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HH Global director departs
HH Global has parted company with one of its long-serving directors.

Paperlinx debts revealed
Paperlinx UK owed creditors almost £53m, had a pension deficit of £180m, and owed HMRC nearly £10m in VAT at the time it was placed into administration.

Hedgerow Print 'triples capacity' with Komori investment
Crediton, Devon-based Hedgerow Print has installed a Komori LS529 with UV drying in the largest single investment in the company's 26-year history.

PressOn signs licensing deal with South African wallpaper company
Kent printer PressOn has signed a manufacturing and distribution deal with South African wallpaper designer Robin Sprong.

Rapidity adds to wide-format offering
Rapidity is making its first move into flatbed wide-format with new kit from Canon and Esko.

Braver clients drive £5m investment at Howard Hunt
Direct marketing client budgets are up 10%-15% since the end of the recession and clients are being more innovative according to one of Howard Hunt’s new joint managing directors.

New strategy at Grafenia
Grafenia has switched strategy and expects its Marqetspace and Nettl offerings to become “the mainstay” of the group’s business over the next three years.

FE Burman becomes latest member of 10000 club
FE Burman has become the latest firm to buy the circa £1m HP Indigo 10000 B2 digital press, part of its plan to target new business.

Domino develops 'first digital cold foil solution'
Domino has developed a system for cold foiling using digital printing which it believes is a world first.

Agfa launches new high-speed platesetter
Agfa Graphics has launched a new high-speed platesetter for the high-volume newspaper market.

Lincoln company aims to double turnover after office move
A print and design company expects to double its turnover by 2017 after buying and moving in to its first custom premises.

ProCo boosts digital offering with £1m spend
ProCo has invested £1m in its digital offering to boost capacity by around 25% and target new applications.

ISAG adds XXL sheet feeder to latest fastBlock bookbinder
Swiss manufacturer Imaging Solutions (ISAG) has unveiled the latest version of its fastBlock landscape photobook production machine, which now features a fully automated XXL sheet feeder and a...

Paperlinx administration reveals financial complexities
Administration and professional fees of almost £3m were racked up in the first six weeks of the hugely complex administration process surrounding Paperlinx UK.

Bishops Printers announces £1.6m print and finishing spend
Bishops Printers has returned to Heidelberg for its second Speedmaster XL 75-10-P with Inpress Control in less than 12 months as part of a £1.6m equipment upgrade.