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DS Smith has recorded significant jumps in both revenue and pre-tax profit in its half-year results.

Adare SEC has invested circa £3m in continuous-feed, high-speed colour inkjet kit for the former Polestar site it acquired in the summer.

Commercial printer Catford Print Centre has boosted its finishing capabilities by investing in a Horizon HT-30C three-side trimmer and a Watkiss SpineMaster.

Pre-press workflow specialist ProofTek has launched Operam Cloud, an extension of its Operam software.

The BPIF and Prismm Environmental have introduced certification for their Zero Labels 2 Landfill scheme, which sees waste from label printers intercepted before it goes to landfill sites.

The print company owned by the family of Conservative MP Stephen Metcalfe has been placed in administration.

Broad Oak Colour Printers has overhauled its press room with a £200,000 investment in a secondhand Ryobi 785E five-colour B2 offset litho press and a Duplo System 5000 bookletmaker.

Commercial printer Apple Colour has invested heavily in a Heidelberg Versafire CV digital press, a variety of Morgana finishing kit and a Heidelberg Prinect Business Manager workflow package.

Unite the Union has expressed fears that a significant number of print firms do not realise that the new Apprentice Levy is just four months away from implementation.

Sun Chemical has appointed former army major and DS Smith senior manager Adam Anderson as managing director of its UK, Nordics and South African operations.

Barnwell Print has invested more than £1m in new equipment as it introduces an SRA1 press to its traditional B2 offering and upgrades its pre- and post-press equipment.

Corrugated converter Caps Cases has installed a Zünd D3 L-3200 digital cutter.

Print software developer Global Graphics has acquired its partner and printhead driver system specialist TTP Meteor.

Commercial printer Solway Print has installed a Xerox Versant 80 digital colour press to improve quality and allow it to take on a wider variety of jobs.

Tobacco firm JTI is considering an appeal in the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal last week rejected an appeal against the implementation of plain packaging on tobacco packs.