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Regency gains seven-figure PE investment

Private equity house Foresight Group has invested almost £2m in specialist printer Regency Design & Print and has ambitious plans to scale the business.

MRP turns to Imprint for new MIS

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has refreshed its MIS setup after investing in a new system from Imprint.

Xaar seals major printhead deal

Xaar has signed “probably its biggest deal yet”, for 90,000 printheads to be supplied over the next two years.

New MD for Rhapsody as industry stalwart Pipe steps down

Tim Moscow has been appointed as managing director of Rhapsody following Les Pipe’s decision to step down.

Antalis launches Interior Design Awards

Antalis has launched its inaugural ‘Antalis International Design Award’ competition.

Trinity Mirror announces more local newspaper closures

Trinity Mirror will close four free local weekly newspaper titles later this month.

Signarama launches new collaborative business model

Signarama UK is launching a new proposal that will enable businesses to diversify by ‘bolting on’ its franchise services.

Still room for improvement in online retail packaging

There is still scope for better packaging presentation from online retailers, despite improvements in functionality, a survey from Macfarlane Packaging has found.

The Color Company set for UK’s first Speedmaster CX 75

The Color Company, based in Cheltenham, will be the first UK printer to take delivery of Heidelberg’s new Speedmaster CX 75.

Source invests in wide-format

Source Graphics has reduced turnaround times and brought a number of processes in-house after a circa-£200,000 wide-format kit investment.

Domino launches new fluorescent ink

Domino Digital Printing Solutions is launching a new fluorescent ink for its K600i inkjet printer module.

Teachers lacking knowledge about STEM careers

Teachers feel they are not well-informed enough about STEM careers, despite the majority of students’ post-school career choices being influenced by their teachers, according to a new report.

Pureprint spruces up Eye mag with unique covers

Pureprint has completed a job using HP’s Mosaic personalisation software for 8,000 magazines with unique covers for Eye magazine.

Lynhurst upgrades Xerox capability

Commercial printer Lynhurst Press has taken delivery of a Xerox Versant 180 digital press to increase productivity.

Ravensworth acquired from Tangent by Zoopla

Property print marketer Ravensworth has been acquired by digital property brand owner Zoopla, which is now called ZPG.