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Xaar appoints new CFO
Xaar has appointed Lily Liu as its chief financial officer, replacing the outgoing Alex Bevis.
Headley Brothers put up for sale
Long-established family-owned magazine printer Headley Brothers has been put up for sale and has filed for protection from its creditors while the sale process is executed.
Garnett Dickinson sold out of administration
Nick Alexander has thrown in the towel at Garnett Dickinson and the web offset printer has been sold in a pre-pack deal.
Alexander speaks out on GD sale
Nick Alexander, the former owner of Garnett Dickinson Print, has spoken out about the reasons behind the pre-pack sale of the business.
Rivals add Daily Mail print work to rosters
Johnston Press and News UK have taken on a chunk of DMG Media’s print work, which will see the rival publishers handle production of The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
GMG considering outsourcing its printing
Guardian Media Group (GMG) is considering outsourcing its printing and potentially becoming a tabloid as one of a series of cost-cutting measures.
Clients report history repeating itself at UK Print
UK Print, the company that rose from the ashes of the liquidated Houseprint, appears to be mirroring the practices of its former incarnation with clients reporting missing or late orders.
Minuteman Press Bath scores UK Valiani first
The UK’s largest Minuteman Press franchise, in Bath, has bought the UK’s first Valiani Optima V 250 flatbed cutting table.
John E Wright upgrades Xerox capacity
John E Wright has invested £90,000 in two Xerox Versant 80 digital presses, bringing the number of Xerox digital machines across its branches to 10.
Heriot-Watt upgrades textile printing facilities
Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design has become one of the first educational institutions in the UK to install Mimaki’s TX300P-1800 textile printer.
ImageCo brings in Latex after contract win
ImageCo has invested in an HP Latex 570 in order to handle extra capacity from an influx of wallpaper work.
Overmatter: A pressing issue
A cry for help lands in Overmatter’s inbox, from Adrian Tolley at Nottingham’s Prime Group.
Killer app: Saxon boozes up the traditional advent calendar
Christmas may feel like a lifetime ago but let its spirit be resuscitated with this expert piece of print from Saxon Packaging.
Printwell rounds off £1m investment with iGen install
Commercial printer Printwell UK has invested £1m in a range of new equipment, including the second Xerox iGen 5 digital press in the country to be installed with all three of its fifth colour...
Boardlink invests and consolidates
North Wales-based cartonboard manufacturer and converter Boardlink Group has invested £4.5m in buying its previously-rented manufacturing facility, upgrading its equipment and has consolidated its two...