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Prince Charles visited James Cropper’s Colourform unit for the production of plastic-free packaging last week, as the project moves ahead in collaborating with businesses.

Bristol-based printer Kingsdown Printers has closed its doors, with the loss of 60 jobs.

Inca Digital has said it will preview what could be the fastest-ever wide-format digital printer at next month’s Fespa exhibition in Berlin, as well as show a selection of its other top-spec kit.

Philtone Litho has invested in a Polar Flowline guillotine system to increase the speed and efficiency of its operation.

Astrid Saunders, former managing director of Forward Finishing, has announced the launch of her latest venture, AS Finishing, with a £60,000 investment in new machinery.

DDL Group has taken on a Vivid Matrix MX-370P laminator with foiling and spot UV effects, and an Omni-Flow deep-pile feeder, to enhance its finishing offering.

Enfocus has released Switch 2018, the latest version of its workflow software.

Water-based textile inks supplier MagnaColours has bolstered its range of special effects products for the screen printing industry with the launch of a new glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent ink.

Global Graphics Software is endeavouring to iron out the kinks of inkjet printing with the release of two new screen software applications that improve performance on a range of substrates.

Many of the UK’s largest print companies have revealed their gender pay gap data as the government’s deadline looms.