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Crescent takes Indigo and Horizon haul in £1.5m investment

Crescent Press has invested £1.5m to bolster its digital printing and finishing facilities, which included the installation of an HP Indigo 12000 and five Horizon systems.

Photobox Group reveals new £20m London HQ

Personalisation giant Photobox Group has revealed its new-look £20m London headquarters on the site of a former Daily Mirror printworks.

Employee takeover culminates in new Canon i300 at Severn

Severn has installed a Canon Océ Varioprint i300 sheetfed inkjet press to conclude a £1.2m, six-month reequip as it celebrates the first anniversary of becoming 100% employee owned.

Hartgraph ups folding capacity with Horizon install

Commercial print and packaging company Hartgraph has bumped up its capacity and streamlined its production after installing a new folder.

CP Arts secures UK first with Agfa double

CP Arts will swap out one Agfa wide-format printer for two, in a deal that includes the UK’s first Jeti Tauro H3300 LED, as it spends the summer updating its capabilities.

Danaher firms team up for workflow integration

A new integrated workflow combining know-how from four Danaher-owned companies is promising users considerable benefits in time savings and waste reduction.

Fujifilm boss speaks out on Xerox deal

Fujifilm boss Shigetaka Komori has given Xerox’s new management team six months to accept the previously agreed takeover deal, or come up with new terms that are beneficial to both parties.

Abbey and STC join forces to acquire Brydian Cards

Abbey Marketing Communications and Smart Technology Cards (STC) have collaborated in order to acquire plastic card manufacturer Brydian Cards and create a “complete package” in plastic card...

VGL first in UK to sign for Durst’s P5

VGL has become the first company in the UK and Ireland to sign for a specialised version of the first machine from Durst’s new P5 series.

Pensord slims capacity to focus on sustainable work

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

International Paper drops Smurfit Kappa bid

International Paper has dropped its interest in acquiring Smurfit Kappa after a “lack of engagement” by the corrugated packaging giant over the deal.

Whistl acquires Parcelhub and Mail Workshop

Whistl has acquired privately held Parcelhub and its sister company Mail Workshop as it continues to target growth in the fulfilment market.

Bell & Bain set to acquire 21 Colour

Bell & Bain is in the final phase of completing the acquisition of 80-year-old Glasgow printer 21 Colour, with plans to grow the business and nurture its “cracking workforce”.

Johnston Press confirms talks to offload pension scheme

Johnston Press has confirmed press reports that it is in debt restructuring discussions that could see it jettison its pension scheme.

New Tradeprint website opens up wide-format possibilities and more

Tradeprint has unveiled its new trading platform, which will enable it to expand its product paltform, including a planned increase in its wide-format offering.