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Etailer launches glossy magazine

Luxe fashion etailer Net-a-Porter has made a major strategic investment in print media by launching its own high-end magazine.

Compass targets growth in sign and display arm

Commercial printer Compass is targeting continued growth in its sign and display division after completing a £100,000 investment in a new facility and kit.

Overmatter: cut to the chafe

DPM sales director Dean Beckett is swapping his suit for day-glo Lycra and embarking on a nine-day, 940-mile bike ride to Barcelona to raise £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of his dad...

Amazon app update heralds opportunity for print

Online retailer Amazon has launched an app update in the US that enables consumers to simply photograph a piece of packaging in a retail store or at home that will then link to the product on Amazon...

Beckett targets £30,000 in cancer charity bike ride

DPM sales director Dean Beckett is swapping his suit for day-glo Lycra and embarking on a nine-day, 940-mile bike ride to Barcelona to raise £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of his dad...

Tangent signs deal with Not on the High Street

Communications retail website Printed.com has signed a deal with Notonthehighstreet.com to deliver print products to its client base.

ITE to launch new digital label cutter at Ipex

Impression Technology Europe (ITE) has announced a new Eclipse LF350 digital label cutter and slitter to be launched at Ipex.

Eazy Print installs Ryobi 524HE and DP System platesetter

Hampshire-based Eazy Print has installed a Ryobi 524HE four-colour press and DP System platesetter to bring longer run work in-house.

WAE Group installs Agfa Anapurna M2050

Leeds-based sign and display printers WAE Group has installed a new Agfa Anapurna M2050 as the final part of a 12 month £300,000 investment push.

PS2 in triple IFS spend as it eyes 35% growth

PS2 Print has spent circa £150,000 re-equipping its bindery to help improve efficiencies and margins and grow turnover from £2.6m to £3.5m in the next couple of years.

APP marks year anniversary of anti-deforestation commitment

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has published a report marking a year since it announced its intention to end all natural forest clearance in its supply chain through its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP).

Platinum Print poised to install Komori H-UV

Platinum Print has fulfilled its plan to increase production efficiencies by ordering a new Komori Lithrone S429 H-UV press.

Heidelberg focuses on margin not volume

Heidelberg is predicting a 10% fall in sales during the current financial year, but has reiterated its ambitions to post a net profit.

CWU backs “ground-breaking” deal with Royal Mail

The Communication Workers Union has given its support to an agreement, brokered before Christmas, that settles its long-running dispute with Royal Mail over pay, job security and pensions.

FM Print rebrands to become part of Elle Media Group

Essex-based commercial and large format printers FM Print has rebranded, along with its greetings cards and design arms, to Elle Media Group as part of an “aggressive growth plan.”