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Communisis hits acquisition trail again
Communisis has bought The Communications Agency (TCA), a London-based multi-channel agency, for £7.3m.

World Cup Sweepstake Kit raises money for charity
Print industry marketing agency Real Ripple is aiming to raise money for charity with its 2014 FIFA World Cup Sweepstake Kit.

Gallus to become wholly-owned by Heidelberg
Heidelberg is taking 100% ownership of Gallus in a deal that will see Gallus owner Ferdinand Rüesch become Heidelberg’s largest single shareholder.

DXG Media installs Stahlfolder to boost efficiency
Litho and digital print firm DXG Media has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82 to increase its efficiency.

Page Brothers buys Speedmaster CX 102 to up throughput
Book and journal printer Page Brothers has invested in a Heidelberg CX 102-5+L to increase its efficiency and productivity.

Pride secures UK wide-format first
Pride Design & Print will become the first UK firm to install a wide-format printer from new brand Samsonn.

Grafenia to roll out cross-media platform to help combat falling sales
Printing.com parent Grafenia is poised to launch a new cross-media platform for franchisees later this year, which it hopes will help combat falling revenues in its traditional print franchise...

Wrights kicks off £1m spend with cutting first
Wrights GPX has kicked off the first phase of a £1m investment programme with the installation of the UK’s first Eurolaser 2XL-3200, a 3.2x2.7m laser cutting table that incorporates both laser and...

Government outlines proposals to tackle late payments to SMEs
Following a consultation with businesses, trade bodies and professional associations, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) has set out proposals to help address the problem of late...

Print Unit boosts finishing firepower
The Print Unit has upgraded its post-press department with the installation of a Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

SM Finishing invests in Multifeeder tipping and folding system
Trade finisher SM Finishing has installed a Multifeeder Industrial Performance tipping and folding system.

Xerox lays out ambitions for inkjet business
Xerox chairman and chief executive Ursula Burns said the group could make further acquisitions to boost its production print inkjet business, as she officially opened the new Inkjet Innovation Centre...

Print firm fined £13,000 after worker loses finger
Ashford Colour Press has been fined £13,000 and ordered to pay £1,278 in costs after a worker lost a finger and seriously injured another during unsafe maintenance work on a bookbinding machine last...

Plus2Print invests in Mimaki CJV30-100
Irish printer Plus2Print has branched out into wide-format printing with the purchase of a Mimaki CJV30-100.

Wyndeham reorganises for life after IPC
Wyndeham Group will keep Southernprint open, despite the loss of the IPC Media contract, thanks to a new working time agreement with staff.