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Ace Binding upgrades kit line-up
Trade finisher Ace Binding has upgraded its finishing facilities with an approximate £200,000 investment, taking the UK’s first Renz Inline 500 Compact puncher and binder and an MBO B30 folder.

Black & Callow makes first acquisition
Financial printing firm Black & Callow has bought the assets of its London-based print partner Master Mail.

Cornwall label printer increases floorspace to smooth workflows
KCS Trade Print is expanding its factory footprint by nearly a fifth to create more working space and allow for growth.

Mixed outlook for business in Spring Budget
Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his first – and last – Spring Budget, and with it a raft of measures that could impact printers, particularly SMEs.

Agfa publishes year-end results; releases Asanti 3.0
Agfa-Gevaert has posted mixed results for 2016; the group saw a 4.1% drop in revenue but a 1.7% jump in gross profit and a recurring Ebitda margin above 10% of revenue.

Belle supports premises move with new Horizon
Belle Design & Print has invested in a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to support its move to larger premises.

InkTec announces Jetrix LXi8 details
Inkjet ink and printer manufacturer InkTec has announced details of its new 3.2m Jetrix LXi8 LED-UV flatbed printer.

Growth continues for Communisis
Communisis has reported revenue and profit growth in its preliminary results for the 2016 calendar year with international business growing to 26% of group sales.

CPI head calls for paper mill compensation extension
The head of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has called for the compensation being provided to some paper mills to offset climate change costs embedded in energy bills to be extended to all...

Prosper sale still pending as Kodak reports earnings
Kodak reported “a meaningful improvement in earnings” for 2016 as it pushed net earnings into the black with a $91m improvement to $16m (£13.1m).