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H&H Reeds Printers expands with new sign workshop
H&H Reeds Printers is to open a new Carlisle-based office and sign workshop after experiencing increasing demand for specialist signs, exterior graphics and exhibition materials since its takeover of...

MAN and Allianz pledge 24m for Manroland staff
Former Manroland owners MAN Group and Allianz have agreed to provide financial support for the thousands of staff that could be made redundant through the company's Chapter 11-style restructuring.

Clinical takes three-year spend to 2m with stitcher buy
Pharmaceutical finishing specialist Clinical Print Finishers has taken its three-year spend to 2m with a 100,000 investment on an undisclosed stitching line.
River wins McCarthy & Stone's Life & Living magazine work
Customer publisher River has said it has won the work to produce McCarthy & Stone's Life & Living magazine.

Herbert Walkers installs Bobst Expertfold carton folder gluer
Commercial printer Herbert Walkers has installed the UK's first Bobst Expertfold carton folder gluer that includes a capacity fold device.

FPB accuses government over SME tax bill spot checks
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has accused the government of picking on SMEs over its tax bill spot checks.

New Year predictions - Heidelberg's Lance O'Connell
Lance O'Connell, Prinect and CTP business manager, Heidelberg UK

Manroland GB administrator continues to trade the business
Manroland GB administrator is continuing to trade the business as normal, while it awaits the outcome of the chapter-11 style administration of the firm's German parent.

Epson teams with EFI to offer proofing bundles
Epson has partnered with EFI to offer an in-house proofing package, comprising Epson printers and RIP software from EFI, to designers, agencies and advertising departments.

Kuoni adds interactivity to print ads with Aurasma
Tour operator Kuoni has teamed up with Aurasma to add digital interativity to its New Year campaign, with a feature that enables a viewer to call directly from the page.

Kern updates K90 card system
Finishing equipment manufacturer Kern has added a number of modules to its K90 card system.

St Bride's seeks 2.5m to repair spire
The "Cathedral of Fleet Street", St Bride's Church, is turning to the private sector for help as it attempts to raise funds for "essential repair and conservation work" on its famous spire, which has...
Kasper eyes UK consumables growth with new sales arm
Print consumables supplier Vliesstoff Kasper, which is the main distributor of Dupont's Sontara Printmaster washcloth, has launched a UK subsidiary.
New UK distributors appointed for Trelleborg Vulcan printing blankets
BFS Pressroom Solutions has taken over the converting and distributing of Trelleborg's Vulcan printing blankets for the heatset, coldset and business forms sectors from Manroland.

Stocksigns installs UK's first HP Designjet L26500 large-format printer
Sign manufacturer Stocksigns has become the first UK company to invest in an HP Designjet L26500 wide-format printer, which it bought from supplier CWE Solutions.