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Canon flying high with latest acquisition
Canon has stepped up its digital services operation with the acquisition of mobile e-commerce platform Kite.ly.
UK's largest sheetfed commercial printer in administration
Anton Group has been placed in administration with more than 100 of its 300–plus workforce made redundant.
GPS pushing large-format boundaries
Graphic Print and Sign Co (GPS) has installed a new Dyss X7-3220C Superhead Conveyorised Digital Cutter to complement its new larger-format offering.
EBB to distribute Canon papers
Paper merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has launched a new partnership with Canon to distribute a number of its papers.
First Varioman press due for installation next year
Manroland Web Systems is to install the first of its new bespoke, hybrid web presses early next year as it looks to expand beyond its traditonal markets.
Whistl posts record profits despite sales slip
Whistl, the UK’s second largest postal services provider, has reported a boost in underlying profits despite a dip in sales in its first full year following its MBO.
Hague acquires Solchar
Print management firm Hague Print has resumed its stroll on the M&A path with its first 2017 acquisition.
A3 hones high-end offering with Versafire buy
A3 Design & Print has installed a new Heidelberg Versafire CP Digital Press, to aid with short-run digital work for high-end design agencies.
Boss Print launches new colour process
West London-based Boss Print has launched a new litho colour process that offers photographic, continuous tone-like image quality based on an expanded colour gamut with high definition screening.
Optichrome in double Versafire investment
Commercial printer Optichrome has invested £250,000 in two Heidelberg Versafire CP digital presses, in a bid to increase its digital output.
No dividend for unsecured Headley creditors
Unsecured creditors of Headley Brothers are owed more than £4m and are unlikely to receive any form of payout.
Swallowtail invests with Heidelberg
Norwich-based commercial printer Swallowtail expects a 50% increase in productivity by replacing its ageing MBO folder with a new Stahlfolder TH 82.
Evans is new DMS CEO
Former St Ives director Neil Evans has joined DMS Agency as its new chief executive.
KernPack diversifies portfolio with Skilled Group
Packaging machinery distributor KernPack has signed an exclusive UK and Ireland distribution deal with Italian-headquartered robotics and laser guided vehicle specialist Skilled Group.
Signbox splashes out on Zünd
Architectural signage specialist Signbox has taken delivery of a Zünd S3 L1200 cutter to assist with an influx of new projects.