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Engelmann and Buckham announces rebrand
Machinery supplier Engelmann and Buckham has announced a rebrand to reflect “extensive recent business changes”.

Tharstern joins Coca-Cola and Rolex as one-name company brand
MIS company Tharstern has rebranded to support its global ambitions, distilling its various company names down to one word.

Flint Group buys Xeikon; announces new digital division
Flint Group has agreed to acquire the majority shareholder of Xeikon, XBC BV, and use the press and consumables manufacturer as the basis of a new digital division.

Americk Packaging acquires Adare Advantage
Americk Packaging has acquired Adare’s packaging business, Adare Advantage, for an undisclosed sum.

Benchmark Reprographics installs Canon Océ Arizona flatbed
Benchmark Reprographics has taken delivery of a Canon Océ Arizona 460 GT, as the manufacturer said 5,000 had been sold worldwide.

Druckfarben expands again
Druckfarben, which relocated its blanket department to Corby, Northamptonshire, three months ago, has expanded again with an investment totalling around £500,000

DPS buys new machinery to expand services
DPS has invested more than £30,000 in new equipment to support the expansion of its gift arm, Izzy Rose.

Avon tender to be finalised soon
One of the UK’s largest regular catalogue jobs should have a new printer by the end of the month.

Wallace Print invests £250,000 in new kit and premises revamp
Wallace Print has bought a 2m-wide Wohlenberg guillotine and updated its premises by adding new offices to its building.

Experienced printers offered BPIF training qualification
The BPIF has launched a new training programme for people who want to gain a recognised vocational qualification without classroom time or exams.

Thomson moves up to B2 with Heidelberg help
Thomson Print & Packaging hopes to add hundreds of thousands of pounds to its turnover by adding B2 to its repertoire.

Emmerson Press hires apprentice
Emmerson Press has taken on its first apprentice "in a long time" and revealed plans to take on more in the future.

Norske Skog in talks on debt
Newsprint and magazine papermaker Norske Skog is attempting to restructure its near $1bn (£660m) debt, in the hope of avoiding a “comprehensive balance sheet restructuring”.

Bauer culls FHM and Zoo
It’s the end of the line for lads’ mags FHM and Zoo. Publisher Bauer has announced that it has suspended publication of both titles.

SPS Group installs UK’s first Xerox iGen5
SPS Group has said that its investment in the UK's first Xerox iGen5 digital press will enable it to achieve perfect colour matching across a wide range of applications for high-profile retail...