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Higham barking up the right tree with binder buy
Higham Press has upgraded its bindery by becoming the first UK company to install a Premier 435 perfect binder.

Frip gains BRC accreditation
Trade finisher Frip Finishing has claimed a UK first by securing British Retail Consortium (BRC) AA food safety accreditation.

PG Paper targets export growth after securing £10m funding
Scottish paper merchant PG Paper is targeting growth in Latin America after securing a £10m funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Taylor Bloxham spends £1m on finishing following fire
Print and marketing communications company Taylor Bloxham Group has invested just over £1m in two new Muller Martini finishing machines to replace kit that was damaged following an electrical fire.

Ultimate doubles Indigo capacity in UK first
Ultimate Digital has installed a second HP Indigo 20000 digital press, becoming the first company in the UK to do so.

Pureprint achieves cyber security accreditation
Pureprint has boosted its cyber security standards with the addition of the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.

Gelpack companies enter administration
Flexible packaging manufacturers Gelpack Excelsior and Gelpack Industrial have fallen into administration, resulting in 175 redundancies.

HH Global growth continues in Q1
Leatherhead-headquartered HH Global has posted continued growth in its financial results for the three months ended June 2017.

Clyde Paper & Print becomes Living Wage Foundation employer
Clyde Paper & Print has been accredited as a Living Wage Foundation employer, with up to 20% of the company's staff set to benefit.

Entrepreneurial spirit down in devolved nations
Business birth rates in the devolved nations are significantly lower than in England, with a lack of government support highlighted as a major factor.

Reflex acquires WyPrint
Reflex Group has acquired in-mould label (IML) specialist West Yorkshire Printing Company (WyPrint), in a bid to create a "strong, British contender".

Ronset hires an apprentice
Digital print specialist Ronset has taken on an apprentice, 19-year-old Warren Thomas, its first since managing director Peter Farnworth started his apprenticeship with the company in the late 1980s.

Fujifilm launches entry-level Acuity
Fujifilm has launched the latest addition to its Acuity flatbed range, the entry-level Acuity 15.

A tale of rogue apostrophes undermines Irish council's expectations
A Northern Irish council has been forced to shell out more than £1,000 after printing leaflets, posters and billboards for a performance of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations with an apostrophe in...

Kodak Q2 revenue down
Kodak has recorded a further fall in revenue for Q2 2017, while reporting an improvement in Prosper annuities and Sonora plate volumes.