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Corrugated firm fined for turning river purple
Repentant Ablebox has been stung with a bill of £13,017 after the "criminal" disposal of waste ink turned the nearby river Yeo purple.

Royal Mail to review UK network
Royal Mail has posted a big drop in profitability after what was described as a “challenging” first half of the year.

New higher productivity Jet Press 750S launched
Fujifilm has added a higher-performance model to its sheetfed inkjet offering, and has billed the third-generation Jet Press 750S as “the fastest B2 full-colour digital press on the market”.

Paperhat Communications admins step forward, but no word on group companies
The administrators of Paperhat Communications have been named, but the status of the remaining group companies is still unclear.

ColorGate acquired by Ricoh
Ricoh has acquired German software provider ColorGate in a deal worth around €10m (£8.7m).

Echo House assists development of compact Acuity Ultra
Echo House is set to continue its pioneering relationship with Fujifilm on its Acuity Ultra range by taking on a new smaller-format version of the superwide machine in January.

Paragon acquires Paperhat Communications from admin
Paperhat Group has gone into administration and Paragon is set to acquire its communications wing.

Opus Trust appoints new board members
Opus Trust Marketing has appointed three seasoned directors to its board as part of an “aggressive” five-year growth strategy.

DMGT moves to buy i from Johnston Press
The owner of the Daily Mail is "plotting" to buy the i newspaper from Johnston Press, according to a report from Sky News.

Callprint admins make first report
Callprint companies owed trade creditors more than £1.2m at the time of the firm’s administration, and the complex web of related firms had intra-group loans of £10.6m.

James Cropper profits down in H1
Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has reported a steep pre-tax profit drop in the first half of the financial year as it continues to be impacted by higher pulp prices.

Kodak sells flexo business to private equity firm
Kodak has agreed to sell its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal expected to be worth up to $390m (£301m).

Overmatter: stout stuff
Pouring a proper pint of Guinness can take a while, as the firm itself pointed out in its famous ‘good things come to those who wait’ adverts.

Killer app: Parkside creates compostable packs for kids’ snacks
Oxford-based start-up Wallaroo believes children are the future, that’s why it’s doing what it can to make its healthy snack packs as appealing to kids as possible with their colourful packages.

First Nettl store in Scotland opens
Twenty years after the first Printing.com store opened in Edinburgh – with Peter Gunning, now chief executive of parent group Grafenia, at the helm at the time – the original shop has been replaced by...