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B&P Lightbrigade will be selling a version of Agfas Anapurna UV-cured flatbed and rollfed wide-format printer, as the flagship product in its new Uniform Pro range.

Manchester based Kelvin Graphics has acquired digital print company Direct Imaging of Cheadle and gained a six-colour Indigo press.

The number of UK printers using presses with inline sheeters looks set to grow over the next 12 months, but there remains an argument for offline versions.

US scientists have made a massive step towards printing live organs, with the successful production of a tiny section of a chickens heart that beats by itself.

Xerox has signed up to Digital Print World, and will show its flagship iGen3 press at its first appearance at the digital print event next month.

Vegetable oil-based inks and biodegradable polybags have helped Cambrian Printers in Aberystwyth win a new magazine contract.

Harlands of Hull is close to opening a print plant in Poland as part of a multi-million Euro two-year project that could lead to further sites being opened in Eastern Europe.

Johnston Press has continued its spending spree with the acquisition of two Irish newspaper publishers for around 160m.

Communisis has announced deals with HSBC and HBOS worth more than 300m in total.

Oc has bought digital-kit supplier Imagistics as part of a strategy to expand its US market.

Shuttleworth Business Systems has acquired carton and corrugated MIS vendor Cabbell Software for an undisclosed sum, as part of its bid to become the UKs leading MIS supplier.

Kodak has set up the former Creo colour server business as a standalone operation, which has signed up HP as a customer.

Antalis and ArjoWiggins have posted conflicting half-year results, with the merchant group outperforming the troubled manufacturer.

DC Thomson & Co is set to install the UKs first KBA Rapida 130a perfector, part of a 4m spend by the Scottish publishing group.

Impress Digital is installing a Heidelberg Quickmaster DI Pro this week after a big contract win.