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Tullis Russell recruits former Linpac Group CEO to non-exec role

Tullis Russell has announced the appointment of former Linpac Group chief executive Mike Arrowsmith as a non-executive director.

Funding for Lending scheme beginning to reach printers

Printers are beginning to benefit from the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS), the much-criticised government initiative to ease the flow of credit to cash-starved SMEs.

Finishing equipment supplier goes limited after 34 years

A Cambridgeshire finishing equipment supplier celebrated 34 years in business on Saturday by becoming a limited company.

Stockport printer saves money and increases orders with Foliant laminator

Family-owned Fine Print has brought all its laminating in-house with a Foliant Taurus 530F supplied by IFS, saving time and increasing order opportunities.

Durst claims 'victory' in latest round of IP spat with EFI

Durst and EFI Vutek's on-going intellectual property dispute covering printing with white ink continues to rumble on, with Durst winning the latest round.

Redpack hosts £3m Anglia business fund launch

Norfolk-based flow-wrapping and packaging machine manufacturer Redpack hosted the launch of a government-backed £3m Business Growth Fund, at its Norwich facility yesterday.

Benson Box boosts output 15% with Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 buy

Printed carton manufacturer Benson Box has installed a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 - its first new press under current ownership.

Xerox upgrades iGen4 with features from the iGen150

Xerox has launched the iGen4 Diamond, an upgrade to the iGen4 cut-sheet colour digital press, which improves uptime and productivity.

Impressions Printing adds NexPress

St. Thomas, Ontario-based Impressions Printing recently expanded its commitment to digital by adding a Kodak NexPress S3000 to its production floor, as it looks to drive its varied customer base...

Quad/Graphics creates two commingling centers in multimillion dollar investment

Sussex, Wis.-based Quad/Graphics this week announced it is creating two regional commingling centers this year to help its direct mail clients save on postal costs as part a multimillion dollar...

Pankaboard to open UK office

Finnish cartonboard firm Pankaboard is eyeing bigger business in the UK with the opening of a national office on 22 April.

Sappi and Innovia show compostable packaging concept

Sappi Fine Paper Europe and Innovia Films have completed a joint project to produce compostable flexible packaging manufactured from renewable resources.

IIJ highlights direct deco potential with inkjet seminar

Akiyoshi Ohno, president of Konica Minolta Inkjet, will give a keynote presentation at an upcoming IIJ seminar about product decoration.

Geoff Neal invests in factory, finishing and software ahead of second XL

Geoff Neal Litho has upgraded its factory, finishing and workflow in advance of the arrival of a Heidelberg XL 106-6+L.

X1 boosts business with Catfish

Slough-based print and design company X1 has boosted business after installing a new web-to-print platform to replace its Kodak Storefront system.