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Garnett Dickinson sold out of administration
Nick Alexander has thrown in the towel at Garnett Dickinson and the web offset printer has been sold in a pre-pack deal.

Alexander speaks out on GD sale
Nick Alexander, the former owner of Garnett Dickinson Print, has spoken out about the reasons behind the pre-pack sale of the business.

Rivals add Daily Mail print work to rosters
Johnston Press and News UK have taken on a chunk of DMG Media’s print work, which will see the rival publishers handle production of The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

GMG considering outsourcing its printing
Guardian Media Group (GMG) is considering outsourcing its printing and potentially becoming a tabloid as one of a series of cost-cutting measures.

Apex and IFS to hold third Real Print and Finish event
Apex Digital Graphics and Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) are set to team up once again for the third Real Print and Finish open house.

Clients report history repeating itself at UK Print
UK Print, the company that rose from the ashes of the liquidated Houseprint, appears to be mirroring the practices of its former incarnation with clients reporting missing or late orders.

Minuteman Press Bath scores UK Valiani first
The UK’s largest Minuteman Press franchise, in Bath, has bought the UK’s first Valiani Optima V 250 flatbed cutting table.

John E Wright upgrades Xerox capacity
John E Wright has invested £90,000 in two Xerox Versant 80 digital presses, bringing the number of Xerox digital machines across its branches to 10.

Heriot-Watt upgrades textile printing facilities
Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design has become one of the first educational institutions in the UK to install Mimaki’s TX300P-1800 textile printer.

ImageCo brings in Latex after contract win
ImageCo has invested in an HP Latex 570 in order to handle extra capacity from an influx of wallpaper work.