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Apogee makes biggest acquisition to date
Managed print services provider and kit reseller Apogee Corporation has acquired rival Danwood Group, taking group revenue above the £250m mark.

Real Digital invests £1m in finishing
Mail and fulfilment company Real Digital International has invested just over £1m in a Böwe Systec Fusion Cross enclosing line and Ibis Smart Binder.

Headleys sale now expected today
Headley Brothers is now understood to be in administration ahead of a change of ownership this afternoon.

DST Systems update on UK sale
US group DST Systems has confirmed that it expects the sale of its UK customer communications business to be completed by the summer.

Headleys sale confirmed
Henry Stone has been confirmed as the new owner of Headley Brothers in Kent, securing 113 jobs at the company.

Headleys: deal agreed but awaits final sign-off
The sale of magazine printer Headley Brothers is expected to be finalised later today.

Birtwell opts for Versafire
Trade printer Birtwell & Co has installed a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press and will be taking delivery of a new Morgana folder in the coming weeks.

Central Mailing Services supports growth with new kit haul
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has supported its continued growth with a £170,000 investment in a raft of new machinery and software.

ACA Press Cutters' new owners eyeing up acquisition
The new owners of Scotland-based trade finisher ACA Press Cutters are looking to hit the M&A trail after their buy-in management buyout [BIMBO] of the company at the end of last year.

Antalis to use PrintWeekLive! to improve visitors’ businesses
Paper merchant Antalis will transform its stand into five ‘Ask the Expert’ zones to help visitors develop their companies by offering specialist advice and displaying new innovations.

L&S upgrades wide-format offering
Sign specialist L&S Signs has invested in a 1.6m-Roland RF-640 VersaExpress wide-format printer.

A1 Security Print shuns inkjet and returns to Nipson
A1 Security Print has spent £160,000 on a Nipson DigiFlex web-fed digital printer to grow its variable personalisation capacity.

Watkiss chooses PrintWeekLive! to launch Plasti laminator
Watkiss Automation is to unveil Mamo’s new Plasti 350 XP single- and double-sided laminator at next month’s PrintWeekLive!.

Stephens & George sticks with Heidelberg to replace two folders
Stephens & George has ordered a second Stahlfolder TH 82-P after a first one, installed in November, proved to be “very, very impressive”.

Bonacia upgrades NexPress to produce A4 landscape books
Peterborough printer Bonacia has invested more than £300,000 on a new Kodak NexPress ZX3900 digital colour press.