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Heidelberg bolsters services and consumables ops with PSG buy
Heidelberg signed an agreement last week to acquire European Printing Systems Group (PSG), for an undisclosed sum.

OPM invests in Tharstern Primo MIS
OPM (Labels and Packaging Group) has backed up a recent spending spree on kit and premises by halving production times with a new management information system (MIS).

PNG Digital supports expansion with HP Z6200 buy
Digital printer PNG Digital has invested in an HP Z6200 photo printer to support its continued growth.

Indigo in UK double first with Komori H-UV long perfector
Southampton’s Indigo Press has achieved a double first with its latest Komori press buy, having purchased the UK's first eight-colour Lithrone H-UV that is also the UK's first perfector with the...

Vistaprint owner takes 70% stake in Exaprint parent in €91.5m deal
Cimpress, the parent company of Vistaprint, has acquired French web-to-print company Exagroup.

Datagraphic becomes first UK company to buy Xerox Rialto 900
Datagraphic has become the first company in the UK to acquire the Xerox Rialto 900 inkjet press as part of a seven-figure investment in new printing equipment.

Communisis posts 27% sales growth and reveals new business win
Sales are up at Communisis for the fifth consecutive year and the group has secured a significant new financial services contract as it targets further growth in 2015.

Agfa launches v2.3 of Apogee and Asanti StoreFront
Agfa Graphics has added support for electronic document distribution to the latest version of its StoreFront open web-to-print system.

CMYUK moves to tailor-made Shrewsbury premises
CMYUK has opened a tailor-made showroom to anchor its place on the wide-format map and try to bump up its turnover by at least a fifth.

Real Digital purchases six Palamides Sima automatic tray fillers
Real Digital is due to take delivery of two Palamides Sima 220 automatic tray fillers this week on top of four recently installed models to bump up its production capabilities.

Metromail invests £6m in Canon kit to drive growth
Metromail has invested more than £6m in Canon technology in a major overhaul of its digital production environment.

CS Labels boosts capacity with Xeikon Cheetah buy
CS Labels is to install a Xeikon Cheetah digital press next month to take the label printer's pressroom portfolio up to five Xeikon digital presses.

Cestrian revealed as North West’s most successful company
Cestrian has come top of North West Business Insider’s list of the most profitable companies in the region, which was announced yesterday (2 March).

Deanprint boosts efficiency with bespoke Smyth purchase
Printer and bookbinder Deanprint has invested in a bespoke Smyth Magnum 75 large-format book sewing machine to increase production capacity.

DCL Print expands Xerox fleet with Rialto 900 buy
Trade printer DCL Print has invested in a Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press to support its growth and boost its flexibility.