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BBC appearance for Tudor after Children in Need job
Wigston, Leicestershire-based Tudor Bookbinding appeared on BBC Radio Leicester this morning (16 November) after it bound a run of books for Children in Need.

RGL Displays upgrades HP equipment
Large-format printer RGL Displays has installed a 1.5m-wide HP DesignJet Z6800 Photo Production Printer.

Walstead appoints new digital managing director
Walstead Group has appointed former Born Group managing director Andy Berg as its new group managing director for digital.

Advent trend results in print boost
Booming demand for Advent calendars has resulted in a plethora of new products and a welcome pre-Christmas seasonal boost for a number of printers.

Geoff Neal upgrades MIS
Geoff Neal Group has upgraded its MIS system, replacing an in-house system with a new MIS from Tharstern.

Deutsche Post prepares for WLT disposal
Deutsche Post DHL has separated out the assets and liabilities of Williams Lea Tag as it prepares to finalise the sale of the business.

Cepac upgrades POS offering with finishing spend
Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac has installed a Lamina GL2200 gluer at its recently upgraded Doncaster site.

Coveris nearing completion of £2m labels upgrade
Global packaging giant Coveris has delivered updates on its near-complete £2m labels division investment programme that was initiated around two years ago.

James Cropper posts improved half-year profits
James Cropper has posted improved interim results in the face of rising costs.

Killer app: PressOn’s tail wrap set to break the sound barrier
The Bloodhound SSC is “an amazing display of the collective British spirit,” according to PressOn joint managing director Nigel Webster. Racing to 210mph on its first unveiling in late October, the...

Overmatter: best foot first
As Overmatter observed in our previous issue, there are some very stylish folk out there in the printing industry.

Creation rolls-out packaging 'web-to-plate' workflow
Packaging repro specialist Creation is looking to expand its customer base with the launch of its automated digital workflow process CreationLink.

Fuller Davies rounds off £2.8m spend with finishing investment
Fuller Davies has concluded its 2016-initiated major investment programme with the installation of a Muller Martini Bravo Plus saddle-stitcher and a Duplo 600i Booklet System.

Walstead snaps up ex-Polestar 96pp
Walstead Group has bought one of the giant 96pp web offset presses previously installed at Polestar Sheffield.

Print history preserved at new Stationers' Hall archive
Priceless documents recording the history of copyrighting and the print industry will be available for all to see as the Stationers' Company opens its new Tokefield Centre archive to the public.