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Nettl pulls plug on post-apocalyptic advert
Nettl has been forced to remove an advert after receiving a complaint about its content.
Canon names new head of commercial printing
Canon’s Stuart Rising has been promoted to the role of head of commercial printing, replacing the recently departed Craig Nethercott.
W&G Baird rounds off £6m investment period with Komori first
Northern Irish sheetfed printer W&G Baird has become the first UK company to install a B1 Komori Lithrone GL840P H-UV, rounding off an 18-month £6m investment period.
Cornwallis bought in pre-pack administration
Packaging printer Cornwallis Company (Cheshire) has been acquired out of administration and has changed its name to D&M Packaging.
Koenig & Bauer rejects Smithers Pira report
Koenig & Bauer has rejected the findings of the Smithers Pira report into the productivity of used sheetfed presses, while arch-rival Heidelberg – which PrintWeek has learned paid for the study – has...
A1 rounds off Xerox spend with double installation
Birmingham-based security printer A1 Security Print has rounded off a circa-£370,000 18-month spend on Xerox equipment with the installation of a Versant 180 digital press and Nuvera 144.
Report: used Heidelberg presses 'more productive'
Smithers Pira has ignited a debate about press productivity with the publication of a white paper on the performance of pre-owned presses that comes down heavily in Heidelberg’s favour.
Opus spends big on insertion lines
Opus Trust Marketing has invested just shy of £2m in new mailing lines from Pitney Bowes in a bid to handle an upsurge in short-run mailing jobs.
Just Digital spends big on Xerox and Duplo
Just Digital has ramped up its production firepower with two Xerox iGen 5s and a brace of Duplo iSaddle stitchers.
MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evolution taken on by Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta has added the new MGI Jetvarnish 3D Evolution to its industrial printing product portfolio.
DS Smith makes Eastern European push with Romanian acquisition
DS Smith has acquired Romanian packaging and paper firms EcoPack and EcoPaper in a bid to extend its Eastern European reach.
Moo's latest hire fuels speculation over aspirations
Moo has appointed another senior executive with experience of taking companies public, heightening speculation that the fast-growing firm could be gearing up to float.
Company of the Year: Buxton Press
Three cheers for three years; this is the third consecutive category win for the stellar sheetfed printer in Derbyshire. But team Buxton will not rest. “In spite of ongoing good results they’re still...
SME of the Year: Northside Graphics
This year’s winner grew from a tiny acorn to a seven-figure turnover in under four years. Only a few minutes from Belfast city centre, the 41-staff company is in capital form, and in the past year has...
Post-press Company of the Year: Rapidity
A client wanted to sell his swanky house in Malta, but first came the marketing to an international audience. A limited run of only 40 books saw them covered in calfskin leather, pared by hand and...