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New ownership for Printoff as founder retires
Graphic Arts (UK) and its trading subsidiaries Printoff Graphic Arts and Concept4 Creative, have been acquired from their retiring owner by a three-strong MBO team.

KBA increases sales targets following successful Q3
KBA has again revised upwards its sales and earnings targets for the full year after achieving double-digit growth in Q3, with a strong showing across all areas of the business.

Denmaur practices what it preaches
Paper merchant Denmaur Independent Papers has become a carbon-balanced company.

Kingsdown acquires Burleigh and invests in RMGT press
Bristol-based printer Kingsdown has expanded its offering with the acquisition of local print and design firm Burleigh Portishead, for an undisclosed sum, and invested £1.1m in a new SRA1 RMGT 928P...

Komori posts challenging half-year results
Komori’s latest results have been hit by exchange rate changes and the end of investment subsidies in its home market, and the press manufacturer is yet to see a boost to orders through its...

Jones & Brooks invests £300k in new kit and Prinect UK first
Jones & Brooks has invested in new, additional digital printing and finishing kit and become the first UK company to sign up for Heidelberg’s 'pay as you go' volume-based pricing Prinect Production...

Apprentice appearance for ABC
London-based ABC Imaging appeared on BBC One’s flagship reality show The Apprentice last night (10 Nov).

Updated: Johnston Press sales fall despite 'i' success
Johnston Press has reported a 5.1% fall in total group revenues for the 17-week period to 29 October, despite a strong performance by the 'i' newspaper, and confirmed it is in late-stage discussions...

KJS boosts folding capabilities with Horizon investment
Direct mail and marketing company KJS Print to Mail Services is set to expand its bindery after investing just over £50,000 in a fully automatic B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder.

Heidelberg beginning to feel positive ‘Drupa effect’
Heidelberg has announced across-the-board improvements in its second quarter results, citing a strong Drupa order book as responsible for the increase that has led to its first positive Q2 net result...

Xpress Group acquires Calico and invests in Indigo
Digital and wide-format printer Xpress Group has acquired creative agency Calico, for an undisclosed sum, and purchased a new HP Indigo 7800 digital press.

BMC ceases trading
Banner Managed Communication (BMC) is no more and has become fully integrated within the Adare Group.

MPS snaps up AJS
Global packaging giant Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has acquired AJS Labels as part of its latest expansion move.

Agfa starts sales talks as Q3 results released
Agfa has entered into “non-exclusive discussions” with CompuGroup Medical SE after the latter expressed interest in buying the business, and released its Q3 results, which show a dip in sales, but...

Domino launches new continuous inkjet series
Domino Printing Sciences has launched its Ax-Series of continuous inkjet printers for industrial packaging applications.