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Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal
UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.

Barber & Co celebrates centenary with new press
??S Barber & Co is marking its 100th anniversary with the installation of a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5, which it said will increase productivity.

In2Print sells majority stake to Commercial Group
Commercial printer In2Print has sold a majority stake in its business to £40m-turnover facilities, IT and print management specialist Commercial Group, with the latter hinting that more print...

Potts secures major theatre contract
Potts Print (UK) has won a three-year contract, which will be worth in excess of £300,000, for all the print and mailing for a prestigious theatre company.

Checkprint extends Nationwide contract for five years
Security printer Checkprint has secured a five-year contract extension to provide building society Nationwide Group branches with chequebooks and credit books.

Design Office replaces brace of Heidelbergs with Hans Gronhi press
Design Office has installed a Hans Gronhi GH525 five-colour B3 press to reduce maintenance costs and downtime.

Color Company moves into distribution, bags major contract
The Color Company has set up a new distribution business, the Distribution Team, on the back of a major contract win with a household name.

Former Olwen production director passes away
Former Olwen Mailing Services production director Kevin Poncia has died, after a short battle with cancer, aged 64.

Service Point UK in administration
Service Point UK has been placed into administration ahead of an anticipated pre-pack sale of the business.

Communisis in double buy
Communisis has hit the M&A trail again and bolstered its creative services offering with two acquisitions.

Gask & Hawley continues reequip with new Speedmaster CX 102
Gask & Hawley (G&H Printing) has installed a new Speedmaster CX 102-5+LX as part of an ongoing reequip that has already seen it order a hybrid Goss 16pp M600 web with Kodak Prosper S20 printheads.

First UK HP Latex 310 goes to Sign-It
Essex-based Sign-It has bought the UK’s first HP Latex 310, the entry-level machine in HP's third generation of latex wide-format printers.

SP installs Fuji Acuity LED 1600 to boost efficiency
SP Design has installed Fujifilm’s Acuity LED 1600. The specialist POS and prototype developer hopes that the large-format LED UV hybrid inkjet printer will increase efficiency and create new business...

Label Tec installs first inkjet press
Label Tec has installed an Epson SurePress L4033A inkjet label press at its Airdrie facility, with the new machine already securing new business for the firm.

Queen's Award winners celebrate success
Print and packaging businesses picked up a clutch of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise this week.