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Print industry news roundup: AGI-Shorewood, MPI, UPM, Chesapeake, Display Signs

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: AGI-Shorewood to close Swindon site; Judge slams conduct of MPI pair; UPM sells Stracel...

Bezier status unclear

The trading status of Bezier is unclear, amid reports that parts of the group are poised to go into administration.

Silveredge brings PUR binding inhouse

Commercial printer Silveredge has taken on additional staff following the installation of a Morgana DigiBook 150 PUR perfect binder.

Benford UV technology enters Canada

UK manufacturer Benford UV has claimed to have "broken" Canada with a triple installation for its first customers in the country.

UPM sells Stracel to shrink unprofitable paper business

UPM has agreed the sale of its Stracel mill as the group announced it had made a EUR 1.6bn (1.4bn) operating loss in Q4 2012.

Paperlinx's Philippa Charlton exits in latest job cuts

Paperlinx's marketing director Philippa Charlton has left the company along with a number of others as the paper merchant realises the workforce reduction it proposed in November.

Wyndeham invests in Gait following increase in colour work

Wyndeham Group has invested 300,000 to upgrade the printing and bindery equipment at its Gait operation in Grimsby.

Pixartprinting fine-tunes UK website

Pan European web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has revamped its UK website adding new features to improve menu visibility and purchase budgeting.

Communisis unveils new look

Communisis has undergone a corporate rebrand that sees its signage and website adopt a new look.

Letterworks takes on collapsed MRM's assets

MRM Associates has been dissolved, leaving unsecured creditors with no prospect of recovering 150,000 debts, according to the liquidator.

HP Indigo targets last silver halide photo apps with new Indigo and alliances

HP launched a web-fed Indigo aimed at replacing silver halide photo printing and unveiled partnerships covering workflow and finishing to support the new machine at a Photo Summit held in Barcelona...

Ricoh launches digital versus offset cost comparison tool

Ricoh has launched a digital vs offset cost calculator as part of its Business Driver Programme to help its customers choose the most appropriate print technology for different jobs.

Antalis and CMYUK partner to offer Vutek users substrate specific profiles

Antalis and CMYUK have made a set of colour profiles for 10 sign & display stocks available to Vutek users, to help their customers achieve higher quality results without having to create their own...

Heidelberg gets third quarter earnings boost

Heidelberg has closed in on its year-end target of a "clearly positive" EBIT after recording its strongest third-quarter operating result since 2007/08.

Wood trade law set to shut down illegal logging

The government today passed a law that will obligate businesses dealing with timber products to keep diligent records of the supply chain in a bid to tackle illegal logging.