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Heidelberg has scored something of a coup, by signing up a packaging printer originally named as one of Landa’s beta sites to be a pilot user of its Primefire 106 B1 inkjet press.

Poole-based James Byrne Printing has closed its doors due to tough trading and an ill-fated factory move, with its 14-strong workforce made redundant.

HH Global has been recognised by the Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies.

De La Rue chief operating officer Rupert Middleton is leaving the group after six years, and will not be directly replaced.

Overmatter is delighted to hear news of Welsh printing industry folk doing good work in the name of a good cause.

London-based Boss Print has taken on many innovative projects over the years, but it has rarely been faced with anything as boundary pushing as The Act, a retrospective from fine art photographer...

Trade finisher Leeds Die Cutting has ramped up its wire-binding capabilities with a third Renz system.

Wide-format printer Super-Wide has rounded off a six-month investment programme with the installation of the UK’s second 5m-wide EFI Vutek 5r printer.

Global packaging giant Essentra has launched its first UK-wide National Apprenticeship Programme, which will see it take on 20 apprentices over the next year.

Grafenia has reported strong print sales in March in a trading update ahead of its year-end, although it described business as “mixed”.

Adare SEC (Secure Essential Communications) looks set to relocate its production operation in Guildford to the Nottingham site it acquired last year, putting at least 35 jobs at risk.

The Home Office has issued a tender for the design and production of the new British passports, worth £490m, with expiry of the current contract due in 2019.

The first annual review by the Pre-Pack Pool shows that the vast majority of connected party pre-packs are not being referred to it for an opinion, resulting in the BPIF to call for an ‘action plan’...

Roland DG has launched a partnership with software developer Custom Gateway to integrate hardware and software in order to deliver customised products on-demand.

Kodak has reversed its decision to sell off its Prosper and Ultrastream inkjet operations and will now retain them, after the offers received “did not reflect the value of the business”.