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Best Mailing Services partners with creative agency

Best Mailing Services (BMS) and creative agency Magnificent Stuff have launched what they call a one-stop shop for print, creative services, marketing and fulfilment.

End of the line for Anton Group

Deloitte has effectively called time on Anton Group, with just a handful of staff remaining on site and the firm’s remaining unencumbered assets in the final process of being sold.

Pulse Flexible Packaging pre-pack blocked

A potential pre-pack sale of Pulse Flexible Packaging, which fell into administration earlier this month, has been blocked due to the company’s pension scheme being a shareholder and secured creditor...

Colprint ups cutting capacity

Colprint has eased bottlenecks in its finishing department after buying a CCM Premier 780 guillotine.

Over 150 redundancies at Pulse Flexible Packaging

Administrators of Pulse Flexible Packaging have said manufacturing has now restarted at the firm’s two sites, but that 152 staff have been made redundant.

New Nettl Cadets set TPC website design task

The first roster of Nettl Cadets have been tasked with designing a new website for The Printing Charity (TPC).

Union print house upgrades finishing facilities

Trade union Unison’s in-house Leeds print facility has installed a new Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

Agfa launches Avinci dye-sub

Agfa has launched its new Avinci DX3200 dye-sublimation printer, intended primarily for the soft signage market.

Short-grain now on-stream at YM Chantry

The revamped YM Chantry site is now fully up and running, having commissioned the Goss Sunday 5000 64pp short-grain press at the site.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure

Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.

Heidelberg launches hybrid B2 Speedmaster

Heidelberg has unveiled its latest B2 Speedmaster, the mid-range CX 75, a hybrid press that combines elements from its XL 75 B2 flagship and the SX 74.

'Finishing 4.0' world first for Bell & Bain

Bell & Bain is to dramatically increase bindery throughput with a £1m-plus investment in a bespoke Muller Martini solution that will be a world first.

Badger sticks with Xerox for digital

Badger Print & Design has upgraded its digital print facility with the installation of a Xerox Versant 80 digital press.

Corel launches upgraded graphics suite

Graphics software developer Corel has launched its CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2017.

European Fuji first for Milton Keynes printer sees capacity boost

Wallpaper specialist Graphics Works has benefitted from a capacity boost of 50% since becoming the first European company to take delivery of a Fujifilm Acuity LED 3200R UV inkjet printer.