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Clays in major contract win

St Ives Clays is to become the sole UK supplier of monochrome books to publishing giant Penguin Random House and is poised to double its digital book production capability, in a move that has major...

Killer app: APS Group works its print magic for animal calendar

Each year the BBC’s Countryfile raises money for the Children in Need charity with a calendar that highlights the best of UK amateur nature photography.

Overmatter: Wehrle’s whirl

Immediate Media paper buying supremo Steve Wehrle recently celebrated 50 years at the business (and at the BBC before that) with a ‘dress through the decades’ themed party.

Heidelberg UK partners with ROI360

Heidelberg UK has started selling ROI360's web-to-print software after forming a partnership with the Cambridgeshire-based firm.

Totalpost acquires Mailing and Mechanisation UK and wins Muller deal

Consumables and mailroom manufacturer and supplier Totalpost Services has acquired mailroom automation and insertion systems manufacturer Mailing and Mechanisation UK as part of a major expansion...

Donnelley boss on customer care and cock-ups

RR Donnelley chief executive Tom Quinlan said the firm was able to survive the 2012 error when it released Google's quarterly earnings early - wiping $20bn off the value of the search giant - because...

Speculation over likely EFI acquisition targets

EFI chief executive Guy Gecht has dismissed speculation that the company could mount a bid for Xaar using its $600m (£400m) war chest.

Company bosses jailed in £750,000 fraud trial

The owners of failed south Wales business services company MJL Group were jailed last Friday along with two other people involved in a £750,000 fraud.

Domino UK appoints new general manager

Inkjet manufacturer Domino UK has promoted Mike Hurst to general manager for the UK sales channel.

Government brings forward plain cigarette packaging vote

A parliamentary vote on the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and other tobacco products has been bumped up and will now take place before the general election.

Heidelberg unveils first Jetmaster Dimension customers

Heidelberg has announced the first two installations of its Jetmaster Dimension '4D printing system' for printing onto three-dimensional objects.

Screentec boosts in-house finishing services with DYSS buy

Welsh printer Screentec has invested in a DYSS X7-1325C digital cutting table with Superhead to increase its in-house service offerings.

Callprint makes new Jupiter appointment

Reprographics and large-format print specialist Callprint has recruited Andy Phillips as regional account director of the new Jupiter Visual Communications team.

Ashford Colour Press invests £2m in second digital book line

Ashford Colour Press has invested around £2m in a second digital book production line, comprising HP and Hunkeler technology, just two years after ordering its first.

Micropress invests over £2m in new kit as turnover grows by 10%

Commercial printer Micropress has invested £2.25m in new equipment including a Xerox iGen 150 and a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 to cope with increased demand following turnover growth of...