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Enviro Wipes back to full production after blaze

Bradford-based Enviro Wipes, which provides environmentally friendly rag cleaning products for printers, has recovered to full production just days after a fire at its premises.

Integrity Print celebrates centenary

Integrity Print is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the company, and has made a £1.5m investment across its operations as it adapts for the future.

Former Spin Offset production manager dies

Ian Dew, a former production manager and estimator at litho printer Spin Offset, has died aged 71.

Infinity Partnership launches DM and wire-binding arm after new acquisition

PUR and perfect binding firm Infinity Partnership has acquired Andrews Direct Mail Finishers and invested in wire-binding to launch new business, Andrews Infinity.

APS second in Track 200 list

Stockport-based printer APS Group has been ranked second in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, after it recorded a 203% rise in international sales revenue between 2013 and 2015.

Nationwide hires four new recruits in a year in further expansion bid

Digital and wide-format printer Nationwide Print has hired four new recruits in the past year, in a bid to further increase production and get young people into the company.

Cutture London sees trade opportunity after Motioncutter investment

Luxury event stationery specialist Cutture London is offering a new laser bureau service for printers after investing in cutting equipment to diversify its business.

Overmatter: Dog daze

Overmatter confesses to being in something of a post-Drupa stupor, and it’s an affliction shared by the entire PrintWeek team. As it happens, we found a print-related canine who seemed to be able to...

Opal produces a jewel of a job for McCullin’s photos

Bath-based Opal Print would have been as surprised as anyone to find out it had been selected to print acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin’s new retrospective Irreconcilable Truths.

Xerox reveals post-split names and highlights separation risk

As Xerox inches towards breaking into two standalone listed companies at the end of this year, it has unveiled the names of the post-split businesses.

Micropress sticks with Muller in new finishing buy

Commercial printer Micropress has bought a Primera MC saddle-stitcher, as it continues a 20-year partnership with Muller Martini.

GI in £5m high-speed inkjet move

GI Solutions Group has signed off a circa £5m spend to move into full-width high-speed inkjet web, as it looks to migrate more litho work to digital and significantly boost capacity.

EFI secures first textile software acquisition

EFI has boosted its textile portfolio with the acquisition of 2D/3D fashion design and prototyping software developer Optitex.

KMS Litho opts for Versafire in bid to boost digital

Commercial printer KMS Litho has purchased a Heidelberg Versafire CV as it plans to more than double digital sales from around 15% of revenue to a third.

Quantum opts for new Dyss cutter

Quantum Print & Packaging has opted for a new Dyss X5-1310T twin-head digital cutter, to speed up its sample service and take on shorter-run bespoke packaging projects.