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Calendars acquired out of administration
Calendars & Diaries of Bristol, which trades as Brunel Promotions and BrunelPrint, has been acquired out of administration by Novercal, a sister company to Rose Calendars.
Awesome investment for ever-expanding merchandiser
Awesome Merchandise has invested around £165,000 to bolster its screen printing and digital printing facilities.
Cotton paper for digital and letterpress launched by Mohawk
US fine paper specialist Mohawk has launched Strathmore Impress, a “super-premium” uncoated paper made from 100% cotton fibre that can be used for digital, letterpress, engraving and foiling.
Delga revamps kit line-up with Indigos and Duplos
Delga Group has invested heavily in two new HP Indigo 7900s and four new Duplo 600i Booklet Systems.
Springfield in £1.3m expansion
Springfield Solutions has invested £1.3m to expand its premises after reaching full capacity.
Beatus spends big with KBA investment
Carton printer Beatus Cartons has kicked off a £4m year-long investment plan with the purchase of a seven-colour KBA Rapida 106.
Kaydor opts for Roland RF-640
Sign printer Kaydor Signs has installed a 1.6m-wide Roland VersaExpress RF-640, which its managing director said has led to a huge improvement in turnaround times.
Price rises pushed through for uncoated paper
Effective today (30 May) UK paper merchants have increased the prices of uncoated paper by between 5% and 7%.
Idempapers rescue bid fails
Belgian papermaker Idempapers is likely to shut down after attempts to find a buyer for the business failed.
Pensord expands with west coast buy
Pensord is expanding significantly with the acquisition of fellow Welsh print firm Cambrian Printers.