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De La Rue develops tallow-free banknote substrate
De La Rue has confirmed it is reformulating its banknote polymer to exclude tallow and is also bidding to retain its British passport contract, as it released its full-year results.

No funds for Anton's unsecured creditors
Anton Group owed trade creditors £6.9m and had an estimated total shortfall of almost £13.4m when it collapsed earlier this year.

Researchers secure funds for 'Harry Potter-style' paper project
A university professor and his team have been awarded nearly £1.2m in funding from the Digital Economy programme to research and develop papers that would allow readers to 'interact' with printed...

Young Stationers' calling for innovative print nominations
The Young Stationers’ Award’s programme is once again open for entries, with its chairman calling for nominees from a wider scope of trades this year, including print.

Killer app: Footprint breathes life into hospital waiting room
In March, James Hempstead, managing director of Cambridge-based sign and graphics specialist Footprint Signs & Graphics, found himself making the unfortunate trip to Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s A&E...

Overmatter: stay classy
Regular readers of PrintWeek’s ‘From the Archive’ page (see inside back cover for this week’s delectation and delights), will be aware that in the past some printing industry supplier promotions were...

FFEI and Xaar combine for ‘Printbar Uncovered’
FFEI has taken on the sale and distribution of Xaar’s Print Bar System, dubbing the new partnership Printbar Uncovered.

Plain packaging regs come into force
New regulations forcing tobacco companies to sell cigarettes and rolling tobacco in plain packaging came into force over the weekend.

Zünd acquires UK reseller
Digital finishing equipment reseller and distributor Zünd Plotting Systems (UK) has been acquired by Swiss-based Zünd Systemtechnik AG.

Question mark over St Ives contracts
Uncertainty over a number of major contracts at St Ives could put a crimp in the group's plans to sell off its print operations.

Chester rounds off £2m packaging spend
Chester Medical Solutions has rounded off a £2m year-long investment programme with the installation of a new six-colour B2 Komori GL29 with coater.

ProCo in £1m litho spend
ProCo has invested around £1m in an SRA1 RMGT Ryobi 925 LED-UV press and a B1 Agfa Avalon N8 platesetter.

Goss International outlines global 'aftermarket' strategy
Goss International, the US-based web offset press manufacturer, has added Illinois-based Loudon Machine to its group as part of a global strategy to grow its footprint in upgrades, parts and services.

Paper Innovation invests in new premises
Bespoke notepad and presentation folder manufacturer Paper Innovation has invested around £2m in a new premises and additional kit.

'Pringles factor' posing packaging problems
The UK’s Recycling Association has named a number of packaging products as being the “villains” of the recycling world.