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Lecta calls off IPO

Papermaker Lecta has shelved its flotation plans.

Ashley brings hard-case finishing in-house with Fastbind buy

Ashley House Printing Company has brought hard-case finishing in-house by investing in a Fastbind Casematic H46 Pro casemaker.

New COO at Moo

Moo has appointed a former Vistaprint executive as its new chief operating officer.

Ashford Colour Press in book printing first

Ashford Colour Press has become the first UK book printer to install HP’s High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) printheads after retrofitting the heads onto one of its two HP T230 colour inkjet...

Ciconi ups Riso capacity

Print and mail house Ciconi has become one of the first companies in the UK to take delivery of a Riso ComColor GD9630 cut-sheet printer.

Folio invests in Duplo Booklet System

Print finisher Folio Print Finishing purchased a Duplo 600i Booklet System at Duplo’s inaugural Summer Festival last week.

Leach forms innovation department following senior appointments

Large-format graphics specialist Leach has taken on new senior staff and formed its own innovation department.

Park upgrades bindery with new folder

Park Communications has taken delivery of a Stahlfolder KH 82-P folder with shingle feed technology.

Orphans gets by with a little help from its press

Publisher Orphans Publishing, which also has a print arm (Orphans Press), was able to both commission and print a celebration of all things Beatles as the 50th anniversary of the seminal Sgt. Pepper’s...

Overmatter: runners & riders

A seasonal shout-out to some of the charitable acts being undertaken by industry folk this summer.

Alltrade invests as calendar season rolls around

Alltrade Printers has invested just shy of £500,000 to boost its wire-binding capacity and upgrade its CTP system and MIS.

Brexit negotiations begin

The industry has reacted as the Brexit negotiations begin today (19 June), with the UK’s Brexit secretary David Davis heading to Brussels amid uncertainty over the solidity of the Conservatives’...

New packaging personalisation unit set for launch

Uteco Converting, Ebeam Technologies and Inx Digital International have joined forces to develop a new digital packaging line for the mass-personalisation of food packaging.

Flyer Press goes B2 with Komori buy

Felixstowe-based Flyer Press has installed a four-colour Komori Enthrone 29, its first B2 machine.

Kodak upbeat on inkjet prospects

Kodak is making a multi-pronged attack on the packaging market with its existing high-speed inkjet technology, and has reported that development of its next-generation Ultrastream product is on...