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Curtis completes £1.3m spend with Zünd S3 M1200
Curtis Print & Packaging has polished off a £1.3m investment programme with the purchase of a Zünd S3 M1200 digital cutting table, after it relocated to a new premises and installed a raft of new...

Close Brothers launches digital finance initiative
Close Brothers Asset Finance has launched a new initiative to provide soft lending against digital print assets for UK SME printers.

Allen Signs goes for growth with new EFI H1625
Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has invested £100,000 in an EFI H1625 LED flatbed printer to broaden its range of services.

Killer app: Rocket lifts off to raise the roof (and floors client)
The recent Ice Totally Gaming event at the London Excel featured some 500 exhibitors, which meant companies had to compete for visitors’ attention by creating eye-popping stands. One of the most...

Overmatter: Massive Markup
Overmatter was left disconsolate after failing (so far at least) to be one of 50,000 lucky consumers to win a personalised pack of KitKat via the snack brand’s current promotion.

Nettl Now kicks off
Nettl Now, Grafenia's new same day print and delivery service, is making its first deliveries today (6 March).

Midlands-based packaging outfits merge
CPS Flexible and Mercury Packaging have merged, forming a £15m-turnover company.

Kodak inkjet sale 'imminent'
Expectation is mounting that Kodak will announce the identity of the new owner of its high-speed inkjet business alongside its year-end results this week, and a familiar graphic arts name is in the...

Rethink hits ISO hat-trick
Rethink CMYK has achieved a hat-trick of ISO certifications in quality, environmental and security management.

Vitesse Mailing Preston becomes First 4 Direct Mail
First 4 Print Finishing has consolidated the First 4 brand by renaming its Vitesse Mailing Preston subsidiary First 4 Direct Mail, aligning Vitesse closer with its parent company.

Apogee makes biggest acquisition to date
Managed print services provider and kit reseller Apogee Corporation has acquired rival Danwood Group, taking group revenue above the £250m mark.

Real Digital invests £1m in finishing
Mail and fulfilment company Real Digital International has invested just over £1m in a Böwe Systec Fusion Cross enclosing line and Ibis Smart Binder.

Headleys sale now expected today
Headley Brothers is now understood to be in administration ahead of a change of ownership this afternoon.

DST Systems update on UK sale
US group DST Systems has confirmed that it expects the sale of its UK customer communications business to be completed by the summer.

Headleys sale confirmed
Henry Stone has been confirmed as the new owner of Headley Brothers in Kent, securing 113 jobs at the company.