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Former CirclePrinters boss joins Walstead

Walstead has appointed the former CEO of CirclePrinters as the new head of its Spanish business.

Overmatter: hard currency

As this issue’s ‘From the Archive’ proves, the counterfeiting of banknotes has been a perennial problem for the printing industry.

Watershed spooks ale fans with sinister sleeve

Watershed Packaging has been producing shrink sleeves for a number of years, with high-profile clients including Smirnoff and Deo-Go. But it has never delved into the beer market until now.

Riverport sets up new litho division following Impress collapse

Riverport Press has established a new litho division by taking on the building and some of the assets of Northamptonshire-based Impress Print Ltd, which went into liquidation in October, and has also...

Vinyl Decals Direct relocates and claims Ricoh first

Wide-format printer Vinyl Decals Direct (VDD) has moved to new larger premises and claims to have become the first UK company to install the Ricoh Pro L4130 latex printer using Ricoh’s new fast-drying...

DigiFold is the one for Twenty10 Digital

Digital printer Twenty10 Digital has invested in a Morgana DigiFold Pro to add to its increasing roster of Morgana finishing kit.

Smurfit Kappa acquires Saxon Packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK has acquired Lowestoft, Suffolk-based Saxon Packaging, for an undisclosed sum.

The Sweet People supports rebrand and European push with Epson buy

Domed labels producer Liquid Lens has rebranded to become The Sweet People and invested £230,000 in an Epson SurePress L-4033AW digital label press with white ink to support its domestic and European...

Norton makes wide-format investment

Midlands-based Norton Printwear, Signage & Embroidery has invested in a used 1.4m-wide Roland Soljet XC-540 to handle an influx of wrapping and wallpaper jobs.

Flint launches LED inks for food packaging

Manufacturer Flint Group has launched a new range of EkoCure Ancora UV LED-curable low-migration inks for food packaging.

UKB expands site as demand grows

South West-based print finisher UK Bookbinders (UKB) has expanded its site by a third to increase its storage capacity and handle an influx of new jobs.

Cimpress posts Q1 loss

Web-to-print giant Cimpress will not be increasing the prices of the products it imports to the UK market because of the weak pound – yet.

Romax overhauls MIS with Imprint investment

Romax has invested in a Management Information System (MIS) from Imprint-MIS to boost its efficiency and enable it to capitalise on growth opportunities.

Blink rounds off solid investment year with second Agfa purchase

Commercial printer Blink Print has invested in a six-colour Agfa Anapurna M2540i FB, its second Agfa purchase in the past 12 months.

Fine Images in for Canon imagePrograf

Digital printer Fine Images has purchased a dual-roll Canon imagePrograf Pro-4000 to assist in the printing of architectural plans and other large-format work.