Omega 2 LED UV industrial roll-to-roll printer at Fespa last week.

Woodward hails BPIF successes at AGM

Chief executive Kathy Woodward has credited the BPIF with making "tremendous progress" on key areas identified for improvement last year, which she hoped would combat the organisation's continuing...

Four new colours added to Foamalux foam PVC range

Brett Martin has added four new colours to its Foamalux Colour range, which the company claimed makes it the widest range of coloured foam PVC materials available.

Printers strike at Bootle packaging firm

The print unit at Merseyside-based Crown Speciality Packaging is in the midst of industrial action after management allegedly reneged on an agreed pay increase.

International Paper extends distribution contract with Warren Board

US paper giant International Paper (IP) has renewed its exclusive UK and Ireland distribution contract with Warren Board Sales while increasing its stock range.