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GT4 Group acquires Creative Colour Bureau (CCB)
GT4 Group, owner of Glasgow-based labels and packaging printer Gavin Watson and creative agency GT4, has acquired fellow Scottish commercial printer Creative Colour Bureau (CCB) in an all-share deal.
YPS becomes learning partner for pioneering school
Your Print Specialists (YPS) has been appointed as a learning partner at ‘project-based learning’ school Studio West Newcastle after installing an Epilog laser-engraver and Mimaki wide-format inkjet...
Mission Labels invests £100k in UK's first ThermoFlexx CTP
Mission Labels has made the leap from film to CTP with a £100,000 investment in the UK's first ThermoFlexx flexo imager from Belgian manufacturer Xeikon.
Mimaki launches small-format cutting table for small lot and prototype production
Mimaki has launched the CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter for the production of prototypes, samples and small lots of products and packaging.
China slowdown hits Heidelberg results
A slowdown in sales in China has hit Q3 results at Heidelberg, and while operating performance has improved, restructuring costs have propelled the group’s bottom-line loss to €95m (£71m).
New board structure at Artisan
There’s change at the top of Artisan Press with the departure of two long-standing directors at the business.
Paperhat hits £8.5m M&A spend with CTI Digital purchase
London-based print marketing communications business Paperhat Group has acquired the Manchester-based digital agency CTI Digital for an undisclosed sum.
AC Print increases in-house folding options with Horizon buy
Commercial printer AC Print has invested in a Horizon Crossfolder AFC-566 AKT to improve its turnaround times and enable it to offer additional in-house folding options to its customers.
Mimaki Sb300 and Sb53 inks achieve Oeko-Tex accreditation
Mimaki has attained the Oeko-Tex accreditation for direct skin contact for its Sb300 series dye-sublimation inks and Sb53 sublimation transfer inks.
Mirri and Saxon join forces to produce liqueur cartons for Boutique Brands
Saxon Packaging and Mirri have teamed up to create new high-end packaging for Boutique Brands’ Sette Vie Italian liqueurs.
Chapelton supports business development with major rebrand
Speciality paper and cartonboard supplier Chapelton has undergone a major rebrand, including a name change, new logo, and the launch of a new website, to support additional growth in 2015.
Diamond boosts digital capacity with second Linoprint C901
Commercial printer Diamond Colour Print has invested in a second Heidelberg Linoprint C901 press to increase its digital capacity.
Potts Print (UK) in £3m pre-press, litho, digital and finishing spend
Potts Print (UK) will take delivery of a 15,000sph Heidelberg XL 75 six-colour plus coater this week as part of its £3m capital investment programme.
Rapidity refreshes press room with £180k kit spend
Digital print specialist Rapidity Communications has invested around £180,000 in a range of new equipment to boost its capacity and efficiency.
Soyang Europe launches own-brand textiles
Soyang Europe has launched its own range of textiles for wide- and grand-format printing following parent company Soyang Technologies' investment in a new 66,000sqm production and storage facility in...