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Dodo Pad issues plea to UK printers

Stationery firm Dodo Pad has laid down a challenge to UK printers as it strives to re-shore production to the UK from the Far East due to the fall in the value of the pound.

Baker Goodchild continues investments with new envelope printer

Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has invested in an M1 colour inkjet envelope printer.

Man dies in catalogue lorry

A man believed to be a migrant stowaway has died in a lorry full of catalogues travelling to the UK from a continental printer.

McCarthy becomes MD at SCA Graphic Paper

SCA Graphic Paper has a new UK managing director.

Ruddocks upgrades laminating service

Ruddocks Design & Print has bought a Foliant Vega 530 SF laminator to keep work fully in-house.

Blackman & White shortlisted for prestigious business award

UK cutting machine manufacturer Blackman & White (B&W) has joined a shortlist of businesses in the Export Champion category of the Amazon Growing Business Awards 2016.

ImageCo expands with new Vutek

ImageCo is expanding its wide-format digital offering with a new EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro.

Spanish group buys Americk Packaging

Saica Group has signed an agreement to acquire Irish packaging business Americk Packaging, subject to regulator approval, as it looks to expand in the flexibles market.

SMP reveals partners for bespoke mail launch

The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) said three of its most prominent members had joined forces to work on its recent relaunch, which aims to raise awareness and drive membership recruitment.

Xerox upgrades C60 and C70

Xerox has added a number of enhancements to its C60 and C70 printers following customer feedback.

Fuller Davies in major kit upgrade

Print and mail specialist Fuller Davies has purchased a B1 five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 as part of a £1.2m investment.

Veritek relocates to increase space and streamline operations

Service and maintenance provider to the graphic arts and print sector Veritek has relocated to a new purpose-built facility to increase its space and consolidate its operations.

Adare secures multimillion-pound N Brown contract

Adare Secure Essential Communications (SEC) has won a contract to provide mail services for retailer N Brown Group, in what its sales director described as a “multi-year, multimillion-pound win”.

Houseprint to be placed in compulsory liquidation

Houseprint Ltd, the London-based print farmer accused of taking deposits for jobs and then failing to deliver orders, has been placed into compulsory liquidation.

Fujitsu announces massive UK cuts

Japanese technology giant Fujitsu, which operates a large managed print services division in Merseyside among its other UK businesses, is set to axe more than 10% of its employees nationwide.