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Paperlinx name change approved as company reveals acquisition plans

Paperlinx shareholders have voted to rename the company Spicers as its chairman called 2015 a “challenging and transformative year”.

Moo and Arjo team up to offer smart business cards

Web-to-print company Moo has launched its long-touted NFC-enabled business cards after partnering with Arjowiggins Creative Papers on the venture.

OKI Group buys into wide-format with SIIT acquisition

OKI has stepped into the wide-format and inkjet markets with the acquisition of Seiko I Infotech (SIIT).

Kodak reports $21m Q3 net loss and revenue decline

Eastman Kodak Company reported a net loss of $21m (£13.6m) and a decline in overall sales in Q3, but remains positive after seeing significant growth in a number of key product lines.

Wincanton Print first in UK to buy Speedmaster XL 75-4 LE-UV press

Commercial printer Wincanton Print will become the first UK company to take delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-4 LE-UV press in January.

PPB appointed as Priplak stockist

POS materials and substrates distributor and converter PPB has been appointed as an official UK distributor of Priplak.

Paperlinx completes European withdrawal

Paperlinx’s unprofitable German operation has gone into administration, marking the Australian company’s final withdrawal from Europe.

EFI reports record Q3 revenue following Matan and Reggiani acquisitions

EFI has reported record revenue for Q3 of this year, of $228.7m (£147.9m), a rise of 16% compared with Q3 of 2014 when sales were $197.7m.

Polestar exec departs as group de-centralises

Polestar is parting company with a second main board director as the group moves to a de-centralised structure.

Johnsons Printers adds wide-format and first new site since 1827

Johnsons Printers has invested £750,000 in a new wide-format division, including a £350,000 Agfa spend.

Watermill Press boosts productivity with waste handling investment

Bradford-based labelling manufacturer Watermill Press has invested £160,000 in a Lundberg Tech waste handling system, which the firm said will boost its productivity by 10%.

Historic printing works to be auctioned

Wyndeham Group’s former Grimsby site Wyndeham Gait goes under the hammer this week, with a guide price of £250,000 to £300,000.

Label Printer of the Year 2015: Label Apeel

Award-winning label makers, according to judges, must “tick a number of boxes”. Label Apeel has done exactly that for the past three years to secure a hat-trick of category wins. Labels for King’s...

Fine Art Printer of the Year 2015: Push Print

“Fantastic, vibrant and beautiful to behold – a superb body of work and I love every one of these books,” said one of the judges. A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense – A Portrait of Robert Fraser was one...

Newspaper Printer of the Year 2015: Trinity Mirror Printing (Watford)

The Daily Mirror remains Trinity’s core business, while Trinity is core to this category – its various sites having won it four times. With a nightly print order of around 500,000 copies, requiring at...