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MGI unveils JetVarnish 3D Spot UV coater

Digital press manufacturer MGI has claimed its new JetVarnish 3D spot UV coater eliminates the compromise of speed over coating thickness, handling both "with ease".

World Book Night to mark second annual books giveaway

World Book Night will be celebrated tonight with 480,000 books set to be distributed at events across the country by some 20,000 volunteers.

Domino Printing Sciences attains fifth Queen's Award

Domino Printing Sciences has sealed its fifth Queen's Award since 1985 after being recognised for Continuous Achievement in International Trade.

Print not seeing benefit of marketing-spend return

Marketing spend is on the increase, according to a global marketing survey, but print does not appear to be seeing the fruits of the recovery.

Print industry news roundup: postage, Pureprint, Gavin Watson Printers, Berforts merger, Whitewater liquidation

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: The Lettershop Group sees specialist envelope interest increase; Pureprint appoints...

GWP named UK's first ISO 12647-2 certified label printer

Gavin Watson Printers (GWP) has become the UK's first label production business to attain the ISO 12647-2 colour management certification through Heidelberg.

Think-tank urges insolvency rethink

Printers have cautiously welcomed calls by a Tory think-tank to bring in US-style bankruptcy protection, which allows the management of insolvent companies a fixed period of time to try to restructure...

Halstan boss to run Marathon

Halstan Holdings chairman Chris Smith will celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend by running the London marathon - the first time he has run a full marathon.

Duplo UK announces record month

Finishing equipment manufacturer Duplo UK has announced that March 2012 brought about its record month for sales.

FFEI to launch cloud-based profiling tool at Drupa

FFEI will launch a cloud-based colour management tool, RealPro Colour Cloud, at Drupa next month (Hall 05, C18).

Suffolk printer gains first South East fully carbon-balanced status

Commercial print firm Fuller Davies has attracted a "staggering amount" of clients by becoming south east England's first fully carbon-balanced printer.

Vulcan 714 sales pioneer Bob Curtis passes away

Robert "Bob" Curtis, a driving force behind establishing the revolutionary Vulcan 714 printing blanket in the UK, has died aged 73.