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Chesapeake Leicester buys B1 Komori Lithrone
Chesapeake has installed a six-colour Komori Lithrone S40 press at its Leicester site as part of a company-wide overhaul of its equipment.

Printshop Direct Image buys UK's first Hans Gronhi GH525
Printshop Direct Image has made its debut into five-colour printing after buying the UK's first Hans Gronhi GH525 B3 press, an investment that has improved "both turnaround and quality" at the...

Service Graphics launches asset management service
Service Graphics has rolled out an online asset management system and will add more designers and project management staff to offer its events and exhibitions clients a solutions-driven service.

Lynhurst Press invests in digital offset press for short-run work
Lynhurst Press is aiming to capitalise on a growing demand for short-run and fast turnaround work after investing in a Screen Truepress 344 digital offset press.

Colouration picks up UK's first Oc Arizona 550 GT
Colouration has added "the final piece of the jigsaw" to its printer battery after becoming the Oc's first UK customer of the Oc Arizona 550 GT UV flatbed.
OFT clears potential sale of Independent titles to Evening Standard owner
Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev has moved a step closer to completing a purchase of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) ruled that the deal would...

Polestar scoops NatMags DM contract
Polestar has been awarded The National Magazine Company's (NatMags) annual direct mail campaign for 2010.

Blue cuts finishing costs with 350,000 spend
Commercial printer Blue Group has said it is saving itself 5,000 a week after investing 350,000 in finishing equipment.

Glasgow Caledonian University removes bottleneck with finishing spend
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has invested in a Duplo System 5000 bookletmaker and DC-445 DuCreaser to remove a bottleneck in its finishing department.
Geoff Neal buys PlateRite 8800Z
Geoff Neal Litho has installed a Screen PlateRite 8800Z platesetter to meet increased demand for up to 42 B1 plates per hour.

Southernprint retains 2m Egmont contract
Southernprint has been awarded an extension to its 2m-a-year contract with specialist children's publisher Egmont UK, following a competitive tender.
Matthews buys Epson Stylus Pro
Matthews Brand Solutions has taken delivery of the UK's first Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 inkjet printer, complete with GMG FlexoProof software.

Printers respond to 'ludicrous' calls by Unite for 3.7% pay rises
Print companies have branded Unite's call for a 3.7% wage increase as "ludicrous" after the union urged its chapels to pursue the rise based on the current Retail Price Index (RPI).

FMG wins pre-press contracts for three magazines
FMG has been awarded the pre-press contracts for an additional three magazines published by existing client Show Media.

Mini billboards highlight space saving for Smart car campaign
Car marque Smart has launched a campaign reprising its mini-billboard concept - billboards that fit in between the spaces of standard outdoor adverts.