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Grafenia plans global growth for Nettl, more M&A
Grafenia has posted a £1m loss but is now aiming for “a year of progress” with even more ambitious plans for its Nettl offering and aspirations to leverage its listed status.

De La Rue appoints new COO
De La Rue has appointed a new chief operating officer from outside the industry.

Banksy recalls free print offer
Graffiti artist Banksy has reneged on his offer to give one of his print works for free to anyone not voting Conservative in this week’s general election in Bristol and its surrounding...

Heidelberg moves further into the Industry 4.0 space
Heidelberg has taken the next step of its digital strategy by acquiring Germany-based software developer Docufy.

Reality check for Blippar co-founder
Blippar co-founder Ambarish Mitra has suffered reputational damage after it emerged his CV included false claims.

Atlantic extends printer range with Azon distribution deal
Atlantic Tech Services has boosted its product range by taking on the entire range of Croatian specialist digital printer manufacturer Azon’s range.

Overmatter: vote-losing print
Ah, a general election. Time for political parties of all persuasions to mess something up in printed form.

Killer app: Three-piece outfit rocks out planetary mag cover
Bauer Media has launched a new classic rock magazine, Planet Rock, and for its inaugural May issue it was looking to kick off with something a little bit special, calling on not one, not two but three...

CMS invests further in record year
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has continued its year of heavy investment with a £65,000 spend on a Norpak polyprocessor and a Morgana Major folder.

Symposium invests in Komori
Welsh commercial printer Symposium Design & Print has installed a secondhand 10-colour Komori Lithrone LS29 perfector in a bid to reduce lead times.

Paper industry beats energy-saving targets
The UK’s papermaking industry has smashed its energy-saving targets for the two-year period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016.

St Ives sells Roche site
St Ives has sold the Cornish factory occupied by Wyndeham Roche to a property company for £4.2m, while the group’s share price has descended to a new all-time low.

Kingswood iOptus gains security standard
Kingswood iOptus has added the ISO 27001 information security standard to its list of accreditations.

Keeps Printing closes doors
Berkshire-based Keeps Printing has fallen into administration, leading to five redundancies.

BPIF urges candidates to Pledge for Print
The BPIF has urged prospective parliamentary candidates to sign its Pledge for Print in the run-up to the General Election.