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Industry names recognised in Queen’s Awards
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Precision supports site move with new RMGT LED-UV press
Precision Printing has invested in a new RMGT (Ryobi) LED-UV press to support its move to new premises and boost its capacity.

Dats Print Services opts for secondhand Speedmaster
Dats Print Services has invested around £280,000 in a secondhand four-colour-plus-coater Heidelberg SM 52 Anicolor to enable it to take on new work, save time, and be more cost-competitive.

Abbey Print upgrades cutting
Abbey Print has replaced a 20-year-old guillotine with a CCM Premier 780 in an effort to improve efficiency.

Canon launches mid-range sheetfed inkjet press
Canon Europe has extended its Océ VarioPrint i-Series portfolio with the launch of the Océ VarioPrint i200, a 200ppm sheetfed inkjet press.

Abbey boosts mailing flexibility
Abbey Marketing Communications has beefed up the flexibility of its mail-piece finishing with its latest kit purchase.

Inaugural Shipley Wayzgoose planned
A ‘northern wayzgoose’ is being organised over the summer by two Yorkshire-based exponents of letterpress printing and fine binding.

ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy
Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.

Tobacco firms refused plain packaging appeal permission
The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for tobacco firms to appeal against the plain packaging for cigarettes legislation that will come into force next month.

ITC and Easy-2-Trade unveil Fespa launches
Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) will be introducing a host of new products to the print industry at next month’s Fespa.