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Guardian Products purchases Folding Services following liquidation

The assets of finishing house Folding Services have been bought out of liquidation by fellow Bury St Edmunds company Guardian Products, which trades as Guardian Direct Marketing.

West Country Binders enters into CVA

Finishing house West Country Binders has entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement, with creditors to be paid 28p in the pound.

Seal Graphics launches entry level wide-format laminator

Lamination equipment manufacturer Seal Graphics has launched the entry level 54 EL roll laminator, which costs less than 4,000.

CMYK invests in Morgana creaser to keep finishing jobs in-house

CMYK Process Print has invested in a Morgana Digifold Pro creaser/folder to handle output from its litho machines.

Buyers' guide: Inline digital ?nishing

Printers were not convinced about the benefits of inline digital finishing until fairly recently. The fear was that it would slow down their machines and, more worryingly, impact productivity.

PrintWeek Awards winners revealed

Close to 1,200 leading lights helped celebrate the best in UK print, at the PrintWeek Awards 2010.

Best Cover closes general finishing arm

Coatings specialist Best Cover has closed its general finishing arm and placed it into voluntary liquidation.

Craddocks sells litho press to fund finishing investment

Commercial printer Craddocks Print Solutions has sold a Komori press to finance the purchase of a DC645 finishing system from equipment supplier Duplo.

High demand prompts laminator investment

Commercial printer Barker's Print has improved its efficiency by bringing lamination in house with a Komfi Amiga 36 from IFS.

Celloglas records pre tax loss in first trading year

Coatings specialist Celloglas has recorded near 1m loss in its first year of trading, however, the company said the loss was a managed part of its development.