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US Court of Appeals throws out patent troll's device profile suit
The US Court of Appeals has confirmed that a device profile patent asserted by Digitech Image Technologies, a subsidiary of US-based uber patent troll Acacia Research Corporation, against 32...
Royal Mail facing French competition probe
Royal Mail Group has notified the stock market that one of its subsidiaries, GLS France, is being investigated by French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence.
PressOn wraps First World War warship
One of the last remaining First World War warships has been transformed by Rochester-based PressOn, in what the company believes to be by far the biggest and most challenging ship wrap to date.
Stewart Signs invests in EFI Vutek GS3250LXr Pro
Stewart Signs has bought its first UV wide-format printer, an EFI Vutek GS3250LXr Pro, following a partnership with EFI and 3M to develop a new range of flexible UV inks suitable for vehicle wrapping...
Clarity launches wide-format nesting module
Clarity Software has released a nesting module that will integrate with its Clarity Professional MIS at the quotation stage to enable wide-format printers to offer the best price per job without...
Russell Printers acquires embroidered workwear company
Russell Printers has bought embroidered workwear company BCR Workwear to expand its services.
Bell & Bain scores UK first with Muller Martini install
Glasgow printer Bell & Bain has become the first UK printer to install a Muller Martini Diamant MC case binding line.
Overmatter: Eccles cake decoration
Overmatter might have known that when it came to his recent nuptials, PrintWeek contributor Simon Eccles would have something special and print-related up his sleeve.
Killer app: Ryedale Group hailed for printed sensor technology
Not so long ago, the idea of printing an electronic circuit would have sounded highly futuristic and sci-fi. But the future, say printed electronics experts, is now here. One exciting recent example...
The Printing Charity offers help to Global MP Mailing workers
Out-of-pocket workers at Global MP Mailing can apply to The Printing Charity’s hardship fund for financial assistance.
TJ International in £3.5m Kolbus bindery investment
Book manufacturer TJ International has upgraded its post-press facilities with a £3.5m investment in Kolbus bindery equipment.
Sun Capital confirms River deal and Polestar collaboration
Polestar owner Sun European Partners has confirmed that one of its affiliates has purchased River Group and expanded on its plans for the customer publisher to work in partnership with Polestar.
Former Polestar owner Investcorp buys SPGPrints Group
Investcorp, the Bahrain-listed private equity group that owned Polestar from 1998 to 2006, has acquired Netherlands-based screen and digital printing equipment manufacturer SPGPrints Group.
Polestar owner Sun plans River acquisition
An affiliate of Sun European Partners, owner of Polestar Group, is understood to be on the verge of acquiring the contract publishing business River Group.
APRIL refutes 'off-base' Greenpeace attack
Indonesian pulp and paper firm APRIL has refuted claims by Greenpeace that it is turning High Conservation Value (HCV) forest in its concession on the island of Pulau Padang into a plantation.