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Wrights upgrades Arizona in £250k investment
Wrights Plastics has taken on a new Canon Océ Arizona 6170 XTS flatbed to increase productivity.

DS Smith revenue and profit continues to grow
Packaging giant DS Smith has reported revenue and profit increases as its recent acquisitions start to pay off alongside organic growth.

IG Design Group reports ongoing UK growth as group sales climb
Gift packaging and stationery specialist IG Design Group’s UK business has continued on its growth path while the wider business has also seen significant sales increases.

Scheufelen understood to be winding up
Insolvent German paper mill Scheufelen is being wound up, according to German media reports.

Colour Five situation unclear
Colour Five is understood to be entering a creditors' voluntary liquidation, while the current trading status of the specialist print business is unclear.

Baker Labels expands senior management team
Baker Labels has expanded its senior management team to assist with overseeing continued growth and moves into new business areas.

Kall Kwik wunderkind brings brand back to the City
Kall Kwik’s youngest-ever centre owner has restored the Kall Kwik City brand to its Central London branch and set out to create a wide-ranging print provider in the capital's financial centre.

Gardners buyer further expands display offering with latest acquisition
The UK private equity fund that acquired wide-format printer Gardners last month has finalised another acquisition as it continues to expand its display offering.

Elephant enhances lamination with D&K purchase
Sussex-based digital printer Elephant Print & Display has taken on a D&K Neptune laminator with foiling unit to boost its efficiency and capabilities.

Killer app: DPS employs the force to bring order to the galaxy
When it comes to creativity and ingenuity in greetings cards, the Force is strong with Moonpig.

Overmatter: Johnny B Gutenberg?
Think about Johannes Gutenberg and the image that tends to springs to mind is of a bearded old chap in a hat, wearing some typical 15th century garb, perhaps inspecting a sheet from his revolutionary...

Unite welcomes Arjo Stoneywood MBO option
Union Unite has welcomed news that Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood paper mill near Aberdeen is in discussions with an MBO team to deliver a successful transaction of the site over the coming weeks.

Platinum HPL upgrades Agfa kit with new Jeti Tauro
Platinum HPL has invested an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED large-format hybrid system to upgrade to a “bigger, faster” service for its clients.

Howard Hunt kit to go under the hammer
Numerous assets belonging to recently closed Howard Hunt (City) are going under the hammer at auction, with others being sold by private treaty.

Bank of England prepares for polymer £50
The Bank of England has awarded the substrate contract for the coming polymer £50 to CCL Secure and De La Rue.