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Logoshack targets POS market following £110k investment
Stoke-on-Trent vinyl graphic specialist Logoshack is targeting the POS market after investing £110,000 in new equipment, including its first digital flatbed cutter.

'Muted' start to year for Heidelberg
Heidelberg has reported a sharp drop in sales in Q1, but almost halved its operating losses in the period.

Opal Envelopes buys Moll Versa-Fold to add heavyweight envelope option
Sheetfed envelope manufacturer Opal Envelopes has bought a Moll Versa-Fold folder-gluer to enable it to produce heavyweight envelopes.

Weedon PSC becomes first UK corrugated manufacturer to use Earthinks
Packaging and POS display manufacturer Weedon PSC has become the country’s first corrugated packaging manufacturer to use Solar Inks’ Earthinks.

Blue Star Print Finishers buys Horizon BQ470 to expand services
Trade finisher Blue Star Print Finishers has invested in a four-clamp Horizon BQ470 PUR perfect binder to support its service expansion into perfect-bound books.

Menu Printers awarded injunction against Basildon-based printer
An Essex-based print farmer has taken out an injunction against the owners and employees of the print business where she rented an office after they allegedly stole client information and files...

New business areas starting to pay off for KBA
First-half sales are up at KBA, which came close to breaking even in the period.

Ashgate Automation founder John Price passes away
John Price, founder and managing director of Ashgate Automation, has passed away, aged 58.

Brooklyn Graphics drum skin rocks for Kasabian
Turning on the TV to be greeted by something you’ve helped create isn’t an experience all can claim. But Darren Brooks, partner at Falkirk-based printers Brooklyn Graphics, can.

Overmatter: Presstival
Overmatter yearns for a holiday. Fortunately, a printing Wayzgoose is inked in Overmatter’s diary for a few weeks hence.

RCS shuns pre-pack, enters Company Voluntary Arrangement
Trade and commercial printer RCS has entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), securing around 70 jobs, after its creditors approved the proposal in a meeting last Wednesday (6 August).

Aquatint BSC relocates to Bermondsey
London-based print and design firm Aquatint BSC has relocated its print operation from Wimbledon to Bermondsey to reduce its overheads and move closer to its customers.

Sales expected to rise at St Ives print ops
St Ives is anticipating a year-on-year increase in like-for-like print sales, despite “difficult” trading conditions for the division.

Kiian Digital and J-Teck3 team up to extend reach
Digital inks manufacturers Kiian Digital and J-Teck3 have joined forces to become part of the same operating group.

Elephant invests in Epson SC-S50600
Digital printer Elephant Print and Display, has invested in a new Epson SureColor S50600 to boost its industrial large-format services.