- Canon has called its presence at last month's Drupa a "great success" after making 390 press sales to EMEA, including 32 machines to UK customers.
- Xaar has unveiled a new addition to its 1001 series inkjet printheads, the GS12, which is designed for ceramic tile production.
- Cardiff-based printer McLays has ordered a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 as it looks to cut turnaround times and boost efficiency.
- Service Graphics has produced what is claimed to be the UK's largest ever PVC print job, a 100mx37m banner commemorating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
- Royal Mail will apply the postage mark within the existing Printed Postage Impression (PPI) area, situated on the top right hand corner of letters and parcels, in a bid to differentiate its service offering.
- Hybrid Software, formerly Hybrid Integration, has said it enjoyed "astounding success" at Drupa after giving 580 demonstrations of its Order Lifecycle Management (OLM) software.
- PODi has unveiled a new strategy working group that aims to help define how the advent of cloud computing technology will be used in the print production process.
- Digital printer and supplier Repropoint will put wide-format technology in the spotlight at an open day next month.
- GJ Plastics has boosted its service offering after investing in an HP Scitex FB500 industrial printer to broaden the range of substrates it can print on.
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- Alpha Colour Printers has continued its pressroom expansion after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4+L at Drupa.
- Tangent has boosted pre-tax profits by 38.1% to £1.45m for 2011/12 citing strong growth its printed.com online print portal orders.
- Vehicle-wrapping specialist Totally Dynamic worked around the clock last weekend to wrap two open-top double decker buses to help Chelsea FC celebrate its dual cup win this season.
- Bell & Bain, the academic book and journal printer, has updated its finishing department after investing in a Muller Martini Alegro perfect binder.
- Book printer Berforts Group used its recent trip to Drupa to boosts its digital print capabilities by signing for the UK's first two Elan 500 presses from Delphax.
- FM Brooks, the organiser of the upcoming EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 tradeshow, has unveiled InPrint, a new event targeted at the "industrial printing sector".
- Chesapeake has continued its investment programme into its pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging division after signing for a six-colour Komori Lithrone GX 40.
- Paper distributor and supplier PaperCo has announced it will stock environmentally-conscious paper manufacturer Arctic Paper UK's Arctic Volume range.
- Corporate print specialist Purbrooks has concluded a £1m investment programme by investing in a Horizon StitchLiner from Intelligent Finishing Systems to run alongside its Muller Martini.
- Tamar Labels is aiming to hit the £4m turnover mark next year after acquiring Irish self adhesive label printing company Labelit for an undisclosed sum.
