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Holywell Press adds three-side trimmer to its Horizon armoury
Holywell Press, the 127-year-old commercial printer in Oxford, has purchased a Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer in a bid to smooth out workflows in its bindery.

Core upgrades digital and finishing capabilities
Commercial printer Core Image has invested in a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press and a Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

FespaDaily news round-up, final day: Sakurai; Aeoon; Durst; Folex; Printplus; Canon
The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day five of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

Accolades for UK firms at Fespa Awards
UK printers put up a strong showing at this week’s Fespa Awards, carrying off four Gold Awards on the big night.

Flint Group launches UltraCura low-migration inks
Flint Group has launched the first in a new series of UV low-migration inks designed for the sheetfed and web offset packaging markets, that will be brought to market throughout 2017.

Kingsley brings laminating in-house with Komfi Amiga 52
Kingsley Print & Design has brought laminating in-house with the purchase of a Komfi Amiga 52 thermal laminating machine.

KMS Litho brings book finishing in-house with Fastbind
Oxfordshire commercial printer KMS Litho has added a Fastbind perfect binder and casemaker to its factory in order to boost its in-house finishing capability and offer outsourced bindery to local...

Jobs preserved after Four Graphics collapse
London-based wide-format printer Four Graphics has been subject to a pre-pack administration deal that has seen its assets and goodwill purchased by two separate companies, saving 24 jobs.

Durst launches new and upgraded kit in Hamburg
Durst is presenting a raft of new and upgraded machines at Fespa.

PM meets with printers on the campaign trail
Prime Minister Theresa May has made high-profile visits to two printing companies in the space of a week.

FespaDaily news round-up, day four: Armor; Mactac; Bickers/Simpson
The PrintWeek FespaDaily team’s round up of some of the stories from Day four of the show at the Hamburg Messe.

Odessa signs for HP Scitex 17000 at Fespa
Odessa Print Group has purchased an HP Scitex 17000 corrugated press with flexible loading kit at Fespa.

SAI to give European debut to number of products at Fespa
Software company SA International (SAI) is showing a number of new products and discussing new partnerships with its European audience for the first time at Fespa.

Legal team changes at BPIF
The BPIF has appointed a new head of BPIF Legal after Anne Copley announced her intention to retire at the end of the month.

Kodak revenues slide but profits up in Q1
Kodak posted a net profit in the first quarter of 2017 of $7m (£5.4m), a $22m improvement on the same period last year, but sales were down 5%.