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Stationers' focus on printers for 2017 awards entries
The 2017 Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards is urging printers to enter the awards as the closing date for entries draws nearer.
Peeling pays tribute to Young
Precision Printing’s chief executive Gary Peeling has paid a moving tribute to his former colleague Martyn Young, who died 10 days ago.
PCP orders Europe's first nine-colour Mitsubishi Perfector
Precision Colour Printing is shelling out more than £2.7m for Europe’s first nine-colour RMGT 1050 Tandem Perfector sheetfed press, currently being bespoke-built for the company in Japan.
HH Global posts record financial results
HH Global has posted what it claims to be the best quarterly results in its 25-year history.
Trinity Mirror improves results following acquisition
Trinity Mirror has seen a boost in both print and digital revenue, with overall sales increasing for the full year by more than £100m.
Group101 installs DYSS X7 as company grows
Essex-based trade printer, Group101, has kicked off the year with an investment in a DYSS X7-1630C Superhead Digital Cutter.
Deadline looms for Headley Brothers sale
The situation at up-for-sale magazine printer Headley Brothers is coming to a head.
Williams Lea Tag CEO departs
An industry outsider has taken temporary charge of Williams Lea Tag after chief executive Dan Ellerton left the business unexpectedly, amid speculation that the group could be put up for sale.
Versant to add Versatility to Worcestershire printer's offering
Commercial printer Versatility in Print has invested in a Xerox Versant 80 digital press to boost capacity.
Pureprint plumps for five new machines from Renz
Pureprint Group has invested £140,000 in five new machines supplied by German punching and binding specialist Renz, all installed at its Uckfield factory.
HP grows both turnover and profits in Q1 2017
HP has grown its turnover in the first quarter of 2017 by 4% compared with the same period in 2016 – from $12.2bn to $12.7bn (£10.4bn) – and overall profits are also up from $592m to $611m.
Soft trading and price war hit Grafenia
Grafenia has issued a second profits warning ahead of its year-end, with soft trading combined with the price war in trade printing impacting the group’s performance.
Route One Print adds capacity with another Polar cutter
Route One Print is poised to take delivery of a Polar 137 N Plus guillotine from Heidelberg as it edges closer to its ambition of launching a same-day print service.
Profits and turnover up for acquisitive Macfarlane Group
Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.
Change at the top of Agfa UK
Agfa UK boss Joergen Vad is stepping down and will hand over to Eddie Williams in the spring.