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Showcard upgrades fulfilment division
Large-format POS printer Showcard Print has invested in new kit for its fulfilment and logistics department, in a £200,000 spend.

Blake embraces UK manufacturing with Rapid assets buy
Blake Envelopes has moved into UK manufacturing with the purchase of the plant, machinery and order book of Shrewsbury-based Rapid Envelopes, which recently went into administration.

Communisis opens new digitisation facility
Communisis has invested in a new processing facility for its ECM Connect digitisation platform in Leeds.

Printondemand nearing 'book of one' with latest investment
Printondemand-worldwide has become the first company in the UK to invest in Muller Martini’s InfiniTrim fully variable three-knife trimmer, rounding off a £1.8m investment initiated at the end of last...

Sprintprint races to boost digital
Commercial printer Sprintprint has installed a Konica Minolta AccurioPress C2060L to upgrade its digital facility.

One Digital brings finishing processes in-house
Commercial and wide-format printer One Digital has invested around £20,000 in a Foliant Vega 400A laminator with foiling unit to bring laminating and foiling in-house.

Domino launches white ink digital printer
Domino Digital Printing Solutions has announced the release of a new digital printer incorporating a white ink module.

Multi-Color in £1bn deal for Constantia Flexibles’ label arm
US-headquartered global label giant Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Constantia Flexibles’ Label division in a €1.15bn (£1bn) deal that gives it a UK footprint nudging £100m.

Another new identity for Houseprint
The company formerly known as Houseprint appears to be still active and continuing to fail to fulfil orders for clients, as it takes on yet another trading name.

First Paige opts for Versant
Midlands-based commercial printer First Paige has taken delivery of a Xerox Versant 80 digital press.

Bluprint raising profile of print in schools
Anti-marking product specialist Bluprint has been involved in its second Aspire Cause programme and attended a ceremony two days ago (17 July) for children that achieved success in the scheme.

MTC in HP 3D first
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has become the first UK organisation to take HP’s Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer.

Key Print Finishing closes doors
Trade finisher Key Print Finishing appears to have closed its doors.

Clayton Park trading status unclear
Lancashire finishing firm Clayton Park Print Finishing Services appears to have ceased trading.

GHP goes bespoke with in-house production line
Grosvenor House Papers (GHP) has set up its first book printing production line with the installation of a Konica Minolta bizhub press to run inline with a Watkiss bookletmaker.