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Surging demand at Rainbow Print Wales has prompted the firm to beef up its B2 line-up with a Heidelberg press.

Bristol-based firm remind4u has launched an online personalised greeting card ordering service, and signed an exclusive deal with SR Communications to print the cards.

Vertis PRS has been put up for sale by its US parent following its disposal of the groups UK direct mail wing.

K2 has become the UKs first direct mail house to offer full-colour event-driven and personalised materials after installing two Xerox iGen3s and winning 5m in new business.

Heidelberg has released buoyant first half figures and expects sales to continue to rise in the second half.

Printed computer screens and TVs could hit the market in the next two years after R&D firm Cambridge Display Technology launched a 14in ink-jet printed screen.

Leicester-based packaging firm Clarke Rubicon was fined 10,000 last week after a female employees arm was pulled into a box-making machine.

Wyndeham Press Group has won the deal to produce <i>Trader Monthly</i>, a launch from Condé Nast's contract publishing division.

Banknotes with major printing defects have gone into circulation, after De La Rue mixed up sheets of good and bad quality 20 notes.

Oc is to cut 500 jobs in Europe as it aims to improve profit margins.

Book cover and commercial printer Newgate Concise has attained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, bringing the total of FSC certified printers in the UK to 14.

RR Donnelleys acquisition of Astron helped the firm grow its third-quarter sales by 14%.

The Adare Group plans to close its commercial print and direct mail operation Pillings with the loss of 75-80 jobs.

Point-of-sale printer KEP Print Group has moved into the super large-format litho arena with a 2m investment in a new MAN Roland 900XXL press (pictured).

Communisis has confirmed that it is in very early-stage talks over a potential sale of all of part of the business.