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Pureprint relocates and expands packaging department
Pureprint has expanded its packaging operation by relocating it to a new larger site in Hertfordshire.
Johnston Press results boosted by the i
A strong performance from the i newspaper has helped bolster interim results at Johnston Press, which is battling to reinvent itself in the face of huge decline in classified advertising.
Direct Colour plumps for H-UV
Litho printer Direct Colour has installed a B2 Komori Lithrone S29 H-UV machine, its first step into UV curing as it aims to bring down lead times.
Leycol merges with DG3 UK
East London-based commercial printer Leycol Printers has merged with the UK operation of US-headquartered Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3), creating a circa-£23m company.
Imagink quadruples productivity after wide-format spending spree
Wide-format printer Imagink has seen its productivity quadruple after a £325,000 investment in wide-format kit that ended in the spring.
Lay-offs at Williams Lea Tag
Williams Lea Tag is laying off around 100 staff, as speculation mounts that news about the sell-off of the business could be imminent.
Trinity posts revenue slump
Trinity Mirror has reported an expected fall in revenue and profit as it increases its structural cost savings target for the year to £20m.
John E Wright first in UK for new EFI machine
John E Wright has become the first company in the UK to take EFI’s Pro 16h production-level wide-format printer, after a surge in work for its Hull branch picked up during the UK City of Culture...
Antalis and Arjo donate solar panels to Africa
Paper merchant Antalis and its partner Arjowiggins Graphic have donated 200 solar panels to support education for children in Mali as part of their collaboration with the ChildFund Alliance.
Gilde acquires Albumprinter
Cimpress has announced the sale of its photo album business Albumprinter to European private equity investor Gilde Buyout Partners.
Ortek closes doors
Midlands-based printer Ortek has closed its doors.
'Internal factors' to blame for Essentra profits slide
Essentra has blamed recent poor financial performance on “internal, not external factors”, after announcing details of a strategic review yesterday alongside its H1 2017 results.
Updated: Cimpress expects new strategy to pay off
Cimpress has posted a bigger than expected loss after a year of substantial change, but chief executive Robert Keane believes the global print giant's fresh strategy has improved its future...
Essentra to take £35m hit on site closure
Around 150 jobs are set to go with the proposed closure of an Essentra site that only opened last year.
De La Rue produces polymer £10 for Clydesdale
Clydesdale Bank’s new £10 polymer banknote will go into circulation in September.