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Second UK printer installs Jet Press 720S

Commercial and wide-format printer Greenshires Group has installed a Fujifilm Jet Press 720S, as it looks to expand its offering with high-quality B2 short-run digital work.

MetroMail donates services to local charity

Mailing house MetroMail has been praised by charity Grace House after it donated printing, enclosing and mailing services thought to be worth around £4,000.

PSW Paper & Print buys first Anapurna LED printer

Digital printer PSW Paper & Print has become the first company to invest in Agfa’s 2.5m wide-format hybrid Anapurna H2500i LED system.

New devolved structure for Tangent ops

Tangent Communications is effectively no more – the group has implemented a devolved structure under its new private ownership.

Swanline boosts throughput with Esko buy

Swanline Paper & Board, the materials division of trade printer Swanline Print, has invested in an Esko Kongsberg C24 cutting table to increase its throughput by up to 80%.

Overmatter: iBag

Just as we’re reeling from Apple’s “courageous” (puh-lease) decision to ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack on its new iPhone 7, we learn the tech giant has designs on the design of another everyday item.

A+B’s Epic calendar really brings landscapes to life

Cuffley, Hertfordshire-based Allan+Bertram is no stranger to making luxury calendars, it’s what it does best, but this year the £3m-turnover outfit teamed up with acclaimed Dorset-based photographer...

Signature installs i300 in new factory

Personalised gift supplier and manufacturer Signature Gifts has taken delivery of a Canon Océ VarioPrint i300 in its new purpose-built factory in Wigtown, Scotland.

ABC Print (Hereford) leaves shortfall of more than £1m

Commercial printer ABC Print (Hereford) has left an estimated shortfall of more than £1m.

Datum installs new Ricoh

Cross-media printer and design business Datum has installed a new Ricoh Pro C9100 in a bid to bring more of its jobs in-house.

#FirstFiver campaign takes off

A social media campaign initiated by a fundraising consultant has driven people to donate their first new polymer £5 note to charity.

BCQ reveals LE-UV investment and brings perfect binding in-house

Commercial printer BCQ Group is set to take delivery of its first LE-UV press next spring and has also brought perfect binding in-house following a separate finishing investment.

Menzies staff suspend strike action

Staff at newspaper and magazine distributors Menzies have suspended their two planned one-day strikes, to vote on an improved wage offer.

Designer notebooks with a difference from Antalis

Antalis has engaged with a dozen high-profile graphic designers and artists on a major project that offers an international take on the role of paper in a digital age.

Top Print in double Canon installation

Commercial printer Top Print has installed two new machines from Canon, an imagePress C800 and imagePress C700.