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SPD makes textile move with Mimaki
SPD Design & Print hopes to boost turnover by more than £1m by breaking into textile and exhibition work after buying an LED UV wide-format printer.
Lexon Group to install Europe’s first Komori Impremia IS29
South Wales-based printer Lexon Group is set to take delivery of Europe’s first Komori IS29 UV inkjet sheetfed press.
Heidelberg’s Gillard to retire
Heidelberg UK’s Derek Gillard will retire next month after working for the company for more than 30 years.
Canadian PE firm acquires Label Express
Croydon-based label printer Label Express has been acquired by North American private equity firm Lynx Equity for an undisclosed sum.
Pensord boss elected BPIF president
Pensord managing director Darren Coxon has been elected BPIF president, having served as vice-president since March 2015.
Penstripe increases folding firepower with Stahlfolder KH 82 buy
Educational publisher and printer Penstripe has invested in a Stahlfolder KH 82, a B1-format combination folder that it will use for products including planners, notebooks and diaries.
Newsprinters renews Agfa agreement
News UK print arm, Newsprinters, has agreed a new contract with Agfa, ahead of the current contract’s scheduled expiry in 2018, in a deal that will see its CTP and workflow system completely...
Mutoh to launch raft of new kit at Fespa
Mutoh will use next month’s Fespa as the launchpad for a range of new products.
Consumables supplier JAG quadruples footprint
Fledgling printing consumables company JAG has responded to significant growth since its foundation two years ago by moving to a warehouse almost four times the size of its previous premises.
TCT invests more than £2m in new kit
Card manufacturer and mailing operation Thames Card Technology (TCT) has increased its personalisation capacity by 60% after investing more than £2m in a range of new kit.