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St Ives sells Roche site
St Ives has sold the Cornish factory occupied by Wyndeham Roche to a property company for £4.2m, while the group’s share price has descended to a new all-time low.

Kingswood iOptus gains security standard
Kingswood iOptus has added the ISO 27001 information security standard to its list of accreditations.

Vivid adds Color-Logic option for metallic effects
Vivid Laminating Technologies has partnered with Color-Logic to provide its users with a cost-effective way of producing high-value metallic effects.

Keeps Printing closes doors
Berkshire-based Keeps Printing has fallen into administration, leading to five redundancies.

MBO secures future for Lincoln printer
Three directors at Lincoln-based printer Elpeeko have ensured the continued operation of the 112-year-old firm by taking over the business through an MBO.

Wheatons closes doors
Wheatons Exeter, the former Polestar book printing operation, officially closed its doors last Friday (2 June), leading to 35 further redundancies.

Northend in major LED-UV investment
Northend Creative Print Solutions has invested just shy of £1m on a five-colour RMGT (Ryobi) 925 LED-UV press along with various add-ons.

Golden paper gong for Eustace
Two Sides founder and paper industry veteran Martyn Eustace has been awarded a gold medal by the Paper Industry Gold Medal Association.

Metropolis buys raft of Ascential titles
Ascential has sold its last remaining UK ‘heritage’ magazine titles to Metropolis International in a £23.5m deal.

Roland partners Coventry Uni in new technology facility
The new 1,800sqm state-of-the-art National Transport Design Centre (NDTC) has opened its doors at Coventry University’s technology park boasting a raft of the latest Roland equipment.