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South Devon printer Colour Works has been called in to help a local town move towards self-sufficiency by producing its own currency.

An order book of 3.3m of sales of Watkisss new PowerSquare has helped create a buoyant year for the finishing kit manufacturer.

Pureprint, the parent firm of Beacon Press and East Sussex Press, is to delve further into luxury print after appointing a new group sales manager.

Worcestershire-based printer Vale Press is making its debut in full-colour printing with a new Printmaster PM 52-5.

Label printer John Watson & Company has revealed an ambitious 5m investment in new presses to support its continuing expansion, after it notched up a 35% increase in turnover.

Capital Print & Display has rebranded and moved to an eco-friendly site on Beckton Waterfront, after vacating its old site to make way for the London Olympic park.

Heidelberg has sold two presses to branches of Scottish litho group MLG, in a deal worth around 2m.

Pindar has expanded its global footprint with the acquisition of New Zealand-based Egan Reid and revealed that it is looking at further buys, both at home and abroad.

East London printer Rapid Response (Europe) has called in the administrators.

St Ives has hired a replacement for former finance director Ray Morley from the marketing sector.

Print union Unite is to meet next Wednesday (20 June) to discuss the proposed redundancy terms and possible industrial action at Polestar gravure site Varnicoat.

Finishing kit manufacturer Duplo is looking to cash in on the growing short- and medium-run book market with the launch of its first high-production, fully automatic perfect binder.

Trade finisher Overload is looking to short-run books following its investment in the new Horizon BQ-4710JDF-4 binding system.

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Partners on the board at troubled newspaper print site West Ferry are understood to be co-operating to solve the plant's pensions issues.