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Willow upgrades finishing facilities
Commercial printer Willow Print & Design has invested £29,000 in a Polar 78N Eco guillotine from Heidelberg UK to overcome bottlenecks and improve output.
Hubergroup goes cobalt-free for sheetfed inks
Hubergroup has stopped supplying sheetfed inks using drying agents containing cobalt compounds.
Printers struggling as business rates soar
Printers in the south of England are struggling with rising business rates after the revaluation that came into effect on 1 April.
Wide-format pre-flight project launched by GWG
Ghent Work Group (GWG), the global graphic arts best practice organisation, is canvassing industry opinion regarding the development of a standardised PDF pre-flight profile for wide-format printing.
Guardian set to go tabloid
The Guardian is set to ditch its Berliner format and downsize to a tabloid size, alongside contracting out its print work to Trinity Mirror.
General election 2017: industry reacts to hung Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling a snap general election has backfired, with the Conservatives failing to win an overall majority resulting in a hung Parliament.
Bakergoodchild ups capacity with new kit
Bakergoodchild has boosted its print and finishing equipment and document management software as part of its ongoing strategic investment rollout.
4-Print takes first step into digital
Surrey-based commercial printer 4-Print has entered the world of digital, investing in a Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press.
DPI (UK) targeting growth after premises move
Frame and lightbox manufacturer DPI (UK) has relocated to a larger premises, in a bid to boost turnover by at least 20%.
Hickling & Squires ups stitching firepower
Hickling & Squires has upgraded its post-press facilities with a new Muller Martini Presto II saddlestitcher.
Packaging company feels Affinity for new folder
Affinity Packaging has invested £250,000 in a Signature Premier 110 CS folder-gluer from Ace Machinery to improve its service offering.
Dorset-based DPI rebrands and invests
Digital Printed Image (DPI) has rebranded as Xchurch Digital Print (XDP) to better reflect its location and has invested £60,000 upgrading its finishing capabilities.
New Heidelberg CEO sets out ambitious growth plan
Heidelberg's new chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer has outlined a five-year plan that would see Heidelberg return to being the "high-growth and profitable lighthouse of the industry".
Keeps Printing assets attract Vale Press
Vale Press has purchased the assets and trading name of Berkshire-based Keeps Printing, which went into administration last month.
OKI launches new A3 printer
OKI has launched a new A3 printer with white toner.