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VR Print steps in at stricken NXP

Kent-based VR Print has taken on the assets and goodwill of NXP Europe, which went into administration last week.

Ad spend grows again but print spend still falling

UK advertising expenditure grew by 1.3% year-on-year in Q1 2017 but print continued to decline, despite direct mail exceeding forecasts, according to new research.

KJB launches wide-format division after buy

KJB Print UK has launched a new wide-format division, Creative Digital Printing Solutions (CDPS), after purchasing the assets and trading name of Creative Digital Printing, which went into...

First 4 Direct Mail takes Riso cut-sheet

Direct mail house First 4 Direct Mail (F4DM) has become one of the first UK companies to take the Riso ComColor GD9630 cut-sheet printer.

Charlesworth supports personalised book demand with Horizon buy

Commercial printer Charlesworth Press has invested in a Horizon BQ-470 four-clamp perfect binder to support increasing demand for personalised books.

Canon unveils Pro-6000

Canon has launched its new 1.5m-wide imagePrograf Pro-6000 large-format printer, which it says is the largest in its range to use 12 colours.

Government scraps tribunal fees

The government will be scrapping tribunal fees and reimbursing claimants up to £32m after losing a Supreme Court battle against the union Unison, which ruled that the fees are unlawful.

Willsons installs new iGen

Commercial printer Willsons Group Services has invested in a new Xerox iGen 5 digital press for its Newark, Nottinghamshire site.

Change afoot at Callprint as new London site opens

Callprint Group has opened a new site in London’s Tobacco Dock, in a move described by its group director as a “catalyst for change”.

Genie Printing ups insertion capacity

Birmingham-based Genie Printing has taken on a third Neopost inserting line to handle an upturn in capacity.

St Ives in £5.7m property deal

St Ives has made another asset sale as part of its ongoing strategic review.

Paperlinx liquidators settle Protective Award claim

Former employees of Paperlinx will now not have their day in court after liquidators from Deloitte made an eleventh-hour offer to settle the Protective Award claim.

Last Bros to merge and invest

Last Bros is to merge its two subsidiaries, Last Bros (Tabs Direct) and Last Bros (Labels), to form one company, along with initiating a £350,000 kit investment.

GGS moves into wide-format banner market

Gardiner Graphic Supplies (GGS) has taken its first step into the wide-format banner market with the launch of its Print-On textured banner roller material.

Rotary early adopter of new Versant

Midlands-based Rotary Printers has become the third printer to take the new Xerox Versant 180 digital press.