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GPS Colour Graphics upgrades pre-press and digital ops
One of Northern Ireland’s biggest commercial printers has ramped up production with a £450,000 spend centred on upgrading its pre-press operation and the installation of what it claimed was the first...
EFI reports revenue decline in Q1 results
EFI has seen its Q1 turnover fall by 2% compared to the same stage last year.
Empine launches education brand
Blackburn-based commercial printer Empine Print has launched Empine Education, a sub-brand, dedicated solely to printing for the education sector.
Industry names recognised in Queen’s Awards
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
Precision supports site move with new RMGT LED-UV press
Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.
Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster
Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.
Abbey Print upgrades cutting
Abbey Print has replaced a 20-year-old guillotine with a CCM Premier 780 in an effort to improve efficiency.
Abbey boosts mailing flexibility
Abbey Marketing Communications has beefed up the flexibility of its mail-piece finishing with its latest kit purchase.
Inaugural Shipley Wayzgoose planned
A ‘northern wayzgoose’ is being organised over the summer by two Yorkshire-based exponents of letterpress printing and fine binding.
Eagles boss joins Dragons' Den
One printing industry multimillionaire will be replaced by another when Steve Parish, the former chief executive of Tag Worldwide takes over from Moonpig’s Nick Jenkins on the Dragons’ Den panel this...
ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy
Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.
Tobacco firms refused plain packaging appeal permission
The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for tobacco firms to appeal against the plain packaging for cigarettes legislation that will come into force next month.
ITC and Easy-2-Trade unveil Fespa launches
Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) will be introducing a host of new products to the print industry at next month’s Fespa.
New-look Stones Ashford takes shape
Stones Ashford has parted company with two former directors of Headley Brothers.
Gowise Print boosts finishing operation
Family-run commercial printer Gowise Print hopes to win more trade finishing work after installing two Renz machines, an AP360 auto-punch and a Mobi 500 wire-binder.