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Hunts brings work in-house with new folder
Hunts Paper & Pixels has installed a new Stahlfolder TH 56 to help bring more work in-house and achieve bigger savings.

Paperlinx rebrands Howard Smith, Robert Horne and PaperCo
Paperlinx has taken a major step to consigning its three merchanting brands to the annals of history by rebranding them all under the Paperlinx banner while reassuring customers that the changes will...

Colex launches flatbed cutter
A new Colex flatbed cutter has made its European debut at Sign & Digital UK, garnering one UK sale on the first day of last week's show.

Ricoh boosts production printing portfolio with dual launch
Ricoh has added two new light production models, the C5110S and C5100S, to its production printing portfolio.

Industry confidence low although order levels steady in Q1
Printers are seeing stable order levels for the third quarter running although overall outlook is pessimistic, according to the BPIF's latest Printing Outlook report.

IFS to showcase SPF/FC200L at North Print & Pack
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS), which has just sold the UK's first Horizon SPF/FC200L landscape bookletmaker, is to try and woo more buyers with a show unveiling of a full-production machine.

New Hybrid Software package for last-minute remote proofing
Hybrid Software is using Fespa to roll out a new online soft proofing system that lets users make last-minute corrections to artwork remotely using any web browser.
Sunjet launches ink for dcor industry
Sun Chemical's global inkjet division Sunjet has launched Dimoda, a new brand for a range of dcor industry inkjet inks.

Sun Capital creates global plastics packaging giant
Paragon Print and Packaging and Britton Group are among five businesses that will be merged to form the sixth largest global plastics packaging firm.

Launch of BPIF graduate course hailed by industry
Around 160 people attended the launch of the BPIF's graduate management programme in London last week.
Former BPIF president dies aged 97
York-based printer and publisher and former BPIF president Bill Sessions has died at the age of 97.

S&G improves efficiency with Polar
Stephens & George Print Group has installed new materials handling kit around one of its Polar guillotines to improve productivity.

SMEs still gloomy on credit and cash flow
Almost a quarter of recent overdraft pleas from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across sectors fell on deaf ears, new figures reveal.

BFS to unveil kit-washing products at North Print & Pack
BFS Pressroom Solutions will launch two new products at North Print & Pack at Harrogate from 14 to 16 May.

North Plains upgrades core products
Canadian firm North Plains has launched Xinet 17.5, Telescope 9.1 and On Brand 2.6, updating core elements of its software product portfolio.