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Ruddocks upgrades laminating service
Ruddocks Design & Print has bought a Foliant Vega 530 SF laminator to keep work fully in-house.

Blackman & White shortlisted for prestigious business award
UK cutting machine manufacturer Blackman & White (B&W) has joined a shortlist of businesses in the Export Champion category of the Amazon Growing Business Awards 2016.

ImageCo expands with new Vutek
ImageCo is expanding its wide-format digital offering with a new EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro.

Spanish group buys Americk Packaging
Saica Group has signed an agreement to acquire Irish packaging business Americk Packaging, subject to regulator approval, as it looks to expand in the flexibles market.

SMP reveals partners for bespoke mail launch
The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) said three of its most prominent members had joined forces to work on its recent relaunch, which aims to raise awareness and drive membership recruitment.

Xerox upgrades C60 and C70
Xerox has added a number of enhancements to its C60 and C70 printers following customer feedback.

Fuller Davies in major kit upgrade
Print and mail specialist Fuller Davies has purchased a B1 five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 as part of a £1.2m investment.

Veritek relocates to increase space and streamline operations
Service and maintenance provider to the graphic arts and print sector Veritek has relocated to a new purpose-built facility to increase its space and consolidate its operations.

Adare secures multimillion-pound N Brown contract
Adare Secure Essential Communications (SEC) has won a contract to provide mail services for retailer N Brown Group, in what its sales director described as a “multi-year, multimillion-pound win”.

Houseprint to be placed in compulsory liquidation
Houseprint Ltd, the London-based print farmer accused of taking deposits for jobs and then failing to deliver orders, has been placed into compulsory liquidation.

Fujitsu announces massive UK cuts
Japanese technology giant Fujitsu, which operates a large managed print services division in Merseyside among its other UK businesses, is set to axe more than 10% of its employees nationwide.

New role for Martin Mayo
Former Kodak director Martin Mayo has joined EFI in a newly-created role.

Hague continues acquisition strategy with third buy in 2016
Print management firm Hague Print has added to its run of acquisitions this year by purchasing accountancy forms supplier Custom Forms.

Trading tough for Grafenia but price overhaul reaps rewards
A new lower pricing strategy has boosted orders across Grafenia’s branded networks, as the business continues to grow its family of Nettl web studios, signing its 80th partner this week.

Spectrum commemorates 25th anniversary with Jetrix purchase
Sign printer Spectrum Sign & Display has installed a Jetrix KX7 flatbed printer in its 25th year of trading.