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Awesome Merchandise has invested around £165,000 to bolster its screen printing and digital printing facilities.

US fine paper specialist Mohawk has launched Strathmore Impress, a “super-premium” uncoated paper made from 100% cotton fibre that can be used for digital, letterpress, engraving and foiling.

Blake Envelopes has opened the third of four planned hubs of excellence in strategic locations across the UK.

Delga Group has invested heavily in two new HP Indigo 7900s and four new Duplo 600i Booklet Systems.

Springfield Solutions has invested £1.3m to expand its premises after reaching full capacity.

Carton printer Beatus Cartons has kicked off a £4m year-long investment plan with the purchase of a seven-colour KBA Rapida 106.

Sign printer Kaydor Signs has installed a 1.6m-wide Roland VersaExpress RF-640, which its managing director said has led to a huge improvement in turnaround times.

Effective today (30 May) UK paper merchants have increased the prices of uncoated paper by between 5% and 7%.

Belgian papermaker Idempapers is likely to shut down after attempts to find a buyer for the business failed.

Pensord is expanding significantly with the acquisition of fellow Welsh print firm Cambrian Printers.

Three print companies have formed a new £16m-turnover outfit, MyLogicalGroup, aiming to provide an all-round pre-press, printing and print management service.

Integrity Print has achieved two important hygiene standards at different parts of its business.

Inkjet equipment manufacturer Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) has doubled the size of its production facilities, in line with recent staff expansions.

Ashfield Printing is set to become one of the first UK firms to install a Canon Océ Colorado after taking a special trip to Fespa to put the new UVgel wide-format printer through its paces.

With one year to go until the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force, nearly half of businesses will not be ready in time to adopt the new regulations.