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DDL Group boosts finishing with new Vivid Matrix
DDL Group has taken on a Vivid Matrix MX-370P laminator with foiling and spot UV effects, and an Omni-Flow deep-pile feeder, to enhance its finishing offering.
Print companies reveal gender pay gap data
Many of the UK’s largest print companies have revealed their gender pay gap data as the government’s deadline looms.
Plan to resurrect Stones is shelved
A potential bid to resurrect the shuttered Henry Stone print site will not go ahead.
Pureprint first in UK to add HD heads to HP Indigo 12000
Pureprint Group has become the first UK company to add high-definition writing heads to an existing HP Indigo 12000 digital press.
Nationwide makes £200k post- and pre-press spend
Nationwide Print has spent £200,000 on a major expansion, taking on board four new finishing machines as well as updating its MIS and online marketing software.
De La Rue will appeal passport contract loss
De La Rue has confirmed that it will mount a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to award the huge UK passport tender to a continental rival, and union Unite said it will “strongly...
Positive Images UK invests in EFI MarketDirect
Positive Images UK has moved into data-driven multichannel marketing after installing EFI’s DirectSmile cross-media suite, which it will soon have upgraded to MarketDirect, the rebranded and...
GM Finishing takes on Renz Mobi binder for calendar jobs
GM Finishing has installed a Renz Mobi 500 wire ring-binder to extend its finishing capabilities.
Heidelberg refinances to fuel growth
Heidelberg has agreed a new credit line with its banking syndicate that it described as “solid but also flexible”, delivering longer-term certainty for the company’s finances.
Sizer steps down after 50 years in print
Cron Europe director Derek Sizer has retired after a 50-year career on the pre-press side of the industry.
Press out of action after 'small fire' at GD Web Offset
The fire brigade was called to GD Web Offset yesterday after a drier on one of its heatset web offset presses exploded.
SP Group gains new kit, loses night shift
The new owner of SP Group and Service Graphics is fulfilling its pledge to invest in new kit for the operations, but restructuring at SP after the loss of two big contracts under its former owner St...
Insolvent German paper mills update on progress
German paper mills Feldmuehle Uetersen and Papierfabrik Scheufelen, which both filed for insolvency in January, have updated on their progress with days to go until bankruptcy proceedings kick off at...
Celloglas awarded for staff engagement
Decorative print finishing specialist Celloglas has secured an industry award for its team-building skills.
Mark Andy buys Presstek
Label and flexible packaging specialist Mark Andy has acquired Direct Imaging press and plates specialist Presstek from its private equity owners, in the latest consolidation play among industry...