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Macfarlane acquires Nottingham packaging firm

Macfarlane Group has acquired Nottinghamshire-based Greenwoods Stock Boxes (GSB), its first and potentially last 2017 acquisition.

New flatbed for Xpress Group to carry large-format jobs

Xpress Group has invested in a new Rollsroller Premium flatbed applicator system to boost productivity.

Waitrose print division begins kit overhaul

Waitrose’s in-house printing operation is planning a “complete renewal” of kit as it looks to streamline production.

Retail Print Solutions rounds off £2m investment drive

Advertising display and POS specialist Retail Print Solutions has completed a £2m summer investment drive that has seen it replace existing machinery with a fleet of new kit.

Elanders UK acquires Spreckley

Elanders UK has acquired swing ticket producer Spreckley for an undisclosed sum.

Bonusprint parent Albelli buys ReSnap

Netherlands-based photo album printer Albelli, which itself was sold by Cimpress in July this year, has bought Dutch photobook and AI specialist ReSnap.

New polymer tenner enters circulation

The UK’s new polymer £10 note has entered into circulation today (14 September).

Clinchtech builds its first HP Scitex robotic automation system

Robotic systems specialist Clinchtech has built and installed its first robotic automation system for an HP Scitex press.

Pureprint invests in screen printing at Imprint

Pureprint’s large-format POS division Imprint has upgraded its screen printing offering after installing a new Sias machine.

Landa aims to put Israel at the pinnacle of printing

Landa Digital Printing has confounded the sceptics by achieving what some had deemed impossible – it now has a press up and running at a customer site, and the firm’s initial tranche of users has...

EFI reports delayed Q2 results

EFI has reported its delayed results for the second quarter of 2017 and outlined the findings from the review of its internal financial controls.

Latcham Direct targets growth with CGL acquisition

Digital printer Latcham Direct has acquired print management company CGL as it looks to grow its range of services and addressable markets.

Landa customers to visit beta site

Landa’s first VIP customer event is underway in Israel, with more than 100 customers from around the world in attendance including several from the UK.

Fastsigns' MD lays out major UK expansion plans

Fastsigns has marked out several regions of the UK as part of a major expansion plan to its franchise over the coming year.

De La Rue may compete with EU firms for post-Brexit passport tender

Two EU-based companies are also bidding for the tender to print British passports after Brexit, according to reports from the Sunday Times which have left pro-leave MPs “seeing red”.