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Print-Leeds invests in DYSS and increases headcount
Wet-glue label, digital POS and litho UV plastics printer Print-Leeds has invested in a DYSS X7-1630C digital cutter and taken on three new staff.

Last Bros takes new Versant
Last Bros has invested in a Xerox Versant 180 digital press for its tabbing division.

Fire at P2P Mailing warehouse
A blaze at Basildon-based e-commerce fulfilment firm P2P Mailing’s warehouse has burned it to the ground, despite more than 100 firefighters tackling the fire at its height.

Potential Williams Lea buyer named
The owner of Fort Dearborn and Oberthur Technologies has emerged as the likely buyer for Williams Lea.

Bank of England: tallow traces to remain
The Bank of England has confirmed that it will not be reformulating the polymer used for its new banknotes, despite protests about the use of trace amounts of animal derivative.

FlyerAlarm UK MD departs
FlyerAlarm UK managing director Keith Hanson has left the business after less than a year in the job.

Gomer invests £1.7m to go LE-UV
Gomer Press has taken its first step into LE-UV with a circa-£1.7m investment in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 LE-UV.

Duplo's Jolly moves to HP as Kimber retires
Duplo UK managing director Peter Jolly is moving to HP to head up its UK Indigo and inkjet division in advance of the retirement of Ian Kimber.

Duplo launches upgraded perfect binder
Duplo has launched its new DB-290 perfect binder.

Superior first to attain Heidelberg colour certification with LE-UV
Superior has become the first printer to obtain an ISO 12647-2 colour certification on a Heidelberg LE-UV press.

MediaCo in EFI UK first
Sign and display specialist MediaCo has become the first UK company to take an EFI Vutek FabriVU 520 dye-sublimation printer as part of a plus-£1m investment.

Paragon CC gains 'ultimate' security standard
Paragon Customer Communications has achieved the ultra-strict Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) at its Bristol and Dagenham sites.

Mainwaring to distribute Pongs' textiles to the UK
Newly formed textile distributor Mainwaring & Partners (M&P) has taken on Germany-based Pongs Technical Textiles’ products for distribution.

Adare in mass Xerox install
Adare Secure Essential Communications (SEC) has replaced 13 legacy machines with six new Xerox presses plus a Duplo bookletmaker as it continues to streamline its production capabilities.

Hammersmith first Fastsigns UK centre to gain Idealliance qualification
Fastsigns Hammersmith has become the first of the global sign and graphics print franchise’s UK centres to gain the Idealliance G7 Master Qualification.